What are the responsibilities and job description for the Market Development Agronomist, Seed position at Land O'Lakes, Inc.?
Market Development Agronomist, Seed
This individual will be the local agronomy expert (Seed & Chem) that coaches, influences, and creates opportunities with key owners and sellers.
This remote role will partner with customers in the Southern half of Iowa. Ideal candidates will be located in the Ames, Des Moines, Iowa City, Davenport areas.
This individual will drive demand of products, innovation, services, and connections to new markets using their technical expertise in agronomy / seed skills and advanced understanding of the services platform (in this geography, a seed agronomy skillset is strongly preferred). Conducting customer agronomy training, communicating technical subject matter, and supporting business transformation around total acre solutions. The Account Plans will be used to determine the specific owners, sellers, and Sales Development Managers (SDMs) that the MDA will work with.
Responsibilities :
50%) Customer Facing : Advanced Acre Execution and Coaching w / Retail Sellers
- Serves as the technical specialist in leveraging the Advanced Acre strategy to differentiate our system.
- Enables the creation of new markets by combining products, data insights and services to drive revenue growth and capture new markets.
- Coaches the Advanced Acre solutions strategy to assigned retail sellers and designated growers in conjunction with internal sales team as determined from Account Plans.
- Partners with the Sales Development Manager on targeted sales activities, providing technical expertise and knowledge during sales calls and visits with customers.
- Conduct technical training opportunities to include CPP & Seed products, services platform for identified retail locations, and Answer Plots in collaboration with SDMs
- Facilitate virtual services, agronomic and product delivery through identified video and digital platforms.
- Provides Innovation / Insight trials direction and execution to identified owners and internal staff
30%) Non-Customer Facing : Partner with WinField United Product Managers
20%) Other Activities
Required Qualifications :
Salary Range : $90,000 - $115,000
Annual Bonus Target : $32,000
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M / F / Vets / Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
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Salary : $90,000 - $115,000
