Bayer · 2 months ago
Sales Agronomist II-Southeast, Southcentral and Southwest, Nebraska
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$70K/yr - $105K/yr
3+ years expBayer is a company dedicated to solving the world’s toughest challenges and promoting health and sustainability. The Sales Agronomist II will advise key growers on Bayer Crop Science products and technology, driving business growth through relationship building and agronomic insights throughout the season.
BiotechnologyChemicalHealth CareLife SciencePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Work with Field Sales Representatives, Technical Agronomists, and SeedPros to build a comprehensive Bayer business plan and drive market share growth of Bayer products with identified growers with low or no Bayer share
Build relationships with key growers by providing value-added support, including agronomic insights and product selection and placement recommendations
Deliver squad goals through supporting the grower demand generation plan and support others' role responsibilities
Provide whole-farm agronomic advice through education, product selection, and placement, keeping informed of agricultural research
Drive trials related to Bayer Portfolio with targeted growers
Provide additional support at key seasonal milestones such as crop planning, responding to in-season product needs, scouting fields, and monitoring harvest results
Collaborate with FSRs, TAs, and Seed Pros on regular business planning, understanding, and influencing growers' business objectives including KPIs and other relevant customer targets
Support key grower needs in season, including performance issue resolution
Make strategic recommendations to leadership on innovative ways to enhance business results
Connect internally with company peers on programs, situations, and issues to gain alignment and support to reach resolution
Monitor grower account inventory progress, track planned activities, and uncover new issues or opportunities throughout the year
Manage an annual SG&A budget and all program expenditures
Travel approximately 60% with significant face-to-face customer interaction
Qualification
Required
Agility in communication approach to effectively interact with organizations or individuals, balancing and building the dynamics of each relationship
Ability to speak to company practices related to current and future products as well as corporate initiatives
Demonstrate strategic thinking capability in prior experience, using business insights to project decisions
Digital fluency with latest industry tools and a desire to make decisions using data to grow the business
Strong analytical, influence, and innovative sales and negotiation skills with documented ability to drive results
Excellent facilitation, presentation, written communication, and conflict management skills
Ability to quickly start and grow strategic relationships and influence customer behavior
Strong task management with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Exceptional networking and consultative sales skills to engage customers and build new relationships
Ability to quickly learn and apply agronomic knowledge to promote a diverse range of options fitting customer needs
Position requires driving for the company that may fall under DOT/FMCSA jurisdiction, including hauling trailers, product, supplies, or equipment safely
Preferred
Minimum of 3 years of relevant agriculture experience in agronomy, technology, sales, or marketing preferred
Experience with sales teams and teams working remotely preferred
Bachelor's degree in an agriculture-related discipline, business, or appropriate related field or equivalent years of experience and CCA preferred
Benefits
Health care
Vision
Dental
Retirement
PTO
Sick leave
Company
Bayer
Bayer is a life science company that specializes in the areas of health care and agriculture.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (62)
2024 (71)
2023 (76)
2022 (141)
2021 (138)
2020 (117)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$9.34BKey Investors
Bank of AmericaBill & Melinda Gates FoundationTemasek Holdings
2025-09-26Post Ipo Debt· $331.5M
2024-12-06Post Ipo Debt· $5.29B
2022-11-08Grant· $12M
Leadership Team
Wolfgang Nickl
Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and CFO
Abi Abitorabi
VP, CGT Platform Implementation Lead
Recent News
2026-01-09
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