Share Email Opening Title Agronomy Sales & Marketing Manager  Description JOIN OUR AGRONOMY SALES TEAM! Are you looking to join a fast-paced team that strives to deliver exceptional service to customers? The Agronomy Department is hiring a full time Agronomy Sales & Marketing Manager!    Position Overview: The Agronomy Sales & Marketing Manager will provide leadership and guidance to a wide variety of personalities and styles of current Field Sales Agronomists and supporting staff. The Agronomy Sales & Marketing Manager will need to possess excellent sales, management and marketing skills and have a very good understanding of seed, crop nutrient, chemical and precision ag programs and how to maximize margins. Independent thinking, goal and performance driven characteristics combined with a strong leadership and sales record is essential to the success of this person. The Agronomy Sales & Marketing Manager will serve as an integral part of the UFC Agronomy Leadership Team.   Key Responsibilities: Lead the UFC Agronomy sales team and activities for a multi- million-dollar Agronomy operation to include chemical, crop nutrients, precision ag and seed. Applies sound business principles in the management of Agronomy sales team, along with meeting or exceeding the sales, margin, and the local savings goals. Develop individual Field Sales Agronomist’s goals (in conjunction with VP of Agronomy, Seed, CPP, and Precision Ag PSMs), tracking metrics, tactics, and timing around strategies outlined in UFC’s Business Plan. Train and develop agronomy sales team on programs, pricing, margin management and overall strategy to offer the best returns for both the patron and UFC. Effectively manage UFC’s Field Sales Agronomist’s development through interaction with UFC’s PSM to ensure sales effectiveness and technical expertise. Maintain ongoing communication with management team & agronomy sales staff to monitor competitive products and marketing activities. Build strong, long term relationships with top key accounts in the defined team geography to maximize UFC’s concentration, penetration and retention in the trade area. Network with producers to earn new business and manage assigned key accounts. Establish, build, and maintain relationships with key industry and strategic community partners. Facilitate strong team building skills and the ability to help with product marketing and development along with pricing and inventory within UFC’s trade area. Plan and oversee advertising and promotion activities as well as communication of sales programs, incentives and purchase options. Collaborate with UFC’s PSMs to maximize product/technical knowledge transfer UFC’s Field Sales Agronomists to capitalize on services, information, and sales to preferred growers desiring extensive technical/ agronomic expertise. Utilize UFC’s FOCUS CRM to work closely with sales team members on a daily/weekly basis to make sure they are doing the “right” things to achieve their goals Maintain a consistent UFC branded image throughout all product lines, promotional materials, and events.   Major Areas of Accountability: Maintains high customer satisfaction ratings that meets UFC standards. Facilitates and completes required training and development objectives within the assigned time frame for employees Enforces company safety program Resolves customer complaints quickly and fairly in accordance with company policies. Refers unusual situations to the Vice President of Agronomy Recommends qualified and competent people to management for addition to staff as necessary Assure quality for all engagements with and deliverables provided to customers and prospects Provide feedback on market trends, competitive threats, and opportunities to deliver greater value to customers Other duties as assigned. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Position Agronomy Sales & Marketing Manager   Location Winthrop Agronomy   About the Organization United Farmers Cooperative (UFC) is a farmer-owned cooperative that was formed as the Cooperative Creamery Association of Lafayette in 1915 in the town of Lafayette, Minnesota. Over the next 100+ years of business, UFC would undergo many changes to meet the evolving needs of members in a changing world. Since its start in 1915, UFC has grown from one location and two employees to 175+ employees with multiple locations serving members across several Central Minnesota counties. Today, UFC is an innovative and diverse cooperative striving to meet and exceed its members expectations through several business units including United Natural Gas, Agronomy, Energy, Ag Equipment, Grain Handling Systems, Feed and Grain.   This position is currently not accepting applications. To search for an open position, please go to http://UnitedFarmersCooperative.appone.com WE ALSO RECOMMEND Other Jobs Within Same Category -- None found -- Other Jobs Within 60 Miles -- None found --

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