If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, come work at Corteva Agriscience! We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Field Agronomist serving the Minnesota and Wisconsin district. This position would be home office based within the service area. This role serves as the interface between the Commercial and R&D organizations. In addition, this individual is responsible for implementing district strategy with selected retail accounts within the Crop Protection Business.
What You'll Do:
- Local collector and interpreter of the technical needs of users, influencers, channel partners, and Corteva Crop Protection sales team regarding products.
- Translate local needs into questions to be answered by projects and communicates inputs to Field Scientists for marketing for awareness.
- Support district sales goals of existing products by providing technical and sales support.
- Support the development of the sales organization through training, coaching, and best practice improvement for trainees experienced hires and experienced territory managers in Crop Protection.
- Support local sales team with sales and product training for new and experienced sales representatives.
- Work with Technology Transfer to transform the information generated by Field Scientists and R&D into applicable information for the commercial organization
- Facilitate the coordination and implementation of Tech Transfer training for new Territory Managers through serving on the Tech Education Network team.
- Manage technical training for key distributors.
What Skills You Need:
- Bachelor's degree with demonstrated capabilities is preferred. Experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
- Minimum of six (6) years of field experience, preferably in a similar role.
- Agronomy and business experience in relevant geography.
- Good listener and interpreter of views from a wide range of inputs.
- Strong communication skills to transfer knowledge across the network and within the region.
- The ability to establish sustainable business relationships; identify processes to further joint partnerships and managing thorough business plans are required abilities and skills.
- Strong technical expertise and problem-solving skills required
- Ability to position full Corteva Crop Protection portfolio including industry-leading corn, soybean herbicide solutions, nitrogen maximizers, plant health and trait technologies.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills- verbal and written
- Ability to communicate across diverse functions e.g., Sales, Marketing, R&D, Regulatory, Legal
- Strong self-directing skills, ability to work effectively with minimal guidance
- Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills
- Strong computer skills; PowerPoint, Word, Excel, sales reporting
- Innovative in focus
- Ability to solve problems or capitalize on opportunities without guidance
- Capable of prioritizing and implementing action against key objectives
- Frequent travel required, 30% of the time or greater.
Benefits – How We’ll Support You:
Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits
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Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.
The salary range for this position is $ to $.
This reflects a reasonable estimate of the targeted base salary for this role. This role is also eligible for an annual bonus. Based on factors such as geographic location and candidate qualifications, actual base pay is determined when an employment offer is made.
Corteva Agriscience is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.
