Market Development Agronomist

Agri Talent Pty; Horsham; Remote; AUD 115,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Remote field-based role

Career development

Global agronomy expertise

Job summary

Agri Talent in Australia is seeking a Market Development Lead to drive subsurface drip irrigation opportunities for broadacre crops. You will turn market analysis into a practical development strategy, identify priority crops and regions, and establish trials and partnerships across VIC and NSW.

This remote, field-based role offers substantial autonomy, travel across VIC/NSW, and the chance to influence the organisation's Australian irrigation strategy with support from international agronomy

Qualifications

• Proven experience within agriculture, ideally across broadacre farming systems.
• Strong practical understanding of crop agronomy and grower decision-making.
• Experience identifying and developing new markets or commercial opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of subsurface drip irrigation opportunities within broadacre cropping.
• Turn market analysis into a practical market-development strategy and establish trials.
• Identify priority crops, regions and growers and build partnerships with researchers and industry.
• Work with regional teams to progress opportunities into commercial adoption.

Skills

Agronomy knowledge

Market development

Relationship building

Travel willingness

Commercial awareness

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, Agricultural Science, Horticulture or related

Job description

Your Employer

Our client is a global leader in precision irrigation, with an established Australian presence spanning manufacturing, agronomy, technical support, design and sales.

Working with growers and dealers across Australia, they combine local agricultural knowledge with extensive international agronomy and irrigation expertise. With broadacre irrigation identified as a key growth market, they are investing in the people, trials and partnerships needed to expand adoption across Australian farming systems.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Agronomy, Product and Market Development, you will lead the development of subsurface drip irrigation opportunities within broadacre cropping.

You will turn existing market analysis into a practical market-development strategy, validate priority crops and regions, establish trials and partnerships, and build the commercial case for broader grower adoption.

Approximately 80% of the role will focus on market development, with the remaining 20% supporting wider regional agronomy requirements.
Your duties will include (but not be limited to):

• Develop and execute a three-year broadacre market-development plan.
• Identify priority crops, regions and growers for subsurface drip irrigation.
• Establish and manage field trials, demonstrations and commercial plots.
• Build relationships with growers, dealers, researchers and industry partners.
• Develop joint initiatives with research, government and commercial organisations.
• Provide practical agronomic advice on irrigation, scheduling and fertigation.
• Work with regional sales teams to progress opportunities into commercial adoption.

About You

This position will suit an agricultural professional who combines sound agronomic knowledge with the commercial capability and persistence required to establish a new market.

You will be comfortable working independently across a large territory, developing relationships from the ground up and moving between paddock-level agronomy, research partnerships and commercial discussions with growers and dealers.
To be considered for the role, you must be able to address the following criteria:

• Proven experience within agriculture, ideally across broadacre farming systems.
• Strong practical understanding of crop agronomy and grower decision-making.
• Experience identifying and developing new markets or commercial opportunities.
• Ability to develop a market plan and convert it into measurable outcomes.
• Strong relationships and communication skills across agricultural stakeholders.
• Ability to work autonomously and undertake regular travel across VIC and NSW.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how technical adoption drives sales.

A tertiary qualification in Agronomy, Agricultural Science, Horticulture or a related discipline is highly regarded, although strong practical industry experience may also be considered.

The Benefits:

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a genuine market-development project rather than inherit an established sales territory. You will have considerable autonomy to plan grower visits, trials, dealer engagement and industry activities.

Importantly, you will have access to international agronomy expertise, research and established broadacre irrigation experience while helping determine how that knowledge is applied within Australian farming systems.
In addition to the flexibility and scope of the position, other benefits include:

• $135,000 base salary plus superannuation.
• 20% performance bonus based on base salary.
• Company vehicle.
• Remote, field-based position with significant autonomy.
• Career development, global company with international expertise
• Opportunity to influence the organisation's long-term Australian strategy.