Overview
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
We’re leaders. Innovators. Perfectionists. Constantly improving our products and practices, with our customers always at the forefront of everything we do. We’re the largest family-owned, retail seed company in the country and we’re looking for qualified leaders like you to help us grow. When you join Beck’s, you join a family. And it’s what we do together that sets us apart.
Are you a natural leader who’s passionate about helping farmers? Are you a team player who thrives on collective success? If so, then this is the role for you. As a Beck’s Field Sales Agronomist, you’ll will help drive sales through teaching, training and assisting a local sales team via designated agronomic duties.
This position will cover our Wisconsin marketing area.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with the Area Team Lead (ATL) on the following activities that will help improve sales results
- Sales support activities:
- Seed advisor and dealer ride-alongs
- Dealer, Customer and Boost meetings and field days
- Field incident reporting/training and management
- Local farm shows, Becks Field Shows, competitive dealer recruiting
- Agronomy content and training
- Force Multiplier training of Seed Advisors and Dealers for agronomy content
- Create voice memos, videos, and other timely local agronomy content
- Author Crop Talk articles, agronomy white papers, and webinars as needed from Agronomy leadership
- Local product expertise and leadership
- Lead and manage local choice trial walk program with dealers and customers
- Coordinate local plot program and hybrid sets
- Collaborate with RPS to develop product plans and successful product launches
- Develop local plot data and hybrid data information
- Train dealers and seed advisors on product positioning throughout the year
- PFR Proven excellence
- Train Seed Advisors and Dealers to apply select PFR Proven concepts at the local level
- Develop PFR proven concepts for local application
- Integrate PFR Proven concepts into agronomy training and meetings
- Provide PFR team new ideas for testing
- Assist in developing and training Seed Advisors and dealer how to utilize the PFR integration into Becks digital ag platform FARMserver
- Assist in local PFR tours if practicable
- Personal Development
- Continuous internal training
- Additional agronomy education
- Leadership development conferences and seminars
- Work with ATL’s in developing strategies to help drive local agronomy plans in order to increase sales
- Perform other duties as may be requested by the Regional Agronomy Manager
JOB REQUIREMENTS
1. Education and training:
- M.S. degree in Agronomy or related field preferred
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Agronomy with minimum of three years of field experience
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and insurable driving record as determined by Beck’s automobile insurance policy
- This is a safety-sensitive position
2. Technical knowledge:
- Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) License preferred
- Basic computer and current software skills
- Chauffer license or equivalent required
3. Physical demands:
- Must be able to lift up to 70 pounds unassisted.
- Ability to pass DOT physical examination and obtain Medical Examiner’s Certificate may be required
