Precision Ag Consultant

About the role

Provides leadership across the organization for the sale of Precision Farming Products offered through John Deere. Creates and executes a John Deere Agriculture Management Solutions (AMS) Marketing Plan. Develops and delivers employee training for AMS products. Manages the adoption of new technology and product offerings. Manages dealership inventory processes for AMS products, customer follow-up processes, and customer satisfaction issues related to product line. Provides support for advanced customer training (including desktop software products) offered through John Deere. Coordinates the execution of the dealership’s John Deere FarmSight™ strategy (Machine Optimization, Logistics Optimization, and Ag Decision Support). Develops and executes the plan to ensure ongoing AMS mainstreaming across all departments at the dealership. Assists in leading the organization in the area of John Deere precision farming products. Ensures understanding of John Deere FarmSight™ solutions and precision farming products in sales, service, parts, and all other departments. Serves as the internal and external technical specialist for all precision farming products. Implements the adoption of new technology and product offerings. Develops and delivers employee and customer training for John Deere FarmSight™ solutions and advanced precision farming products. Provides recommendations of stocking/inventory requirements for solutions enablement. Provides recommendations on ordering option codes. Provides solutions-based business consulting services to customers (i.e. advising customers on optimizing performance, reducing costs, operation efficiencies, etc.). May also support the dealership efforts with third-party providers (Certified Crop Advisor, Ag Service Provider, etc.) and related John Deere businesses.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership across the organization for the sale of Precision Farming Products offered through John Deere
• Creates and executes a John Deere Agriculture Management Solutions (AMS) Marketing Plan
• Develops and delivers employee training for AMS products
• Manages the adoption of new technology and product offerings
• Manages dealership inventory processes for AMS products, customer follow-up processes, and customer satisfaction issues related to product line
• Provides support for advanced customer training (including desktop software products) offered through John Deere
• Captures the execution of the dealership’s John Deere FarmSight™ strategy (Machine Optimization, Logistics Optimization, and Ag Decision Support)
• Develops and executes the plan to ensure ongoing AMS mainstreaming across all departments at the dealership
• Assists in leading the organization in the area of John Deere precision farming products
• Ensures understanding of John Deere FarmSight™ solutions and precision farming products in sales, service, parts, and all other departments
• Serves as the internal and external technical specialist for all precision farming products
• Implements the adoption of new technology and product offerings
• Develops and delivers employee and customer training for John Deere FarmSight™ solutions and advanced precision farming products
• Provides recommendations of stocking/inventory requirements for solutions enablement
• Provides recommendations on ordering option codes
• Provides solutions-based business consulting services to customers (i.e. advising customers on optimizing performance, reducing costs, operation efficiencies, etc.)
• May also support the dealership efforts with third-party providers (Certified Crop Advisor, Ag Service Provider, etc.) and related John Deere businesses

Requirements

• 1+ years’ experience in an agriculture-related role
• Dealership sales, service, training, or other related work experience preferred
• Proficient knowledge of electrical and wireless communication systems
• Ability to operate with a solutions approach and identify existing/emerging customer needs
• Ability to use standard desktop applications such as Microsoft Office and internet functions
• Solid organizational, interpersonal, analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel to store locations and customers
• Certified Crop Advisor certification or equivalent preferred
• Associates degree in Agronomy, Agriculture Business, or Agriculture Mechanization or equivalent experience required
• Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy, Agriculture Business, or Agriculture Mechanization preferred

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to use standard desktop applications such as Microsoft Office and internet functions
• Ability to operate with a solutions approach and identify existing/emerging customer needs
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel to store locations and customers
• Ability to provide solutions-based business consulting services to customers (i.e. advising customers on optimizing performance, reducing costs, operation efficiencies, etc.)
• Ability to provide recommendations of stocking/inventory requirements for solutions enablement
• Ability to provide recommendations on ordering option codes
• Ability to provide technical support for precision farming products
• Ability to manage dealership inventory processes for AMS products, customer follow-up processes, and customer satisfaction issues related to product line
• Ability to coordinate the execution of the dealership’s John Deere FarmSight™ strategy (Machine Optimization, Logistics Optimization, and Ag Decision Support)
• Ability to develop and deliver employee and customer training for John Deere FarmSight™ solutions and advanced precision farming products
• Ability to assist in leading the organization in the area of John Deere precision farming products
• Ability to ensure understanding of John Deere FarmSight™ solutions and precision farming products in sales, service, parts, and all other departments
• Ability to serve as the internal and external technical specialist for all precision farming products
• Ability to implement the adoption of new technology and product offerings
• Ability to provide solutions-based business consulting services to customers (i.e. advising customers on optimizing performance, reducing costs, operation efficiencies, etc.)
• Ability to support the dealership efforts with third-party providers (Certified Crop Advisor, Ag Service Provider, etc.) and related John Deere businesses

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Full Time