Technical Product Specialist
CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.
Summary
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CHS Animal Nutrition is in search for a Technical Product Specialist! This position will provide key advancements to our lifestyle feed segment by delivering expert consultation, strategy development and support to our dealers & sales teams. Our brand is a profitable nutrition solution, providing not only high-quality, economical feeds, but also a number of services to help you succeed in the competitive livestock and poultry industry. This opportunity offers a flexible remote work environment, 50% travel expectaton, along with competitive pay & benefits - apply today to become part our global impact!
* Preferred working locations: WA, OR or MT
Responsibilities
- Provide input for innovative solutions to address the Lifestyle feed segment
- Able to train CHS sales consultants and dealers on feeding and general management concepts for Lifestyle animal species (poultry, equine, goat, and others)
- Exceptional presentation skills to support producer meetings to educate Lifestyle animal owners on Payback/Equis nutritional programs and products
- Strong background and experience successfully connecting with owners of Lifestyle animals
- Identify emerging trends in the Lifestyle feed segment and contribute input to create products and services to address them
- Provide professional consultation in animal science and nutrition formulation, advising clients on optimizing livestock health, productivity, and regulatory compliance within the animal science and feed industry.
- Cultivate strong professional relationships across the industry by actively networking with dealers, suppliers, and internal teams to enhance collaboration, market insight, and business growth.
Minimum Qualifications (required)
- High School diploma or GED
- 2+ years of experience in Product Research and Development
Additional Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred in Animal Science, Nutrition, or closely related subject
- Long term experience heavily focused in animal nutrition lifestyle, market and/or industry directly related to production management.
- Strong technical skills in MS office, teams & powerpoint
- Ability to travel up to 50%
- Preferrably reside in OR, WA, or MT
- Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse
CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.
CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.
Please note that any communication from a CHS recruiter would be sent using a chsinc.com email address. In addition, a CHS recruiter will not ask for confidential information over the phone or in an email, or request money from a candidate involved in an offer process. If you have questions regarding an employment opportunity, please reach out to chscareers@chsinc.com; to verify that the communication is from CHS.
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