Job Description
**Sales Agronomist III**
**We are looking to hire multiple Sales Agronomists throughout Illinois. In your application, please indicate your desired geographic region** (East IL, West IL, South IL)
The Sales Agronomist (SA) plays a crucial role as a local expert on Bayer Crop Science products, technology, and innovations, advising key growers to drive in-season success. You are responsible for fostering business growth by establishing new relationships, identifying pain points, and providing agronomic-driven advice and insights throughout the season. Your expertise will be pivotal in expanding Bayer's market share and ensuring the seamless execution of agronomic strategies from planning to harvest.
**YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
The primary responsibilities of this role, Sales Agronomist III, are to:
+ Lead the development of a comprehensive Bayer portfolio business plan with Field Sales Representatives (FSRs) for assigned geography, prioritizing ~100 growers with high growth opportunity;
+ Build relationships with key growers by providing value-added support, including agronomic insights, product selection, and placement recommendations;
+ Deliver squad goals by leading grower demand generation plans and supporting others' role responsibilities;
+ Provide whole-farm agronomic advice through education, product selection, and placement, while staying informed of agricultural research;
+ Drive trials related to Bayer Portfolio with targeted growers;
+ Offer additional support at key seasonal milestones such as crop planning, in-season product needs, field scouting, and harvest monitoring;
+ Collaborate with FSRs, TAs, and SeedPros on business planning, understanding, and influencing growers' business objectives;
+ Resolve performance issues and support key grower needs in season, including PPIs and Replants;
+ Make strategic recommendations to leadership on innovative ways to enhance business results;
+ Connect with company peers on programs and issues to gain alignment and support for resolutions;
+ Monitor grower account inventory progress, track planned activities, and identify new issues or opportunities throughout the year;
+ Manage an annual SG&A budget and program expenditures; Travel approximately ~60% with significant face-to-face customer interaction.
**WHO YOU ARE**
Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:
**Required Qualifications:**
+ Agility in communication approach to effectively interact with organizations or individuals, while balancing and building relationship dynamics;
+ Ability to speak to company practices regarding current and future products and corporate initiatives;
+ Demonstrated strategic thinking capability using business insights to project decisions;
+ Digital fluency with industry tools and a desire to use data-driven decisions to grow the business;
+ Strong analytical, influence, innovative sales, and negotiation skills with documented ability to drive results;
+ Excellent facilitation, presentation, written communication, and conflict management skills;
+ Ability to quickly start and grow strategic relationships and influence customer behavior;
+ Strong task management, prioritization, and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously for effective customer support;
+ Exceptional networking and consultative sales skills to engage customers and build new relationships;
+ Ability to quickly learn and apply agronomic knowledge to promote options fitting customer needs;
+ Position requires driver license;
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree in an agriculture-related discipline, business, or related field preferred;
+ Minimum of 8 years of relevant agriculture experience in agronomy, technology, sales, or marketing;
+ Experience with sales teams and teams working remotely preferred.
Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $89,600.06 - $134,400.08. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors. This posting will be available for application until at least 6/30/25.
**Application Period:** Please define **Reference Code:** 846019
**Division:** Crop Science **Location:** United States : Illinois : Residence Based
**Functional Area:** Marketing **Position Grade:** VS 1.1
**Employment Type:** Regular **Work Time:** Please define
**Contact Us**
AddressTelephoneE-Mail
**200127** **Internal *8080** **cnrecruiting@bayer.com**
**Shanghai** **External 400 012 2021**
**Job Segment:** Scientific, Agricultural, Agronomy, Field Sales, Engineering, Agriculture, Sales
Job Tags
Seasonal work, Local area, Remote job,
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