Hybrid Account Manager, Agricultural Market

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About the role

  • Account Manager at Desjardins responsible for developing business relationships in the agricultural sector. Promoting and selling products to grow the business of small organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Prospecting, soliciting, developing and maintaining business relationships with a clientele composed primarily of small organizations operating in the agricultural sector
  • Promoting and selling products and services in order to grow the centre’s business
  • Using technical business knowledge and solid grasp of applicable procedures, standards and guidelines to represent, negotiate and engage companies
  • Ensuring consistency and balance between sales objectives, sound and prudent risk management, portfolio profitability and member, client and partner satisfaction
  • Initiating, developing and maintaining personalized business relationships with current and potential clients
  • Acting as an account manager by serving as a key intermediary between the business centre and members and clients
  • Ensuring proper usage and updating of, as well as satisfaction with the products and services offered
  • Analyzing sources of dissatisfaction and recommending potential solutions
  • Identifying and analyzing member and client needs, developing personalized solutions and preparing an integrated service offering
  • Negotiating applicable conditions with members and clients
  • Recommending strategies and solutions for achieving objectives by the business centre
  • Using intelligence to identify opportunities for business development that will increase the competitiveness of the products and services offered
  • Executing various promotional activities as part of the centre's business operations
  • Participating in targeted public relations activities and participating actively in the business community
  • Being attentive to client and member needs to ensure their full satisfaction, seizing business opportunities and referring them to the right person
  • Adhering to all policies, practices and standards in effect, as well as laws governing the distribution of financial products and services
  • Providing sound and prudent risk management for all portfolios under their responsibility

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of six years of relevant experience
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Knowledge of the latest financial, economic, policy and legislative developments
  • Ability to perform analyses of the market and the business centre external environment
  • Ability to perform financial analysis
  • Knowledge of the characteristics and credit risk inherent to the major agricultural and agriculture-related markets
  • Knowledge of loan and guarantee contracts
  • Knowledge of products and services for businesses and those offered by caisses, components and Desjardins distribution networks and those of the competition
  • Knowledge of financing and credit management practices related to businesses
  • Knowledge of policies, legislation and standards governing the products and services offered by the business centre
  • Knowledge of business credit authorization, monitoring, collection and recovery practices
  • Knowledge of the Desjardins business processes
  • Action oriented, Communicates effectively, Customer Focus, Differences, Drive results, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

Job title

Account Manager, Agricultural Market

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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