Technical Agronomist - Emerging Talent Program at Nutrien
Winterville, Mississippi, USA -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 Sep, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Marketing/Advertising/Sales

Description

This position is required to be on-site.
Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.
Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien, providing full-acre solutions through our network of trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with the most sustainable solutions possible, offering a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.; Proven®Seed and Dyna-Gro®Seed; as well as financial, custom application and precision ag services.
Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities We efficiently serve growers’ needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien and Nutrien Ag Solutions.
The Agronomy Emerging Talent Program position provides a valuable opportunity to gain experience in agronomics and retail operations. This role is part of Nutrien Ag Solution’s Emerging Talent Program (ETP) which is a two-year development program for early career professionals. This position is primarily located at Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Winterville, MS innovation farm. At the innovation farm, the employee will work alongside seasoned agronomists, plant breeders and farm staff to deepen their agronomic skills and knowledge. The employee will also have set periods of time where they work at a nearby Nutrien Ag Solutions retail branch to broaden their knowledge, skills and exposure to other roles in the greater Nutrien Ag Solutions business. The program also involves additional development with a peer group from across North America during the two-year program.

Responsibilities
  • Assist the Farm Supervisor and Innovation Farm Staff in planning, implementing and data collection of field trials and demonstrations.
  • Organize and facilitate field days, grower meetings, post-harvest meetings, training, etc.
  • Manage and compile data including plot data, seed matrix, etc. to field in Marketing format.
  • Evaluate product including building product knowledge set, sharing local observations with product development team, and be the expert on Dyna‐Gro Products
  • Coordinate 3rd Party testing and assist in product selection for yield and demo plots.
  • Strengthen customer engagement by incorporating profitable and sustainably initiatives.
  • Collaborate with Regional Agronomy Managers, Precision Ag Lead, Seeds Agronomist, and Loveland Sales Managers to implement trials and learnings to benefit local sales force.
  • Collaborate with Division leadership and Crop Consultants to gain understanding of challenges and issues in sales support of agricultural inputs and customer interaction.
  • Perform branch level duties during branch rotations including include delivery, warehousing, sales, soil sampling, crop scouting, and other operations
  • Participate in Emerging Talent Program seminars and development activities.
  • Model our core value of safety by enabling a culture in which you are actively contributing to a safe work environment.
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