Digital Platforms Sales Specialist

Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.  

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.  

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland. 

Job Description

Please note: Optimal support location for this role is in the US Southwest region: CA, AZ, NV, TX.

At Syngenta, we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading seeds, crop protection and professional solutions innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers and growers. To support this challenge, Syngenta’s Digital Platforms SPS NA team is currently seeking a Digital Platform Sales Specialist.

Accountabilities:

• Generate revenue in US regional golf, lawn, sports field, ornamental, and landscape markets with Syngenta Digital Platform offers.
• Introduce and represent Syngenta Digital Platform business to golf, lawncare, sports field, ornamental, and landscape businesses across the designated region and US.
• Independently conduct business meetings and events intended to grow the Syngenta Digital Platform within the region.
• Create opportunities to collaborate with colleagues to promote and support growth of Syngenta’s Digital Platform business in the US as part of the larger Syngenta Professional Solutions team.
• Generate sales leads through online, phone, in-person and public presentations.
• Close sales leads via online, phone, and in-person using discovery, presentation, offer, and closing tactics.
• Serve as first level of customer support for existing customer base, Syngenta SPS Territory, and technical managers.
• Build and maintain relationship with Syngenta Professional Solutions customers and Syngenta Professional Solutions territory manager as field expert in Syngenta Digital Platform offers.
• Generate leads for large volume sales with Key Account Manager.

Qualifications

Required:

• A Bachelor’s degree is preferred for this role (preferably in turfgrass management and/or similar agronomy-related degree).
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a sales or customer-facing role.
• Up to 50% travel is required for this role during peak business season.
• Must have a Valid US driver license.
• All applicants must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship support from Syngenta.

Preferred:

• Professional experience working on golf course maintenance team as a golf course superintendent or assistant superintendent.
• Significant experience working with application-based productivity software across multiple operating systems.
• Ability to learn and utilize different current digital platforms, e.g. operating systems, desktop/mobile phone/tablet applications, firmware and hardware equipment.
• Knowledge of agronomic principals for growing plants. Turfgrass and ornamental plant knowledge preferred.
• Golf course management or lawncare operation management experience.
• Willingness to work in turfgrass and landscape environment, utilizing tools and hands to dig in soil, while maintaining professional attitude and appearance relative to the environment.

Additional Information

The salary for this role is $91,200 - $136,800 per year. 

What We Offer: 

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day  
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution  
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits 

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. 
Learn more about our team and our mission here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI 

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion,