Job Title: Precision Field Agronomist - IN
Job Order #: DC-8959
Location: Indiana
Salary Range: $75000 - $120000
Commission / Bonus: Structured Commission Program
Benefits: 401k with Employer Match + Company Truck & Gas Card + HSA Account + Life Ins + Medical/Dental/Vision + Paid Vacation + Travel Expense
UPDATE: 04/07/2021
- Are you a self-starter who would enjoy shaping the future of digital agriculture?
- Do you like being directly engaged with Ag growers in their operations?
- Would you enjoy growing a business and celebrating its success?
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- BSc. degree in Agronomy, Agriculture Business or other related field with 2 or more years of experience making agronomic recommendations directly to the Ag grower; client will also consider individual with AAS degree in Ag-related field with 5 or more years of related experience
- CCA or ability to obtain within first year of employment
- Demonstrated passion for exceeding customer needs and the ability to influence to close the sale and assist customers in making optimal decisions
- Knowledge of Precision Agriculture preferred
- Comfortable in challenging customers and playing the role of change agent to help them improve their operations
- Strong listening skills to carefully and effectively appreciate unique customer needs and to align them into compelling value propositions
- Solid verbal and written communication skills as well as solid interpersonal skills
- Currently residing within the desired territory with established Ag grower relationships
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT is seeking a Precision Field Agronomist in several areas of Indiana for a local in-field agronomy position. This is a grower-focused role based on growing market share through sales, building strong relationships with customers and providing leading-edge agronomic advising services in both traditional agronomic principles with a strong sub-field environmental focus and digital products. Our client seeks candidates who enjoy the "challenger sales model" and who have a passion for serving the farmer. Qualified candidates must have a focus on growth and dedication to a true systems approach to agronomy that offers grower-specific management products that extend soil fertility, crop care (herbicide, fungicide, others), plant growth and development as well as current production practices to data management and analytics. Key responsibilities:
- Are you a self-starter who would enjoy shaping the future of digital agriculture?
- Do you like being directly engaged with Ag growers in their operations?
- Would you enjoy growing a business and celebrating its success?
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- BSc. degree in Agronomy, Agriculture Business or other related field with 2 or more years of experience making agronomic recommendations directly to the Ag grower; client will also consider individual with AAS degree in Ag-related field with 5 or more years of related experience
- CCA or ability to obtain within first year of employment
- Demonstrated passion for exceeding customer needs and the ability to influence to close the sale and assist customers in making optimal decisions
- Knowledge of Precision Agriculture preferred
- Comfortable in challenging customers and playing the role of change agent to help them improve their operations
- Strong listening skills to carefully and effectively appreciate unique customer needs and to align them into compelling value propositions
- Solid verbal and written communication skills as well as solid interpersonal skills
- Currently residing within the desired territory with established Ag grower relationships
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT is seeking a Precision Field Agronomist in several areas of Indiana for a local in-field agronomy position. This is a grower-focused role based on growing market share through sales, building strong relationships with customers and providing leading-edge agronomic advising services in both traditional agronomic principles with a strong sub-field environmental focus and digital products. Our client seeks candidates who enjoy the "challenger sales model" and who have a passion for serving the farmer. Qualified candidates must have a focus on growth and dedication to a true systems approach to agronomy that offers grower-specific management products that extend soil fertility, crop care (herbicide, fungicide, others), plant growth and development as well as current production practices to data management and analytics. Key responsibilities:
Sales & Market Share Growth
- Prospecting via existing relationships and cold calling to generate and uncover opportunities for customer acquisition
- Provide advice to your farmer customers and help them make better business decisions using our proprietary solutions
- Achieve sales, revenue and market share targets within the defined market/territory
- Plans and carries out test plots at farms to demonstrate improved varieties of field crops such as corn and soybeans to use as a sales tool
Crop Advising
- Convey products and knowledge gleaned from internal team members to growers on a weekly basis
- Crop scouting with growers to show the value of products delivered
- Collecting grower data for spatial data products
- Grower crop plans, rotations, product positioning
- Grower year end data reviews
- Delivery of all portfolio prescriptions (example: Lime, Phosphorus, Potassium, VR Seeding, and VR Nitrogen) with fundamental rationale of each product
- Manage and aid in training summer Interns
Research
- Assist in planning and protocol development for projects that influence grower knowledge of products or concepts
- Work with the Research Team leads on finding identifying growers and fields for projects in your area
Contact Info:
To be considered for this position, please refer to the Job Order # above and email your resume to Dianne Countryman at dianne@hansenagriplacement.com or call 308-381-4815. Please fill out our online application if you are not currently registered.
To be considered for this position, please refer to the Job Order # above and email your resume to Dianne Countryman at dianne@hansenagriplacement.com or call 308-381-4815. Please fill out our online application if you are not currently registered.