Agronomy Specialist

Frontier Cooperative is seeking a highly skilled Agronomy Specialist to join our team in Genoa, NE. As an Agronomy Specialist, you will be responsible for developing and executing holistic farm strategies tailored to each customer's unique needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Finalize the sale of our comprehensive farm philosophy, which includes products and services, by maintaining emotional stability and empathy when challenges arise.
• Practice professional communications and customer service standards with customers, employees, and vendors.
• Work collaboratively with AG Advisors and Location Managers to coordinate services, machinery, equipment, spray orders, and employees to efficiently meet customer needs.
• Apply critical thinking to forecast positive outcomes for producers by analyzing past product performance, seed selection, fertility practices, crop production methods, equipment nuances, and unique grower challenges.
• Develop, present, and implement producer Farm plans that focus on efficient and effective methods to improve crop production, making recommendations on seed type and size, crop rotations, fertilizer, herbicide, fungicide, or insecticide treatments.
• Proactively implement, execute, and process prepayment plans for seed, fertilizer, chemicals, and other relevant services, providing and articulating this information to accounting to finalize arrangements in the billing system.
• Plan logistics on behalf of growers by assisting the operational process of getting products and services from vendors to locations and/or custom farmgate.
• Utilize specialized software to develop accurate field boundaries and create work orders that reflect products, product totals, special field instructions, and billing information based on the customized plan finalized with the grower.
• Responsible for promoting, supporting, and advancing the cooperative business and marketing plans put forth by the VP of Agronomy.
• Maintain and grow the agronomy customer base, initiating the promotion of Frontier's products and go-to market strategy by maintaining a field presence from planting through harvest.
• Analyze, recommend, and resolve customer service problems by making appropriate recommendations and providing quality follow-up to ensure customer problems or issues are resolved.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications, and establishing personal networks.

Requirements:

• Knowledge, skills, and abilities in agronomy retail products and services, agronomy sales, customer service, time management, safety management, problem-solving, and analyzing information.
• Demonstrate proficiency with computers, Microsoft Office products, Internet-based programs, agronomy software programs, and technology as it evolves and pertains to agriculture.
• Knowledge and understanding of soil fertility, fertilizer and chemical traits and properties, seed type and traits, various crop life, and methods and materials used in the proper planting and maintenance of crops, and general agricultural chemistry.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or electronic form, read and interpret documents such as safety rules, product information, operating procedure manuals, and instructions.
• Ability to write routine reports, Farm Plans, and general correspondence, perform basic math computations, and apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Bachelor's degree in Agronomy or related field required and/or a minimum of three years in agronomy and/or agronomy sales experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Benefits available to all full-time employees:

• Cooperative retirement plan (PAYCHECK FOR LIFE)
• 401(K) retirement (traditional and Roth)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus other supplemental insurances available
• FSA/HSA spending accounts
• Vacation and sick leave
• Yearly uniform and boot allowances
• 360 wellness program with incentives
• Sign-on bonus and employee referral bonuses
• And more

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