The Pederson Group Sales Agronomist Jasper Alberta

The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge; Municipality of Jasper; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural solutions provider is seeking a Sales Agronomist for a remote position serving the Red Deer North region. The ideal candidate will have strong sales skills and knowledge of crop nutrition solutions. Responsibilities include driving sales, developing customer relationships, and planning demonstration trials. This full-time permanent position offers a range of benefits including dental care, life insurance, and wellness programs.

Benefits

Dental care

Employee assistance program

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision care

Wellness program

Qualifications

• Demonstrated sales skills to develop relationships with customers.
• Experience in the agricultural sector is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and remotely.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with customers and determine needs.
• Drive sales by creating demand at the retail and farmer level.
• Plan and execute demonstration trials in collaboration with retailers.

Skills

Sales skills

Customer relationship management

Market knowledge

Communication skills

Tools

CRM database

Job description

Overview

The Pederson Group has been retained to conduct a search for a Sales Agronomist to join our client's growing team. This position is home office–based and requires the successful candidate to reside in Alberta to effectively serve the Red Deer North region. Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager, the Sales Agronomist will work in close cooperation with the other team members to actively pursue opportunities to position our client’s crop nutrition solutions through meeting with retailers, consultants, setting up demonstration trials, attending or organizing field days, trade shows and farmer meetings, as well as bring farmer and retail insight into the development of new products and services.

Duties

• Develop relationships with customers and determine needs through demonstrated sales skills.
• Drive sales by creating demand at the retail and farmer level and execute on the business plan in the defined territory.
• Be a resource and provide presence for our client\'s crop nutrition programs and products at the retail and local level as well as at the farm level.
• Plan and execute demonstration trials, collect data and organize field events in collaboration with retailers and farmers.
• Collaborate with territory team members to enhance customer engagement and achieve sales objectives.
• Maintain and populate a CRM database to capture market knowledge and the relevance of crop solutions.
• Work closely with Market Development, Marketing, Product Management and Digital teams to execute crop-specific business strategies.
• Provide information on crop nutrition and biological trends as far as crops, customers, digital and competitor activity to support new product and strategy development.
• Generate insights on farmer practices, create content for digital promotion and foster engagement with farmers and retailers.
• Create content such as newsletters, blogs and technical pieces for communication and promotion.

Job Types

• Full-time
• Permanent

Benefits

• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Work Location

Remote