Legacy Cooperative · 6 days ago
SALES AGRONOMIST - ALLIANCE, NE
Alliance, NE
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelLegacy Coop is looking for a Sales Agronomist to join their Alliance, NE team. In this role, you will build strong relationships with growers, assess their needs, and recommend the best crop inputs and management practices to enhance productivity and profitability.
Retail
Responsibilities
Gain in-depth knowledge and insight of assigned customers’ initiatives, goals, and strategies through regular interaction with all levels within the customer’s operation. Including the customer’s business drivers, strategy and buying practices
Develop regular sales call strategies with assigned customers and prospects
Record sales calls in a manner chosen by management to achieve accountability and have a record for future reference
Know and use all resources necessary to make proper recommendations and applications of products and services sold. Follow up your recommendations
Communicate with Management to develop and enhance the performance of Legacy Coop. Gather and share information on the competition and market trends
Work with appropriate employees/management to help maintain delivery schedules. Communicate product needs in advance of application with Operations Manager in order to make sure supplies are on hand
Work with management to develop marketing plans that will help achieve sales and margin goals
Use all resources necessary to “cross sell” and to identify and promote an increase in market share with current customers
Keep an open line of communication with operations team for optimum customer service and satisfaction
Live the Legacy Coop brand by demonstrating a commitment to doing what’s right, a solid work ethic, a strong sense of ownership, a passion for agriculture, and respect for others-all others
Observe and enforce all safety requirements and company policies including credit policy
Work closely with operation and accounting teams to invoice products and services timely and accurately
Attend continuing education opportunities and safety meetings and perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management
Qualification
Required
Must have valid drivers license that meets MVR standards of company
A degree from an accredited agriculture related program - experience will count as education
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 lbs
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus
Preferred
A commercial driver's license with class C and hazmat endorsement is a plus
Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) certification is preferred (or an ability to obtain one)
Benefits
Full-time benefits package including retirement
401K
Holiday
Vacation
Sick time
Competitive pay
Company
Legacy Cooperative
Legacy Cooperative is the result of a merger between Panhandle Coop Associations is a supply cooperative that has three divisions, Retail Grocery, Energy, and Crop Production and Farmers Cooperative at producer cooperative in Hemingford.
Founded in 1942
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase