Now Hiring - Agriculture Sales Agronomist (Claremont, MN) in Rochester, MN

Description

Are you someone who loves interacting with customers and closing deals? Do you thrive in an environment that puts people first and invests heavily in its team? Would you benefit from a job that gives you autonomy, flexibility, and terrific rewards and benefits? Does a workplace with an entrepreneurial spirit get you excited?

If this sounds like you, we want to help you grow with us! For over a century, Wilbur-Ellis has experienced success in marketing and distributing agricultural products and services. Join us and grow your career with a strong and profitable industry leader offering competitive compensation, tremendous growth and development opportunities, and a people-first work environment.

Read on to learn more and apply for this role!

In a nutshell

The Agricultural Sales Agronomist is responsible for managing existing accounts and attracting new customers within a defined sales territory. You'll assist customers with the proper product selection and use of products based on specific agronomic needs. The right person in this role will become a market leader within your sales geography with strong and profitable customer relationships.

A sampling of what you'll do in this role:

Serve as point person to manage the support resources of the territory including value-added nutrition, branded products, seed, purchasing, and technology while overseeing the implementation and success of the plans and objectives in conjunction with branch personnel

Build a plan for sales territory growth and manage the budget, forecasting, and analysis for your region

Develop annual business plans that optimize growth and profitability for the territory

Establish and meet sales goals through marketing, networking, and building your knowledge of the products and market
Be a team player, supporting your colleagues to attain branch and performance goals

Be the primary contact between customers and Wilbur-Ellis Company including deliveries, forecasting, credit, complaint handling, custom application, etc.


What you bring to the role:

Bachelor's degree or higher in Agriculture or Business-related field is preferred

Three to five years' experience in the Agricultural industry (preferred)

PCA License

Strong relationship-building skills with an ability to lead and influence

Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with small and large groups

An independent and entrepreneurial mindset that allows you to operate with minimal supervision

Interest in expanding your experience with technology with an established acumen with Microsoft Windows and Windows applications and ERP order entry systems

Ability to:
travel by vehicle or commercial transportation to other branches, meeting locations, or customer farms for up to 25% of the time

work for long periods of time while standing

endure outdoor climates including hot or cold weather extremes

bend, stoop, kneel, and lift up to 40 lbs. safely and easily


The details you want to know:

Competitive annual salary

Benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401k, Employee Assistance Program, vacation, sick time, life insurance, + more); pension plan, 401k match up to 3%

Investment in your training and development

Drug-Free Workplace

Join Wilbur-Ellis a company you can be proud to call your employer with a proven 100 years of success and growth, all thanks to our people!

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)