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Job DescriptionTitle – Market Development Agronomist ( Canada )
Location: Calgary, Rycroft Alberta, Canada
Base Salary - CAD C$67,000 to C$90,000
· Relocation assistance will be provided for this role.
· This position is based in Rycroft covering Rycroft, Fairview, McLennan
Industry: Food & Beverages
Job Category: Sales / Marketing - Field Sales
Market Development Agronomist
JOB PURPOSE AND IMPACT
The Market Development Agronomist, as the subject matter expert, will partner with the crop input sales team to position products and services that proactively help our farm customers grow better crops. In this role, you will use your agronomic knowledge to differentiate our organization from our competitors, leading to stronger business relationships with our customers, and in turn, resulting in incremental sales and margin opportunities.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
· Work with current and prospective customers to help them grow better crops through making sound crop production and risk management decisions with areas of focus to include crop planning, seed selection, nutrient, weed, disease, insect and harvest management.
· Execute on the organization's crop input Market Development plans to include customer field meetings, cooperative product trials, customer agronomy events, marketing support and delivery of crop planning services.
· Maintain good relationships with our key crop input suppliers.
· Serve as the domain specialist in crop production for the location team to include providing local crop production training to the location staff.
· Work with the location sales team in positioning products that proactively help our farm customers grow better crops to include joint farm calls with sales representatives as well independent farm calls.
· Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
· Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
· Diploma/Certificate or Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy, Agriculture, or a related field or equivalent experience
· 2 years of directly related work experience
· Eligible for membership in the Provincial Institute of Agrologists. Future requirement will be to obtain CCA accreditation
· Must possess a valid Canadian Full Class 5 Driver's License in good standing, authorizing to drive independently during the course of this employment
· Have proven working knowledge of plants, crops, soil, and related areas
· Ability to work overtime and weekends when needed
· Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
