Crop Consultant

About the role

Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien, providing full-acre solutions through our network of trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, and Australia. For over 150 years, we have helped growers achieve the highest yields with sustainable solutions, offering a wide selection of products, including proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.; Proven®Seed and Dyna-Gro®Seed; as well as financial, custom application, and precision ag services.

Responsibilities

• Develop new prospects and interact with existing growers to increase agricultural inputs sales to meet and exceed sales goals.
• Manage sales to meet profit margin goals.
• Assure customer satisfaction of products, including on-time and accurate delivery and quality of product.
• Develop and implement strategies to increase the sales of proprietary products.
• Consult with growers on agricultural issues and prescribe appropriate actions to resolve them.
• Resolve issues associated with adverse product results.
• Perform initial credit review of customers to understand credit risk and provide necessary information to the Credit Manager to set credit limits.
• Collect outstanding accounts receivables from customers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• University degree preferred; in lieu of a degree, 5+ years of agriculture experience and a high school diploma or equivalent are required.
• 2+ years’ experience using standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the agriculture industry, as well as the application of agricultural chemicals.
• Proficiency in computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.
• Sales experience preferred.