Agronomy Sales Representative

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world.

We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world, with most of our 10,000 employees based in the United States but with operations in 19 countries.

At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture and seeking an experienced Agronomy Sales Representative to join our growing team.

This exciting opportunity is available in Colton, SD, where you will work with farmers, ranchers, and producers to promote the proper use of crop protection products, plant food, seed and other services offered at the cooperative.

• Make on-the-farm sales presentations to area producers.
• Have a strong mathematical aptitude and the ability to formulate fertilizer applications.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and be proficient in MS Office Suite: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

As an Agronomy Sales Representative, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Executing sales plans to achieve sales goals and increase profitability through implementation of sales, marketing and consulting processes for products and services.
• Evaluating current customer programs and developing sales and marketing plans and programs to meet complex business needs while growing the business.
• Collaborating with sales, marketing, distribution, operations, technical staff, and credit to heighten the visibility and impact of sales calls and improve efficiency and profitability.
• Facilitating positive long-term relationships with suppliers and customers to create long term repeat business.

You will also provide training to staff and customers, prepare sales presentations, contracts, bids, and proposals to ensure successful outcome of transactions, and demonstrate effective cross-selling success achieving progressive customer share of wallet for multiple product lines.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A high diploma and/or GED.
• 2+ years of sales, business development, business operations or related experience.
• Agronomy sales experience preferred, as well as a bachelor's degree in agriculture, business or a related field.

We offer a competitive total rewards package, including a base salary of $60,000 per year, depending on experience, plus bonus, incentives and commissions. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance.