Who We Are
Castongia Tractor is a team of professionals focused on helping our customers grow by providing accurate, timely and valuable solutions for our Agricultural, Commercial, and Residential partners’ ever-changing needs through providing high quality products, first-class product support and cutting edge new technology and continued education of our customers and employees.
What We Offer
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- 401K Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
Purpose
To represent the Company to the current and potential customers for the purpose of selling equipment and/or services while promoting the value provided by dealing with the Company.
Responsibilities
- Represents the company for the sale of machinery and/or services to customers in a defined sales area.
- Must keep current on product knowledge, features and benefits of all equipment potentially sellable by the company.
- Keep aware of all manufactures sales incentive programs to promote increased sales.
- Keep aware of competitive activity and competitive products. Keep aware of trends in our customer’s business that will affect the products and/or services these customers will buy today and into the future.
- Maintain, as directed by the Sales Manager, current and complete information for all customers in the assigned territory.
- Maintain company vehicle and other equipment (e.g. computer) as assigned.
- Conduct field demonstrations to promote increased sales.
- Maintain in good, usable and current condition (electronic and/or paper as directed) all manuals, price lists and other documents given the individual by the company. Accurately complete all documents related to sales transactions.
- Have a good knowledge of used equipment values and be able to evaluate properly for trading purposes.
- Work in conjunction with Sales Manager, responsible for follow-up and expediting of complete good orders in which they have sold.
- Complete all paperwork associated with the sale of complete goods in a timely and efficient manner.
- Responsible for communicating effectively with the Service Department(s) on setup, delivery and repair of sold equipment.
- Provide customer follow-up after the sale and delivery of a purchase to ensure customer satisfaction and promote the relationship with the customer to achieve customer loyalty.
- Attends applicable sales meetings, training events, and seminars.
- Any and all duties assigned by Management.
Experience, Education, Skills and Knowledge
- Good understanding of local conditions with a knowledge of sales and resale values of particular machinery.
- Must be a self-starter
- Good communication and inter-personal skills
- Good computer skills
- Ability to negotiate customer complaints to a satisfactory resolution
- Associate degree or equivalent in work experience
- Ability to work with a team
- Ability to write and speak effectively to individuals and groups
Skills Required
- Good understanding of local conditions with knowledge of sales and resale values of particular machinery
- Self-starter
- Good communication and inter-personal skills
- Good computer skills
- Ability to negotiate customer complaints to a satisfactory resolution
- Associate degree or equivalent in work experience
- Ability to work with a team
- Ability to write and speak effectively to individuals and groups
What We Do
Castongia Tractor is a third-generation, family-owned John Deere dealership established in 1939. Operating five full-service dealerships in Northwest Indiana, including Rensselaer, DeMotte, Fowler, Crown Point, and Valparaiso, the company provides high-quality products, cutting-edge technology, and first-class support to agricultural, commercial, and residential partners. They specialize in combines, large frame row crop tractors, and seeding equipment, helping customers grow.
