Sales Agronomist II

Bayer (Schweiz) AG; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer is seeking a Sales Agronomist II to drive market share growth by partnering with Field Sales Representatives, Technical Agronomists, and SeedPros across Nebraska on a residence-based role. You will deliver agronomic guidance, product recommendations, and targeted trials to support growers’ needs.

The role demands strategic thinking, strong communication, and the ability to travel about 60% for in-person engagements with customers.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications: Agility in communication to interact with organizations or individuals, balancing relationships.
• Required Qualifications: Ability to discuss product practices and corporate initiatives.
• Required Qualifications: Demonstrate strategic thinking using business insights to guide decisions.
• Required Qualifications: Digital fluency and data-driven decision processes.
• Required Qualifications: Strong analytical, influence, and sales/negotiation skills with proven results.
• Required Qualifications: Excellent facilitation, presentation, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build a comprehensive Bayer business plan with Field Sales Representatives, Technical Agronomists, and SeedPros to grow market share.
• Provide agronomic advice, product selection, and placement guidance to growers.
• Support grower demand generation plans and assist other roles in achieving KPIs.
• Deliver whole-farm agronomic guidance and stay informed on agricultural research.
• Drive trials related to Bayer Portfolio with targeted growers.
• Support during key seasonal milestones (planning, crop needs, scouting, harvest results).
• Collaborate on regular business planning with FSRs, TAs, and Seed Pros to align with grower objectives.
• Manage annual SG&A budget and all program expenditures.
• Travel approximately 60% for face-to-face customer interactions.

Skills

Agility in communication

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decisions

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Networking

Task management

Remote collaboration

Influence

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in agriculture or related

CCA certification

Job description

Sales Agronomist II

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ‘Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with Field Sales Representatives, Technical Agronomists, and SeedPros to build a comprehensive Bayer business plan and drive market share growth of Bayer products with identified growers with low or no Bayer share;
• Build relationships with key growers by providing value-added support, including agronomic insights and product selection and placement recommendations;
• Deliver squad goals through supporting the grower demand generation plan and support others' role responsibilities;
• Provide whole-farm agronomic advice through education, product selection, and placement, keeping informed of agricultural research;
• Drive trials related to Bayer Portfolio with targeted growers;
• Provide additional support at key seasonal milestones such as crop planning, responding to in-season product needs, scouting fields, and monitoring harvest results;
• Collaborate with FSRs, TAs, and Seed Pros on regular business planning, understanding, and influencing growers' business objectives including KPIs and other relevant customer targets;
• Support key grower needs in season, including performance issue resolution;
• Make strategic recommendations to leadership on innovative ways to enhance business results;
• Connect internally with company peers on programs, situations, and issues to gain alignment and support to reach resolution;
• Monitor grower account inventory progress, track planned activities, and uncover new issues or opportunities throughout the year;
• Manage an annual SG&A budget and all program expenditures;
• Travel approximately 60% with significant face-to-face customer interaction.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Agility in communication approach to effectively interact with organizations or individuals, balancing and building the dynamics of each relationship;
• Ability to speak to company practices related to current and future products as well as corporate initiatives;
• Demonstrate strategic thinking capability in prior experience, using business insights to project decisions;
• Digital fluency with latest industry tools and a desire to make decisions using data to grow the business;
• Strong analytical, influence, and innovative sales and negotiation skills with documented ability to drive results;
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, written communication, and conflict management skills;
• Ability to quickly start and grow strategic relationships and influence customer behavior;
• Strong task management with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously;
• Exceptional networking and consultative sales skills to engage customers and build new relationships;
• Ability to quickly learn and apply agronomic knowledge to promote a diverse range of options fitting customer needs;
• Position requires driving for the company that may fall under DOT/FMCSA jurisdiction, including hauling trailers, product, supplies, or equipment safely;

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an agriculture-related discipline, business, or appropriate related field or equivalent years of experience and CCA;
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant agriculture experience in agronomy, technology, sales, or marketing;
• Experience with sales teams and teams working remotely.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $70,068.82 - $105,103.24 Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 9/4/2026.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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Location: United States : Nebraska : Residence Based

Division: Crop Science

Reference Code: 883009

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