Crop Solutions Specialist — Agronomy Sales & Growth

FS System; Iowa; On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully Funded Pension

401(k) & Employer Match

HSA & Employer Contributions

Life Insurance

Disability

Identity Protection

Job summary

New Century FS, Inc. is seeking a Crop Specialist to drive sales and provide agronomic solutions across Whitten/Albion, IA. The role emphasizes selling crops inputs, fertilizer, seed products, and ag-finance services while delivering technical support and customer service to a growing client base.

The position requires travel within the territory, a strong sales mindset, and the ability to develop customer relationships through value-added recommendations and timely product delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of related sales experience in agriculture.
• Associate’s Degree in agriculture, marketing, or business.
• Ability to develop territory and meet sales goals.

Responsibilities

• Implements marketing plans and develops sales strategies that generate profitable sales in the assigned territory.
• Utilizes target marketing and professional sales techniques, including the FS sales interview road map, cropping programs, emphasis of appropriate features and benefits, and contact management system when calling on patrons and prospects.
• Adheres to GROWMARK FS’s sales and marketing strategies and attends GROWMARK FS sales trainings as offered.
• Responsible for meeting sales goals as established by supervisor.
• Develops territory and competitive analysis to maintain a current knowledge of the marketplace and the competition.
• Provides value-added agronomic products, services, and recommendations to patrons and prospects. Schedules product delivery and application to patron locations.
• Conducts regular patron meetings on product and technical information to develop customer relationships and drive sales.
• Provides customer service by using soil testing, crop scouting and other programs, follows up on customer complaints, and seeks a reasonable “win/win” resolution.
• Ensures the credit worthiness of customers, quotes prices and credit terms, and prepares sales contracts for orders obtained. Promotes the use of credit programs as a sales tool and helps provide the required information to establish credit.

Education

Associate’s Degree in agriculture, marketing, or business

Job description

New Century FS, Inc. is seeking a Crop Specialist to drive sales and provide agronomic solutions across Whitten/Albion, IA. The role emphasizes selling crops inputs, fertilizer, seed products, and ag-finance services while delivering technical support and customer service to a growing client base.

The position requires travel within the territory, a strong sales mindset, and the ability to develop customer relationships through value-added recommendations and timely product delivery.