Job Description

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 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.

• 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
  • Crop Input Recommendations (Fertilizer/Chemical/Seed)
  • Product Validation Trials
  • Promote Data collection (Soil Sampling, Imagery, Yield, Elevation, As applied Data)
  • Lead Data Analysis (interpretation of the results \xe2\x80\x93 Making Recommendations)
  • Crop Planning (work with Branch sales implementing solutions for their customers)
  • Software support to aid customers and team in data management.
  • Environmental stewardship \xe2\x80\x93 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

• 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

• 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

• 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