Sales Agronomist IV Job at Bayer, Iowa

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  • Bayer
  • Iowa

Job Description

Sales Agronomist IV Location Iowa :

At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We're doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible'. There are so many reasons to join us. If you're hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there's only one choice.

Sales Agronomist IV

The Sales Agronomist (SA) plays a crucial role in advising key growers as a local expert on Bayer Crop Science products, technology, and new innovations to ensure success throughout the season. As a Sales Agronomist, you are expected to drive business growth by developing new relationships with key growers, identifying their pain points, and providing agronomic-driven advice and insights. Your efforts will help expand Bayer's market share and reinforce its value as a trusted partner.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary responsibilities of this role, Sales Agronomist IV, are to:

  • Lead the development of a comprehensive Bayer portfolio business plan with Field Sales Representatives (FSRs) for assigned geography, prioritizing ~100 growers with high growth opportunity;
  • Collaborate with FSRs, Technical Agronomists, and SeedPros to build a comprehensive Bayer business plan and drive market share growth with identified growers;
  • Build relationships with key growers by providing agronomic insights, product selection, and placement recommendations;
  • Deliver squad goals through leading the grower demand generation plan and supporting others' role responsibilities;
  • Provide whole-farm agronomic advice through education, product selection, and placement, staying informed of agricultural research;
  • Drive trials related to Bayer Portfolio with targeted growers;
  • Support key seasonal milestones such as crop planning, responding to in-season product needs, scouting fields, and monitoring harvest results;
  • Lead, coach, and collaborate with FSRs, TAs, and SeedPros on business planning, understanding, and influencing growers' business objectives;
  • Address key grower needs in season, including performance issue resolution and replanting;
  • Strategically recommend innovative ways to enhance business results and connect internally for alignment and support.

WHO YOU ARE:

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

  • Agility in communication to effectively interact with organizations or individuals, with a customer-first focus;
  • Ability to discuss company practices related to current and future products and corporate initiatives;
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking capability using business insights to project decisions;
  • Digital fluency with industry tools and a desire to use data for business growth;
  • Strong analytical, influence, innovative sales, and negotiation skills;
  • Excellent facilitation, presentation, written communication, and conflict management skills;
  • Ability to coach and mentor teams and quickly grow strategic relationships;
  • Strong task management skills to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously;
  • Exceptional networking and consultative sales skills to engage customers and build new relationships;
  • Ability to learn and apply agronomic knowledge to promote diverse options fitting customer needs;
  • Valid Driver's license and eligibility to drive a company car or pooled vehicle (driving record must meet guidelines based on the company's Risk Screening for Hiring Drivers and MVR will be reviewed as part of pre-employment screening).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in an agriculture-related discipline, business, or an appropriate related field;
  • Minimum of 12 years of relevant agriculture experience in agronomy, technology, sales, or marketing;
  • Experience with sales teams and teams working remotely.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary of approximately between $106,226.73 - $159,340.09. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.. This salary (or salary range) is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant's location, market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

YOUR APPLICATION

Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Science for a better life, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer. To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes. Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.

Bayer is an E-Verify Employer. Location: United States : Iowa : Residence Based Division: Crop Science Reference Code: 845370 Contact Us Email: hrop_usa@bayer.com

Job Tags

Full time, Seasonal work, Local area, Remote job,

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