Horticultural Specialist

19 hours ago

Columbia, South Carolina, United States Sun Gro Horticulture Full time
Job Title: Horticultural Specialist

Job Summary:

Sun Gro Horticulture is a leading North American horticultural company seeking a skilled Horticultural Specialist to support our growers and sales teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in horticulture, particularly in greenhouse production and growing media.

Key Responsibilities:

* Provide sales support through travel with sales, sales technical training, and development of product information for sales and customers/potential customers.
* Review and investigate GC&I claims, root cause determination, and root cause corrective action and resolution.
* Work with Quality and Sales to resolve escalated quality issues that are impacting customer satisfaction.
* Provide assistance to quality team for developing/maintaining product specs and formulations, evaluation and qualification of current and new raw materials, and validating capability of vendors and manufacturing to meet specifications.
* Work with Sales and R&D on innovation and new product development opportunities.
* Work with Sales, Operations, and R&D on competitive product evaluation and testing.
* Work with Sales, production, and quality team on opportunities to regionally source raw materials for retail products to reduce cost while maintaining quality.

Requirements:

* Minimum BS in Horticultural Science or related field. MS or PhD preferred.
* Minimum five years experience in the Horticulture Industry, with emphasis on greenhouse and nursery production, as well as mix production site experience.
* Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Why Join Us:

Sun Gro Horticulture is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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