Seed Account Manager - newgold

Bayer; Montana; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement plan

PTO / vacation

Sick leave

Job summary

The Seed Account Manager - newgold at Bayer in Montana leads regional launch and expansion of camelina across the newgold network. You’ll train agents, educate farmers, and monitor field performance, collaborating with Bayer teams to scale the program.

This role blends agronomic insight with sales acumen, requires travel within Montana, and offers a pathway to advance Bayer’s long-term newgold camelina strategy while delivering a strong farmer experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• Agronomic knowledge of crops grown in the Northern Great Plains.
• Sales or account management experience with a proven track record of achieving commercial goals.
• Proven ability to lead through influence without direct authority.
• Ability to build effective business relationships across multiple divisions.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, negotiation skills, and leadership.
• Willingness to travel within Montana and conduct regular field visits.
• Valid Driver’s license and eligibility to drive a company car.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute agent training to support newgold seed.
• Lead farmer education sessions promoting newgold seed and agronomic practices.
• Visit farmers and fields to provide agronomic support and capture learnings.
• Collaborate with Bayer teams and newgold agents.
• Support digital data capture for biofuel pathway compliance.
• Identify, recruit, and onboard newgold agents to maximize farmer experience.
• Drive adoption of newgold seed with farmers.
• Perform annual business planning with each newgold agent.
• Provide an annual sales forecast and collaborate with sales teams.

Skills

Agronomic knowledge

Sales / account management

Leadership

Negotiation

Relationship building

Travel willingness

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

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.

Seed Account Manager - newgold

Role Summary

The newgold SAM is a strategic, field-facing role responsible for driving the successful regional launch and commercial expansion of camelina through the newgold network in Montana. This individual leads account partnerships, facilitates farmer education, monitors crop performance in the field, supports biofuel pathway certification, and captures key learnings to scale — all in close collaboration with newgold agents and Bayer internal teams. The role combines strong business acumen with hands-on agronomic engagement to deliver a positive and productive farmer experience while advancing Bayer’s long-term newgold camelina strategy.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Agronomy

• Create, coordinate, and execute all agent training — via in-person and virtual formats — to ensure strong customer service and support of newgold seed.
• Create, coordinate, and execute a series of farmer education sessions that promote the benefits of newgold seed and the newgold network, and provide best agronomic practices to achieve the greatest yield and return on the acre.
• Visit each farmer and field that plants newgold seed during the season to provide agronomic support and capture key learnings for product development.
• Collaborate with local Bayer teams, enabling functions and in coordination with newgold agents.
• Support digital data capture of agronomic data for biofuel pathway support and compliance.

Account Management

• Identify, assess, recruit and onboard newgold agents based on selection criteria aimed at delivering the highest farmer experience.
• Identify and execute tactics that drive adoption of newgold seed with farmers.
• Conduct annual business planning with each newgold agent.
• Track and monitor agent performance to ensure agent criteria is being met.
• Sell and promote newgold seed to achieve annual targets.
• Provide an annual sales forecast to help guide seed production and inventory management.
• Collaborate with local Bayer sales teams and enabling functions

WHO YOU ARE:

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree;
• Agronomic knowledge of crops grown in the Northern Great Plains.
• Sales or account management experience with a proven track record of achieving commercial goals.
• Proven ability to lead through influence without direct authority.
• Ability to build effective business relationships across multiple divisions of organizations.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, negotiation skills, and leadership.
• Ability to balance Bayer and customer needs to achieve mutually beneficial business results.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and influencing skills to drive execution of account plans.
• Account management skills that include big-picture understanding and creative problem-solving.
• Willingness and ability to travel within Montana.
• Willingness to conduct regular field visits and trainings throughout the growing season.
• Valid Driver’s license and eligibility to drive a company car or pooled vehicle (driving record must meet guidelines based on the company’s Risk Screening for Hiring Drivers and MVR will be reviewed as part of pre-employment screening).

Preferred Qualifications

• Sales and technical agronomic knowledge of camelina.
• 6 years of relevant professional commercial experience in related field; OR
• 4 years of relevant professional commercial experience plus a Master’s or PhD Degree in related field.

This posting will be available for application until at least October 12, 2026.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $ 120,400- 180,400. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

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Location:

United States : Montana : Residence Based

Division:

Crop Science

Reference Code:

890264

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