# Sales Agronomist III-DEKALB/Asgrow

**Company**: Bayer Crop Science
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $90,640.00- $135,960.00
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Agriculture

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## 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 are looking to hire a DEKALB/Asgrow Sales Agronomist in Iowa to cover the following counties: Calhoun, Greene, Sac, Carroll and Pocahontas. The Sales Agronomist (SA) plays a crucial role as a local expert on Bayer Crop Science products, technology, and innovations, advising key growers to drive in-season success.

**Your Tasks and Responsibilities**

The primary responsibilities of this role, Sales Agronomist III, are to:

- Lead the development of a comprehensive Bayer portfolio business plan with Field Sales Representatives (FSRs) for assigned geography, prioritizing ~100 growers with high growth opportunity;

- Build relationships with key growers by providing value-added support, including agronomic insights, product selection, and placement recommendations;

- Deliver squad goals by leading grower demand generation plans and supporting others' role responsibilities;

- Provide whole-farm agronomic advice through education, product selection, and placement, while staying informed of agricultural research;

- Drive trials related to Bayer Portfolio with targeted growers;

- Offer additional support at key seasonal milestones such as crop planning, in-season product needs, field scouting, and harvest monitoring;

- Collaborate with FSRs, TAs, and Partner on business planning, understanding, and influencing growers' business objectives;

- Resolve performance issues and support key grower needs in season, including PPIs and Replants;

- Make strategic recommendations to leadership on innovative ways to enhance business results;

- Connect with company peers on programs and issues to gain alignment and support for resolutions;

- Monitor grower account inventory progress, track planned activities, and identify new issues or opportunities throughout the year;

- Manage an annual SG&A budget and 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, while balancing and building relationship dynamics;

- Ability to speak to company practices regarding current and future products and corporate initiatives;

- Demonstrated strategic thinking capability using business insights to project decisions;

- Digital fluency with industry tools and a desire to use data-driven decisions to grow the business;

- Strong analytical, influence, 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, prioritization, and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously for effective customer support;

- Exceptional networking and consultative sales skills to engage customers and build new relationships;

- Ability to quickly learn and apply agronomic knowledge to promote options fitting customer needs;

- Position requires driving for the company, possibly under DOT/FMCSA jurisdiction, involving safe hauling of trailers, products, supplies, or equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in an agriculture-related discipline, business, or related field;

- Minimum of 8 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 of approximately between $90,640.00- $135,960.00 . Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.

## Skills

### Required
- agronomy
- sales
- marketing
- strategic thinking
- data analysis
- communication
- relationship building

### Nice to have
- bachelor's degree in agriculture-related discipline
- 8 years of relevant agriculture experience
- experience with sales teams and remote work

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