Fortiva Additives is seeking a results-driven Sales Account Manager – Poultry to accelerate growth within key accounts across integrators, cooperatives, and dealers. This role will focus on delivering value-based feed additive solutions that improve bird performance, gut health, and production efficiency. Leveraging Fortiva’s portfolio of innovative, science-backed technologies and global partnerships, the Sales Account Manager will serve as a trusted advisor to customers—translating technical solutions into measurable on-farm and processing outcomes.
Responsibilites:
Drive Poultry-Focused Sales Growth
- Achieve revenue and margin targets by expanding Fortiva additive adoption within poultry accounts (broiler, layer, and turkey segments), including integrators, co-ops, and dealers. Provide customer insights to ensure seamless execution of customer programs and business strategy.
Lead Strategic Account Management and build customer relationships.
- Develop and execute account plans that align with customer production goals, including forecasting, pipeline management, and territory planning. Establish and maintain relationships with key decision-makers including nutritionists, live production managers, veterinarians, and procurement teams.
Deliver Technical & Value-Based Selling
- Position additive solutions based on performance outcomes such as feed efficiency, gut health, mortality reduction, and carcass yield. Translate technical data into clear economic value for customers.
Support Field Trials & Demonstrations
- Partner with technical and R&D teams to design, implement, and communicate results from field trials that validate product efficacy in commercial poultry systems.
- Deliver on 5% growth goal with current customers and acquisition of new customers.
Required Experience/Knowledge/Skills:
- PhD in Animal Science highly preferred, Poultry Science, Agribusiness, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in poultry, feed additives, animal health, or nutrition sales.
- Demonstrated success managing key accounts and delivering against sales targets.
- Direct experience with poultry integrators or live production systems preferred, with strong understanding of poultry nutrition, health challenges, and production economics.
- Experience with ration formulation and additive inclusion strategies beneficial to success in this role.
- Travel 50-80%
Compensation:
- This is a sales role that is compensated with a target mix of base salary plus commission.
- Base salary is dependent upon experience/tenure and generally ranges between: $123,920 - $185,880
- Target bonus is: Forty Thousand
- In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
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Skills Required
- PhD in Animal Science, Poultry Science, Agribusiness, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in poultry, feed additives, animal health, or nutrition sales
- Demonstrated success managing key accounts and delivering against sales targets
- Direct experience with poultry integrators or live production systems
- Strong understanding of poultry nutrition, health challenges, and production economics
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include automatic company contributions to retirement savings and additional support via 401(k) and HSA contributions. Legacy eligibility for a pension plan adds further long‑term security for some employees.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and mental health support with confidential counseling and free therapy or coaching sessions for employees and dependents. Benefits begin on the start date, removing prior waiting periods.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid leaves cover disability, parental, maternity, and caregiving needs. Caregiver and parental leave policies have been expanded to cover broader family situations, including foster placements prior to adoption.
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What We Do
Land O’Lakes, Inc. is a 100-year-old farmer- and retailer-owned cooperative originally formed with the purpose of working together to create new market opportunities. Fast forward to today and we’ve built on that uniting spirit, developing a comprehensive and leading view of agriculture while maintaining an unwavering commitment to delivering strong annual performance and long-term, shared success with our member-owners. Land O’Lakes believes farmers are the entrepreneurs who truly change the world for the better. By working together with our member-owners, we can continue to strengthen our system, champion farming’s true potential and place our farmer- and retail-owners at the heart of creating a better world for all.









