Agronomy Nutrient Management Consultant

Summary:

Provides nutrient management plans for customers, coordinates precision farming programs, and precision information management to achieve profitable business growth.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develops and markets nutrient management plans and precision farming products.
• Develops, organizes, and coordinates precision Ag soil testing programs and procedures.
• Utilizes computer maps to gather data on soil, crops, pests, and weather that will determine a customer’s specific agri-business needs.
• Provides the information link between precision farm technologies and company personnel and serves as a contact person on all matters relating to precision farming.
• Assists crop sales specialists with precision farming meetings, sales interviews, proposals and presentations of nutrient management plans and other products and services.
• Promotes and follows the company credit policy and collects for sales of all assigned products.
• Conducts periodic training and communication meetings with employees.

Requirements:

• Normally requires a Bachelor’s in an Agriculture, Agronomy, GIS/GPS, or marketing related discipline, or the equivalent thereof, and 1-2 years or more of related work experience or internships to demonstrate knowledge of precision technology and crop production management.
• Must have the ability to acquire and maintain CCA and CNMP status.
• Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record. May be required to acquire and maintain a CDL with appropriate endorsements.
• Normally requires the ability to operate an all-terrain vehicle (ATV)