Manager, Agronomic Sales

This position will require a significant amount of travel to various locations within region.

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.    

Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien, providing full-acre solutions through our network of trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with the most sustainable solutions possible, offering a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.; Proven®Seed and Dyna-Gro®Seed; as well as financial, custom application and precision ag services.  

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien and Nutrien Ag Solutions.  

 The Manager of Agronomic Sales provides leadership and sets a clear vision for the Agronomic Sales team and works to align capabilities with the needs of the respective Divisions and Nutrien Ag Solutions’ strategy. They will play an important role enabling organic growth through technical leadership and optimization of all US Divisions. This role will collaborate with Region and Division leadership, Proprietary Products, Seed, Digital Agronomy, Sustainability, and local Agronomists to prioritize and execute training of specific products, technologies, and solutions.  

This position will be posted from December 6, 2024 - December 20, 2024.

What you will do:  
 

• Manage a team of Agronomic Sales Managers (ASM).   

• Drive adoption of agronomic based programs that increase customer and company value.

• Collaborate with Business Development, Regional Agronomy Managers and ASM team to create, educate and execute sales programs with regional and divisional field sales teams that will grow product and service shelves.

• Measurements for success include GP associated to agronomic based accounts, GP from agronomic services, growth of consultants with agronomic accounts and RIO from agronomic assets.

• Lead area product performance resolution process and assist in documentation and investigation of customer complaints, as needed. 

• Collaborate closely with Innovation Farms. 

• Model our core value of safety by leading and enabling a culture in which you and your team are actively contributing to a safe work environment.

What you will bring:
 

• Bachelor’s Degree required, experience may be considered in lieu of education.

  • Bachelor’s degree in agronomy, plant pathology, entomology, weed science or related field preferred.

  • Masters or Ph.D. preferred.

• 8+ years of related experience required.

  • Including 2 years' experience in a mentor, supervisor, or leadership role.

  • 10+ years of related experience preferred.

• Willingness and ability to travel 25 -50% of the time.

  • Current and ongoing maintenance of a valid driver’s license.

• Excellent time management skills.

Compensation & Benefits: 
 

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