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Senior Market Development Agronomist
Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career?
Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Senior Market Development Agronomist will partner with sales leadership and other members of the location team to develop and provide agronomic and crop production solutions for our farm customers to help further commercial goals. In this role, you will be involved in new product development and positioning. You will also play an integral role in our internal digital transformation and sustainability initiatives. You are a change agent by nature.
Key Accountabilities
- Serve as the subject matter expert in crop production to mentor, develop, present training and become a source for internal and external clients.
- Execute on organization's crop input market development plans by participating in customer meetings, product trials, customer agronomy events, marketing support initiatives. Areas of focus may include and is not limited to: crop planning, seed selection, nutrient and pest management, and harvest management.
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with our key crop input suppliers.
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Position: |
Senior Market Development Agronomist |
| Organization: |
Cargill |
| Location: |
Carseland, AB
Canada
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| Salary: |
TBD |
| Posting Start Date: |
5/12/2023 |
| Date Posted: |
5/12/2023 |
| Requirements |
Minimum Qualifications
- Diploma/Certificate or Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Eligible for membership in the provincial institute of agrologists with a future requirement to obtain accreditation
- Strong understanding of the crop inputs business and the significance of supplier relationships
- Strong understanding of agronomic services, farm customers and the agriculture industry
- Possess a valid Canadian full class 5 driver’s licence in good standing authorizing you to drive independently during the course of your employment
- Must be able to travel for business up to 40% (majority within territory)
- Minimum of four years of related work experience
- Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Crop Advisor designation or ability to obtain
- Previous experience working with Western Canadian crops
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This listing expires on: 5/11/2024 |
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