Agriculture Sales Representative – Agriculture Fertilizer Manufacturer – Base Salary to 60k/year – St. Paul, MN

• Our client is a 4th generation, family owned, grain elevator company offering a variety of agriculture services in the local area. The company blends fertilizer for the agriculture industry, manufactures animal feed for livestock, stores thousands of bushels of grain, and even has an equipment repair shop onsite.
• Our agriculture client is looking to add an Agriculture Sales Representative (internally titled Sales Agronomist) to the team. The Agriculture Sales Representative will be responsible for managing current house accounts, scouting crops, and assisting with creating a cohesive recommendation plan for clients relating to crop growth.

Responsibilities:

• Provide expert agronomic insight for corn/soybean to local customers
• Maintain current relationships with accounts and expand product lines
• Work closely with farmers to establish fertilizer/herb program and closing clients on its benefits
• Play an active role in Crop Scouting and Crop/Soil Analyzation
• Develop customer crop plan relating to fertility, crop protection, and seed portfolio
• Communicate new product offerings and pricing information
• Manage Field Trials
• Seed Sales as need to clients

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Plant/Crop Science, Agricultural Engineering, or related field
• Plus for Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) or related industry certification
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience working in the agriculture industry – ideally agronomy and fertilizer/chemical background
• Minimum 1+ years’ experience in outside sales and/or retail sales related to the agriculture industry
• Crop scouting experience is a plus
• Travel ~70% of the time to surrounding counties; no overnight travel is involved with this role

Compensation for this role includes a base salary up to 60k/year, PLUS bonus. Our client offers a standard benefits package including medical benefits, PTO/vacation, and 401k with company match. The company also pays for all travel expenses incurred.