Senior Market Development Agronomist

Macpower Digital Assets Edge Private Limited; Montreal, Peace River; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Market Development Agronomist to lead agronomic solutions for farm customers. This role involves mentoring, developing training, and collaborating with sales teams to enhance crop production. You will leverage your expertise in agronomy to identify new opportunities and drive revenue growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in crop management, excellent communication skills, and a passion for agricultural innovation. Join a forward-thinking company that values your contributions and offers relocation assistance for this exciting opportunity.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in agronomy or crop production.
• Eligible for membership in the Provincial Institute of Agrologists.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and provide training in crop production to internal and external clients.
• Develop strategic relationships with key crop input suppliers.

Skills

Crop production knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Agronomy expertise

Education

Diploma/Certificate or Bachelor's degree in Agronomy

Equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Purpose and Impact:
The Sr. Market Development Agronomist will partner with sales leadership and other members of the location team to develop and provide agronomic and crop production solutions for our farm customers to help further commercial goals. In this role, you will be involved in new product development and positioning to develop the assigned market.

Key Accountabilities:

• Serve as the domain specialist in crop production for the site to mentor, develop, present training and become a source for internal and external clients for crop production.
• Execute on organization's crop input market development plans by participating in customer field meetings, coordinated product trials, customer agronomy events, marketing support and delivery of crop planning services.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with our key crop input suppliers.
• Provide vision for the geographic region using domain specialist knowledge in agronomy to identify new crop opportunities for the organization and our customers driving incremental revenue.
• Partner with existing and prospective customers, collaborating with location sales teams, focusing on crop planning, seed selection, nutrient, weed, disease and harvest management, to help them produce better crops by making sound crop production and risk management decisions.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma/Certificate or Bachelor's degree in agronomy, related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum four years of directly related work experience.
• Eligible for membership in the Provincial Institute of Agrologists. Future requirement will be to obtain CCA accreditation.
• Have proven working knowledge of plants, crops, and soil management and related areas.
• Ability to work overtime and weekends when needed.
• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with the MS Office suite.
• Active listening and verbal and written communication skills.
• CCA or PAg designation.
• Experience influencing internal and external customer behavior.

Position Information:

• Relocation assistance will be provided for this position.
• This position is based in the Peace River area, covering Rycroft, Fairview, McLennan, and Manning area.