Company DescriptionFarm Progress, a division of Informa Markets, is the market leader in the Agricultural sector. Our goal is to provide U.S. farmers, ranchers, and producers with content on production practices, trade, marketing, government policy, new technologies, critical insights and analysis that will support this community with the tools to make informed decisions that will drive growth for their businesses. Farm Progress is the number one agricultural informational provider in the U.S. that utilizes print, digital, broadcast and events as communication channels for the Agricultural market.
Informa is one of the world's leading knowledge providers. We create and deliver highly specialized information through publishing, events, training, market intelligence and expertise, providing valuable knowledge to individuals, businesses, and organizations worldwide.
Informa Markets Division organizes transaction-oriented Exhibitions and trade shows, which provide buyers and sellers across different industries and communities with a powerful platform to meet face to face, build relationships and conduct business. Informa has a portfolio of more than 600 Exhibitions, serving multiple core verticals, including Agriculture, Property & Construction, Health & Nutrition, Beauty, Aviation, and Pop Culture.
Job DescriptionLocation Requirement - Candidate must be based in Iowa state. This is an essential job requirement to ensure effective territory coverage and maintain strong customer relationships
What we're looking for: Informa Markets is seeking a full-time Regional Sales Manager for its Farm Progress Agricultural Portfolio. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience, expertise and knowledge of creating innovative media packages for a defined set of clients. The candidate should have sales experience and preferably a background knowledge of agriculture. The candidate should be knowledgeable in all aspect of media-with a strong focus on digital, print and events.
Role Accountability and Duties:
- To meet/exceed an annual sales goal and key KPI's
- Prospect, seek and generate new business opportunities within your assigned geography
- Develop timely need-based proposals-incorporating all appropriate tools at your disposal
- Keen understanding of all products within the portfolio-current and future
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive product innovation
- Effective time, travel and expense management.
- Appropriate participation in conferences and events-both internal and external
- Up to 40% travel
- Timely and accurate reporting of sales, activities and market knowledge
- Perform additional tasks as required
Additional Information:- Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 plus commission
- Remote working in Iowa state. This is an essential job requirement to ensure effective territory coverage and maintain strong customer relationships
- Job advert will expire on July 29th, 2025
Qualifications- Ability to identify customer needs and match them with our expansive product portfolio
- Strong digital insight and knowledge
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Proficient knowledge of Salesforce, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Ability to collaborate with external partners
- Proactive collaboration with others on the sales team as well as cross functional departments within Farm Progress and Informa
- Up to 40% travel
Additional InformationWe work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here's some of what you can expect when you join us. But don't just take our word for it - see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com
Our benefits include:
- Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns
- Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
- Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
- Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it's time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
- Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
- Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
- Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
- As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
We're not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most - although not all - of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.
At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.
