Independent Seed Advisor

Syngenta; North Platte (NE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed Income

Flexible Locations

Entrepreneurial Opportunity

Agronomic Support

Sales Training

Digital Tools

Growth Resources

Job summary

Syngenta’s Golden Harvest division seeks Independent Seed Advisors to promote and sell seed products to growers. You will operate as a self-employed partner, delivering plans and offers and building a local network with agronomic support and company resources.

This role offers flexible locations across the Midwest, entrepreneurial opportunity, and access to digital tools and sales training to help you grow your own seed business.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated individuals with entrepreneurial aspirations.
• Willingness to run and manage own seed business.
• Strong communication and customer relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver plans and offers to target customers.
• Create demand at the customer level and inform about Syngenta solutions.
• Advise customers and manage field concerns with agronomy support.
• Recommend product placement to improve satisfaction.
• Aim to hit sales, profit, and market-share targets in the territory.
• Report market intelligence and value-chain insights regularly.
• Manage district budget, expenses, and marketing funds.
• Grow the territory by adding new farmers and forecasting customers.
• Develop a territory business plan highlighting opportunities and tactics.

Skills

Self-motivation

Entrepreneurial mindset

Communication skills

Job description

Independent Seed Advisor

Golden Harvest® brand corn and soybeans is looking to partner with self-motivated individuals with entrepreneurial aspirations interested in running their own businesses.

Company Description

Independent Seed Advisor
Golden Harvest® brand corn and soybeans is looking to partner with self-motivated individuals with entrepreneurial aspirations interested in running their own businesses.

Job Description

As an Independent Seed Advisor promoting the sales of Golden Harvest®, you will sell, distribute and service seed products directly to growers. You will be part of a network of independent seed sellers with the full support of local and national Syngenta agri-business professionals. Your success is our success. With deep roots in genetics, agronomy, and service, look no further than Golden Harvest for the high-yielding seed that works just as hard as you do.

Qualifications

What you will be doing?

• Deliver plans and offers to target customers
• Create demand at the customer level, ensuring that the customer is knowledgeable about our products and has further interest in Syngenta solutions
• Act as a steward of the Syngenta portfolio by making recommendations and by managing concerns in the field as needed, in partnership with Agronomy
• Recommend product placement to achieve higher customer satisfaction
• Achieve sales, profit, and market share targets within the territory and district
• Regularly collect and report market intelligence and relevant value chain insights
• Manage operational budget, variable selling expenses, and marketing funds within district guidelines.
• Develop your assigned territory through the addition of new farmers
• Accurate forecasting for customers within the territory
• Develop a territory-level business plan that identifies specific opportunities, must-wins, and tactics to grow territory sales

Additional Information

What’s in it for you:

• Guaranteed Income
• Ability to integrate role with local farm operations
• Flexible locations within the Midwest
• Entrepreneurial opportunity to build a successful business
• Agronomic support, sales & systems training, sales team support
• Digital tools to support in running your business
• Additional tools & resources to help with growing your business

This opportunity is not an offer for employment. Independent Seed Advisors are self-employed in partnership with Golden Harvest.