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Lead Sales Agronomist

by Grasslands Recruitment Specialist

Position Type: Full-time
Date Posted: Jul 09, 2014
Experience: 5 Years
Education: College Diploma (3 years)

Job Description

If you have a passion for agriculture, sales, and building relationships with forward-thinking growers; and, you want to work with a global company that has a large agronomic footprint while earning an attractive base salary, bonus and other benefits; then we should talk.
 
Our client is not seeking just another sales person – they want to tap into your strong interpersonal, relationship-building skills. Growers need someone they can trust with a deep understanding of agricultural practices from planning to market delivery. Our client is looking for an energetic representative to develop strategic partnerships in Southern Ontario territory (Chatam-kent, Windsor, London and Sarnia)
 
Your focus will be on large-acre growers in a targeted geography with diverse crops and cropping practices. Your broad agribusiness acumen and knowledge is key to understanding the challenges and business decisions your growers face on a daily basis. 
 
Good to Have's: 
 
  • 5 years’ experience in agri-business industry, or related role.
  • CCA or CCSC would be an asset 
  • Agronomic knowledge of the crops grown in the geographic area
  • First-hand knowledge of farming operations 
  • Sales and market knowledge of general trends in Canadian agriculture, 
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills to effectively develop trusted relationships internally and externally 
  • Selling skills, negotiation skills, and decision-making ability needed to gain maximum sales from customers 
  • General understanding of finance and budgeting process 
  • Awareness of new and existing technologies 
 
Full information regarding the client, geographic territory, and remuneration will be provided to shortlisted candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada.

Please follow the Application URL link to apply for this job.

Application Contact Information

Company Name:   Grasslands Recruitment Specialist
Contact Name:   Jitin Kochhar
Telephone:   1-877-778-0570 (0)
Email Address:   jobs@grasslandsgroup.com
Company Website: http://www.grasslandsgroup.com
Application URL: Click here to apply online

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Job Location

Tilbury, Ontario