AG Advisor

FRONTIER COOPERATIVE is an agriculture leader in Nebraska providing grain, agronomy, feed and energy products and services to our customers. At Frontier, we have a long-standing tradition of successful partnerships with our customers by managing our business with the highest integrity and quality while being responsible stewards in our communities.

We are now hiring for an AG Advisor for our Elmwood, NE location. This position is being offered as full-time with benefits.

An AG Advisor is responsible for leveraging agronomic expertise to develop and execute holistic farm strategies tailored to each customer’s unique needs. Primary objective will be to foster long-term partnerships with growers, guiding them through the vision creation process as well as the planning and execution phases to maximize long term productivity and profitability.

Essential duties:

• Finalize sale of—first and foremost—the whole farm philosophy, which includes products and services. Empathy and listening are paramount. Maintain emotional stability when challenges arise during the planning and execution stages.
• Practices and adheres to professional communications and customer service standards with customers, employees, and vendors.
• Work as a viable team member and communicate with all AG Advisors and Location Managers to best coordinate services, machinery, equipment, spray orders and employees to efficiently meet the needs of the customer.
• Apply critical thinking to forecast positive outcomes for producers by implementing a structured strategy to analyze past product performance, seed selection, fertility practices, crop production methods, equipment nuances, and unique grower challenges.
• Based on analyzed information, develops, presents, and implements producer’s Farm plan that focuses on the most efficient and effective methods to improve crop production. Makes recommendations to producers on seed type and size, crop rotations, type and amounts of dry or liquid fertilizer, type and amounts for herbicide, fungicide, or insecticide treatments.
• Proactively implements, executes and processes prepayment plans of seed, fertilizer, chemicals and other relevant services. After working with the grower on this strategic plan, provides and articulates this information to accounting to finalize arrangement in the billing system.
• Proactively plan’s logistics on behalf of growers by assisting the operational process of getting products and services from vendor to locations and/or custom farmgate.
Utilizing specialized, streamlined software
• -assist operations by developing accurate field boundaries and creating work orders that accurately reflect products, product totals, special field instructions and billing information based on the customized plan that’s been finalized with the grower to ensure the timely and accurate application of products and services.
  
• Responsible for promoting, supporting, and advancing the cooperative business and marketing plans put forth by the VP of Agronomy.
• Grow and maintain agronomy customer base. Initiate the promotion of Frontier’s products and go-to market strategy by maintaining a field presence from planting through harvest. Create an environment of constant improvement through testing and analysis amongst customers as well as instilling confidence by re-iterating the execution of the current Farm Plan.
• Analyzing, recommending, and resolving customer service problems by making appropriate recommendations; provides quality follow-up to ensure customer problems or issues are resolved.
  
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops for required CEU’s; Bio-Tech manufacture seminars or webinars, reviewing technical publications, and establishing personal networks.

Job skills and requirements:

• This position must have knowledge, skills and abilities in agronomy retail products and services, agronomy sales, customer service, time management, safety management, problem solving, and analyzing information.
  
• Demonstrate proficiency with computers, Microsoft Office products, Internet based programs, agronomy software programs, and technology as it evolves and pertains to agriculture.
• Knowledge and understanding of soil fertility, fertilizer and chemical traits and properties, seed type and traits, various crop life, and methods and materials used in the proper planting and maintenance of crops, and general agricultural chemistry.
  
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or electronic form; read and interpret documents such as safety rules, product information, operating procedure manuals and instructions. Ability to write routine reports, Farm Plans and general correspondence.
  
• Perform basic math computations. Such as; discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, mass, area, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy or related field required and/or a minimum of three years in agronomy and/or agronomy sales experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 
  

Benefits available to all full-time employees:

• Cooperative retirement plan (PAYCHECK FOR LIFE)
• 401(K) retirement (traditional and Roth)
• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus other supplemental insurances available
• FSA/HSA spending accounts
  
• Vacation and sick leave
• Yearly uniform and boot allowances
• 360 wellness program with incentives
  
• Sign-on bonus and employee referral bonuses
  
• And more!

EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE AT FRONTIER COOPERATIVE!