Market Development Agronomist - Fruit and Vegetable - SE QLD

at  National AgriSolutions

Join a global business that has built a bio-stimulant portfolio around 40 years of engagement with growers across the world.

THE ROLE ITSELF?

From a home based office you will engage with growers, agronomy consultants and rural retailers across the horticulture production regions in South-East Queensland & Northern NSW. You will also spend time with the technical staff, on-farm agronomists, production/farm managers and business managers across the industry where you will create opportunities to strengthen their understanding of the company’s products. Your day to day activities in this role will include:

• Organising and establishing appropriate field activities to promote products through commercial demo plots, grower field days and grower meetings
• Leveraging distributor partners as multipliers for demand generation activities
• Generating growth by providing technical and commercial support to the existing customer base (growers and retail outlets) in the region
• Strategic development of the customer base (distributors /growers)
• Preparing and implementing a detailed territory business plan based on robust market intelligence and focus on key opportunities to meet sales targets
• Maintaining timely and accurate forecasting based on environmental outlooks, market information, product positioning and competitive knowledge
• Proactively identify, create, and implement plans to capture opportunities to expand the business in the territory
• Ensuring product positioning and demonstrating value for product/technology
• Effectively managing relevant stakeholder relationships and ensuring excellent communication
• Proactively resolving and recording all customer questions, feedback and issues

WHAT KIND OF PERSON WILL FIT THE ROLE?

To be considered for this position you must have tertiary agricultural science qualifications and previous experience in horticultural, nut/tree crop agronomy. We are looking for an experienced person with proven technical and commercial skills in the bio stimulant, nutrition or adjuvant sectors. The successful candidate will have a proven passion for providing stellar customer service and a desire to assist existing and new customers through their use of the companies technologies.