As an Agronomist, you will leverage your expertise in agronomic products to support and educate customers, fostering strong relationships and driving sales growth. Your role will be pivotal in enhancing the cooperative’s market share and savings, boosting operational efficiency, and aligning with the cooperative’s mission and goals. Delivering exceptional customer service will be at the heart of your responsibilities, ensuring satisfaction and loyalty among both current and prospective customers. 

Agronomy Sales

• Responsible for individual sales of fertilizer, seed, chemicals and technology products and services at the location
• Plan and coordinate all seed, crop nutrients and crop protection products in an effort to grow sales
• Develop and implement a sales strategy to maintain and grow the business (current and prospective customers)
• Develop and implement a technology growth program with customer base
• Service a customer base doing farm plans, providing information, and recommending crop protection products
• Project a positive attitude to customers and employees at all times
• Provide outstanding and courteous customer service to grow the business 
• Communicate with location and department managers any needs or concerns
• Assist in managing agronomy inventories at location
• Handle and fill herbicide shuttles
• Accurately sort and deliver customer seed
• Attend various required meetings and planning events
• Maintain an accurate sales records for customer base
• Assists in any seasonal operational activities within CFE
• Assists with operation of row crop sprayer and floater as needed

Basic Qualifications

• College degree in area of specialty and/or 2+ years of experience in the field or in a related area 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills 
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume using basic algebra and geometry 
• Ability to manage multiple projects at a time and demonstrate good attention to detail 
• Ability to solve practical problems, deal with a variety of concrete variables and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form 
• Basic knowledge of Yield Monitors, VR Controllers and Planter Monitors 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel software, PowerPoint, Dropbox, and other vendor driven software 
• Strong agronomic knowledge of CPP, CN and Seed Genetics 
• Valid Driver’s License, Class B CDL and Commercial Applicators license or ability to obtain when required
• Ability to operate all equipment associated with establishing, monitoring, analyzing, and harvesting seed demonstration plots 
• Proven track record of the ability to organize and carry out sales plans and strategies by performing one-on-one successful selling techniques with agricultural crop producers 
• Ability to work extended hours during peak seasons and at times be available nights and weekends. 

Competencies:

Leadership and Managerial: Planning/Organizing, Adaptability

Functional: Business Acumen, Professionalism

Foundational: Judgment, Customer Service