Livestock Nutrition & Sales Specialist

About the Role

NRV, Inc. is seeking a Livestock Nutrition & Sales Specialist to develop and support customers throughout Pennsylvania. This is a field-based position combining livestock knowledge, customer relationships, technical support, and sales.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with dairy, beef, sheep, and goat producers.
• Help producers select milk replacers, nutritional products, and management programs.
• Provide practical, on-farm support for calf and young-animal feeding programs.
• Identify opportunities to improve animal performance, health, and consistency.
• Develop new customers through farm visits, referrals, industry contacts, networking, and prospecting.
• Support existing customers and help grow their business with NRV.
• Work alongside veterinarians, nutritionists, feed dealers, and other industry professionals.
• Conduct producer meetings, product demonstrations, and educational presentations.
• Assist with field trials and product evaluations.
• Stay current on livestock production practices, young-animal nutrition, and industry trends.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, and other basic business technology.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Willingness to travel throughout the assigned territory.
• Availability for occasional overnight travel.

Qualifications

While a degree is helpful, practical livestock experience is highly valued.

NRV is especially interested in candidates with backgrounds such as:

• Dairy or livestock farming
• Calf raising or calf management
• Herd management
• Feed or animal-health sales
• Veterinary technician or animal-health experience
• Animal science, dairy science, or agricultural education
• Feed mill, nutrition, or agricultural retail experience

The ideal candidate will:

• Understand livestock.
• Communicate well with producers.
• Be comfortable walking onto a farm and talking with producers.
• Enjoy building long-term customer relationships.
• Be self-motivated and comfortable working independently.
• Have a genuine interest in livestock nutrition and young-animal health.
• Be willing to learn NRV’s products and approach.
• Be comfortable prospecting for and developing new business.
• Have good communication and problem-solving skills.