MARK S. ATER
Grove City, Ohio 43123
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVES:
Sales and Sales Management
WORK EXPERIENCE:
January 2022 - August 2022: Azotic, Ontario, Canada
Responsible for contract sales.
November 2018 - August 2, 2019: Arysta Life Science, Cary, NC
Responsible for promoting Arysta’s portfolio of fungicides to distributions, retailers, and growers.
July 2016 - October 2018: J And R Farms, Mt. Vernon, OH
Responsible for identifying and leasing profitable acres in Knox and Licking Counties in northeast, Ohio.
Accomplishments: Successfully leased 1,500 acres.
June 2012 - July 2016: Agrium / Crop Production Services, Washington CH, OH
Technical Sales Representative for Southern and North Central Ohio.
Responsible for sales and training of crop protection products, seed, seed Treatments, and fertilizers. Customers include large farming operations in 35 counties. Other responsibilities include sale forecasting, complaint management, budgeting, and education of growers in the territory.
March 2005 - June 2012: LG Seeds, Columbus, OH
District Manager, for Southern and Central, Ohio.
Responsible for recruiting and training a multi-level sales force for agricultural seed sales and seed treatments. Other responsibilities include distribution, sales forecasting, local advertising, district, and area seminars.
Accomplishments: Number two in the company for sales increase, three of seven years.
January 1983 - March 2005: Bayer / Aventis / Agrevo, Washington CH, OH
Sr. Technical Sales Representative, for Southern and Central Ohio.
Responsible for sales and training of crop protection products. Customers included retail and distributors, located in 33 counties. Other responsibilities include sales forecasting, complaint management, budgeting, and education of growers and retailers in the territory.
PHONE: 740-***-****
E-MAIL: ****.******@*****.***
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March 1980 - March 1983: Sabina Farmers Exchange, Sabina, OH
Seed and Chemical Manager. Responsible for forecasting and purchasing of Products for retail sales.
Accomplishments: Increased sales of key new products, including Specialized hybrid corn, wheat, and soybeans at the farm level.
December 1978 To March 1980: N-Ren Corp., Cincinnati, OH
Wholesale sales of all nitrogen products in Ohio and Indiana. EDUCATION:
B.S. Agricultural, December 1978, The Ohio State University
Major: Agricultural Economics
References furnished upon request.