Job Description

At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We're doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining 'impossible'. There are so many reasons to join us. If you're hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there's only one choice.

Market Development Agronomist, East Central SK, NW MB

The Market Development Agronomist is jointly responsible with the Territory Sales Manager to achieve or exceed the established regional and territory sales targets by enabling the sales team success by utilizing their agronomic expertise to position the full Bayer portfolio of seed, crop protection and Climate FieldView for tailored solutions with customers.

This is a permanent, home-based position with travel covering geographical parameters of East Central Saskatchewan and North-West Manitoba (Yorkton, SK - Swan River, MB. - Dauphin, MB).

What you will do:

The primary responsibilities of this role, Market Development Agronomist, are to:

• The Market Development Agronomist is jointly responsible with the Territory Sales Manager to achieve or exceed the established regional and territory sales targets by enabling the sales team success by utilizing their agronomic expertise to position the full Bayer portfolio of seed, crop protection,and Climate FieldView for tailored solutions with customers.
• Management of large-scale field trial testing program generating commercial seed and crop protection data used to support product positioning and technical knowledge transfer. The Market Development field agronomist will also provide technical support and training with strategic retail partners and Bayer Territory Sales managers to enable selling with confidence.
• The Market Development Agronomist is expected to represent Bayer in a professional manner, championing corporate policies with respect to safety, business conduct, respect in the workplace and compliance in the performance of their duties and activities.
• This position is home based, covering the Yorkton/Swan River/Dauphin geography

Key Tasks:

• Execute field scale testing programs

• Programs include field testing of commercial Bayer seed products for new product launches from all platforms with retails/growers to seed trials, collect required data, maintain trials as needed, and harvest trials
• Data management, quality review and timely submission of trial results.
• Work with customer marketing to categorize and validate key product features and benefits for support material
• Technical support and training for strategic retail partners and Bayer sales team

• Work with Bayer sales team to achieve local business objectives through technical support and training. Retail support provided strategically based on business priorities
• In-field and classroom agronomic training for key retails and Sales team.
• Support sales for grower demand events and other face-to-face promotional activities
• Support Territory Sales Managers with in-field diagnostic service for seed and crop protection product performance inquires requiring technical analysis
• Provide technical information with seed, trait and chemistry products

• Communicate agronomic position of seed products, benefits of trait products and benefits and uses of chemistry products
• Ensure new technologies have proper profile with key growers and retail
• Understand technical position of Bayer products compared to competitors
• Sales and business support

• Create annual Agronomy business plan for communication/alignment with sales team on activities to prioritize to support success of business
• Position and support Bayer Seed, Crop Protection andClimate FieldView to deliver Tailored Agronomic Solutions with sales and retail to meet or exceed territory targets
• Support weed and crop protection management strategy and other stewardship initiatives for seed, trait and crop protection products

• Communicate position of weed management, resistance strategies and other stewardship initiatives
• Provide technical support and training for weed and crop protection management strategies and other stewardship initiatives as needed
• Build profile as technical expert in territory

• Build presence with key growers, retails, and 3rd party consultants
• Develop content for Growing Knowledge publication as well as external technical publications
• Participate in industry events and organizations where appropriate
• Create awareness with digital media as a technical expert for canola, cereal, pulses, cornand soybean production
• Compliant with Bayer safety, and driving policies

• Complete safety and driving training as required
• Report injuries and accidents as required
• Coordinate and participate in required safety meetings
• Support safety initiatives at TD sites and locations
• Recruit, hire, manage summer students

Who you are:

• Minimum of a BSc Degree or equivalent in Agriculture or related discipline and experience in Agronomy, field development or R&D related experience
• Understands basic crop production, agronomy and Bayer portfolio for corn, soybeans, canola, pulses and cereals
• Assisted with organizing and executing trial programs
• Familiar with IT systems for data management)
• Business minded
• Possess agronomy technical analytical skills
• Good working knowledge of Crop Protection Industry and Seed Business
• Excellent relationship building and team skills
• Excellent organization and time management
• A valid driver's license
• Advanced English written, verbal, and presentation skill set
• Proactively able to lead technical training to internal and external staff
• Problem solving through analytical thinking and judgments in complex situations
• Worked with agronomists, provincial specialists etc.
• Experience supporting sales is an asset
• Bayer Crop Science Summer Student experience is an asset
• CCA, PAg and/or Order of Agronomist (QC) designation is an asset

This position requires full vaccination against COVID-19.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and rewards package
• Company supplied vehicle for this position
• Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture
• Career development and global opportunities
• Work-life flexibility programs such as flex hours, employee discounts, volunteer days, wellness, and other employee offerings

Bayer is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences and believe that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, and Bayer's values and purpose.

Learn more about our values and purpose at:

All referral candidates must first be submitted via our internal referral system by a current Bayer employee in order to participate in the referral program. Once a Bayer employee has successfully referred you in our system, you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to complete your application.

Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2022

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Location:

Yorkton, SK or Swan River, MB. or Dauphin, MB

Division:

Crop Science

Reference Code:

748981