Senior Wholesale Field Sales Representative, Crop Protection

Summary

Join CHS as a Wholesale Crop Protection Field Sales Representative and help empower agriculture in Nebraska. In this dynamic role within our Agronomy division, you’ll serve as an Account Manager to strengthen customer partnerships, increase market share, and deliver profitable solutions. Success in this role requires strong verbal and written communication skills, a customer-focused mindset, self-starter attitude and a passion for building long-lasting relationships. You’ll collaborate with colleagues, suppliers, and customers to deliver innovative, purpose-driven strategies that support both grower success and the CHS mission.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted, positive relationships with customers by providing value-driven support and ensuring a strong, consistent experience.
• Maintain and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures, and regulations. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions.
• Monitor market trends and the competitive landscape needed to forecast supply requirements by month and on an annual basis.
• Utilize proficient knowledge of product offerings to expand product placement, increase share of wallet, and improve customer profitability.
• Negotiate pricing and business agreements that create mutual success.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with business partners to provide insight, guidance, and leverage supply economics and regional strategies.
• Prepare business proposals and sales presentations based on and to support customer needs.
• Develop, and execute innovative territory and account strategies to drive growth that capture maximum value.
• Collaborate with other CHS teams to leverage business relationships, growing the CHS enterprise, serving as the voice of the customer.
• Share knowledge and constructively contribute toward developing sales best practices among team members.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• High School diploma or GED
• 4+ years of experience in Sales, Business Development, and/or Sales Business Operations
• 50% travel

Additional Qualifications

• You earn trust through responsiveness, credibility, and follow-through, positioning yourself as a solutions-oriented business partner—not just a salesperson—who can effectively negotiate on behalf of customers.
• Strong understanding of crop protection, agricultural supply chains, and market dynamics, paired with business acumen across margins, pricing, and negotiation.
• A competitive drive with the ability to pursue growth opportunities, negotiate to win, and balance short-term execution with long-term account growth, scalable solutions, and market expansion.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Communications, Marketing, or related field.
• Outside sales experience to include: delivering tailored solutions through presentations, utilizing persuasive negotiation skills, resolving conflict, providing customer service, and working independently, supported by strong written and verbal communication skills to influence outcomes.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite: Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Valid driver's license with clean driving record.

Pay

Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.

Schedule

This role is remotely based with a home office. While exact location is flexible, ideal residency would be within the broader territory, such as the Omaha, Lincoln, and Norfolk, Nebraska, to support effective customer engagement.