Job Description

Do you enjoy working with agriculture equipment technology to optimize farming operations? Do you have a knack for understanding numbers, raw data and translating it to useable information? We have an immediate opening in our Precision Agriculture department based out of Radville, SK. As a specialist in agriculture technology, your role is to provide support for solutions enabled by the John Deere Precision Agriculture strategy and other aligned technology to our internal and external customers. Working closely yet independently with the Precision Agriculture Team you will:

• Participate in leading the dealership\'s John Deere Precision Agriculture strategy which includes machine optimization, data collection and other precision farming products, practices and technologies
• Understand cropping and agronomic practices delivering training on how they impact equipment configuration
• Serve as the internal and external technical specialist for all precision farming products, while implementing the adoption of new technology and product offerings
• Understand industry practices and equipment limitations to ensure adequate solutions for customer equipment needs
• Maintain and further develop dealership relationships with third-party providers and related John Deere businesses
• Conduct in-field duties such as equipment optimization, display orientation, weather service installation, etc.
• Organize and analyze customer field data in order to optimize yields

Qualifications:

• Minimum of one-year experience in an agriculture-related role, farming background preferred
• John Deere agriculture equipment experience preferred with dealership sales, service, training, or other related work experience a strong asset
• Ability to use standard desktop applications such as Microsoft Office 365 and remote internet functions.
• Knowledge and experience of agriculture data management platforms such as JDLink, GPS, John Deere Operations Center, My John Deere and other third party platforms is a strong asset.
• Valid Saskatchewan driver\'s license required
• Living in the community or within a 50 km radius of the location is required

You will need:

• Solutions approach mindset to identify existing/emerging customer needs
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, analytical, communication and presentation skills
• Adaptable to changing situations and the ability to work flexible hours and travel to store locations and customers

As our ideal team player, you have a passion for exceeding expectations; you take pride in the work you do; you strive to build partnerships in all relationships and look proactively to be a leader in your role by setting a good example for others. If this sounds like you and what you are looking for as your next step in your career, please apply immediately for consideration. By joining Nelson Motors and Equipment, you can be assured of a close-knit, casual, yet hard-working environment. We pride ourselves on bridging our core family values to our customers through our great people. Nelson Motors and Equipment is a growing, family-owned, John Deere agriculture dealership with 5 locations in southeast Saskatchewan. We\'ve been in the business for over 60 years taking care of customers, employees and the communities we serve.