Territory Manager
Neogen Corporation
Summary
The Territory Manager is responsible for driving sales growth and strengthening Neogen's market position within an assigned livestock-focused territory. This role develops and executes territory sales plans, builds and maintains strong relationships with producers, distributors, and industry influencers, and represents Neogen at key industry events. The Territory Manager serves as the primary customer-facing resource for agrigenomics products and solutions, providing ongoing support, market insights, and field-level feedback to internal teams. The position requires extensive travel, proactive opportunity development, and effective collaboration with the Genomics Field Sales and commercial teams to achieve revenue, forecasting, and customer experience goals.
Job description
Areas Covered
Texas
Essential Functions
- Conduct weekly scheduled travel throughout the assigned territory to support, grow, and strengthen relationships with current and prospective customers in the livestock market.
- Generate sales revenue for Neogen's agrigenomics products and solutions, meeting or exceeding assigned budgeted sales for the territory.
- Develop and execute territory sales plans to penetrate new markets, capture new business, and increase market share.
- Provide written monthly updates and collaborate closely with the Genomics Field Sales team on shared opportunities.
- Maintain consistent communication with existing customers to monitor satisfaction, resolve concerns, support distributor partners when applicable, and maintain competitive awareness.
- Build deep knowledge of customers' operations, goals, challenges, and future needs to position Neogen as a long-term partner.
- Represent the company at industry trade shows, producer meetings, distributor meetings, and other events to deliver presentations, promote products, gather market intelligence, and identify opportunities for new products or programs.
- Stay informed on industry, customer, and competitor developments by reading relevant publications and sharing key insights with internal teams.
- Participate in the annual budgeting process and manage territory expenditures within approved guidelines.
- Support resolution of customer billing or collection issues as needed.
- Maintain accurate customer and prospect data, record sales activities, and complete all required reporting in CRM/Salesforce.
- Collaborate with commercial and marketing teams to ensure accurate forecasting and successful execution of approved sales and marketing programs.
- Keep management informed of market conditions, competitive activity, and emerging business opportunities.
- Proactively offer suggestions to improve sales effectiveness, customer experience, and product or program quality.
- Other duties as assigned by the manager.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in agriculture, Animal Science, Agricultural Business, or a related field.
- 4 years of sales experience, preferably within the livestock, agriculture, genetics, or animal health industries.
- Proven ability to develop and execute territory sales plans and consistently achieve revenue targets.
- Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to engage producers, influencers, distributors, and key accounts.
- Ability to travel extensively within the assigned territory, including overnights.
- Proficiency with CRM platforms (Salesforce preferred) and standard Microsoft Office tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to address customer needs, resolve concerns, and manage objections effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams such as marketing, sales leadership, and field sales.
- Ability to interpret basic financial and sales performance data to support forecasting and budgeting processes.
- Comfortable representing the company at producer meetings, industry events, and trade shows, including delivering presentations as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in agriculture, Animal Science, Agricultural Business, or a related field
- 4 years of sales experience, preferably within the livestock, agriculture, genetics, or animal health industries
- Proven ability to develop and execute territory sales plans and consistently achieve revenue targets
- Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to engage producers, influencers, distributors, and key accounts
- Ability to travel extensively within the assigned territory, including overnights
- Proficiency with CRM platforms (Salesforce preferred) and standard Microsoft Office tools
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to address customer needs, resolve concerns, and manage objections effectively
- Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams such as marketing, sales leadership, and field sales
- Ability to interpret basic financial and sales performance data to support forecasting and budgeting processes
- Comfortable representing the company at producer meetings, industry events, and trade shows, including delivering presentations as needed
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Matching
- Paid Time Off
- Career Growth Opportunities
Company overview
Neogen Corporation is an international food safety company founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lansing, Michigan. The company specializes in providing comprehensive testing solutions and diagnostic products for detecting dangerous substances in food, including pathogens, allergens, mycotoxins, and contaminants. Neogen operates through two main segments: Food Safety and Animal Safety, offering a wide range of test kits, instruments, and genomic solutions. With a global presence in nearly 40 countries, the company serves food processing, animal protein, agriculture, and companion animal industries. Neogen's product portfolio includes over 100 drug detection test kits and advanced technologies for food quality assurance. The company has expanded through strategic acquisitions, including the merger with 3M's food-safety business in 2022, strengthening its position as a leader in food safety testing and diagnostics worldwide.