Job Description

Sylvite is a multinational, privately owned, business headquartered in Burlington Ontario providing critical products and services in the agricultural and transportation sectors.

• Agriculture \xe2\x80\x93 Sylvite provides a full supply chain solution for crop input products such as fertilizer, seed and pesticides.
• Transportation \xe2\x80\x93 The transportation group at Sylvite not only coordinates part of the agricultural supply chain, but also provides logistics services to a large customer base, transporting goods throughout Canada and the United States.

Job Responsibilities: This position reports to the General Manager, Sylvite Agri-Services Ltd. Resource Sales and Service:

• The Agronomy Solutions Specialist is responsible for providing Agronomic knowledge and support to our Customers and Sales team. This position is accountable to work with all customers bringing agronomic knowledge along with innovative technology to deliver high quality, profit focused recommendations and solutions. Thus allowing Sylvite to maintain a leadership position in the industry. This position is also responsible for effectively testing, researching and validating new products and precision Ag services being pursued by Sylvite under the direction of the General Manager Sylvite Agri-Services. This position includes the sales of our agronomy services; Data analysis; crop input recommendations and training of our Team members. To achieve this, the Agronomy Solutions Specialist must be committed to providing the agricultural community with the level of customer service to which Sylvite has committed itself.
• Maintain knowledge of a variety of crops, plant nutrients and soil amendments, Crop Protection products as well as a comprehensive understanding of precision Ag.

1. Primary Tasks and Accountability:

• Provide Agronomic support to our Sales Team and customers.
• Work with customers in organizing and interpreting agronomic data and sales of agronomy Services.

\xc3\x98 Crop Input Recommendations (Fertilizer/Chemical/Seed) \xc3\x98 Product Validation Trials \xc3\x98 Promote Data collection (Soil Sampling, Imagery, Yield, Elevation, As applied Data) \xc3\x98 Lead Data Analysis (interpretation of the results - Making Recommendations) \xc3\x98 Crop Planning (work with Branch sales implementing solutions for their customers) \xc3\x98 Software support to aid customers and team in data management. \xc3\x98 Environmental stewardship - Government regulations and 4R stewardship specifically coordinating the certification and re-certification of retail sites.

• Provide in season updates regarding agronomic issues and problems via News Bulletins, and Agronomic presentations at grower workshops and meetings, etc.
• Participate and support all branch activities to maintain a high level of customer service including joint farm calls, field trials, strategic customer meetings
• Research, analysis and development of agronomic solutions on special projects, specialty crops, and new products including organic and soil amendments.
• Responsible for increasing sales of our advanced agronomy solutions services. Specifically growing our sales of Soil Sampling, Yield Data Analysis, Crop Planning and Scouting
• Analysis of collected data to diagnose and recommend remedies of crop production problems
• Assist in Program development, promotion of new services, and sales as it relates to all Precision Ag services.
• Providing Staff training as it relates to agronomy knowledge and assist in training pertaining to the Sales process.
• Support the success of the sales team through the use of new precision agriculture technologies, cloud based customer focused agronomy tools including the promotion of 4 R nutrient management
• Support the use of company CRM software system for the high level of customer service we expect at Sylvite for our customers
• Participate in industry associations, attend related conferences, building network of customers, suppliers and business partners

Company Knowledge and Mutual Support:

• Become knowledgeable about all Sylvite divisions and the products and services they provide to customers
• Documentation of all processes and tasks for which a function is responsible
• Demonstrate a high degree of service to and collaboration with other business units
• Provide support to other department members maintaining a sense of team
• Provide positive feedback to others when possible; coach others for success
• Recommend opportunities for improvement of processes and systems as a result of the function performed or based on observations
• Must contribute to a safe, clean and comfortable work environment that complements the Occupational Health and Safety Act Regulations
• Recommend opportunities for reducing costs

Key Personal Attributes Required for the Position:

• Represent yourself in a professional manner while working in a team related environment
• Manage change; mediate and resolve conflict
• Demonstrate business acumen \xe2\x80\x93 includes the ability to analyze factors and market forces that impact profitability, prepare strategic reports, budgets, forecasts, etc.
• Communication Skills; Developing relationships and partnerships, Presentation Skills
• Decision Making and Problem Solving Skills
• Negotiation Skills

Education, Experience and / or Training Requirements:

• 5+ years in an Agronomy Related Position
• Certified Crop Advisor
• University degree or College diploma in agriculture, related field or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in all Office Software, particularly Excel
• Experience with Precision Ag tools

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Pain Court, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have university degree or college diploma in agriculture, related field or equivalent experience?
• Proficiency in all Office Software, particularly Excel?

Education:

• Bachelor\'s Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Agronomy Related Position: 5 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Certified Crop Advisor (preferred)

Work Location: One location