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Agronomy Manager

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Job Order #: 5373359

NOC: 2123
Employer Name:
North Star Fertilizers
Posted Date:
11-Jul-2014
Location:
TISDALE
 
# of Positions:
1
Employment Terms:
Full Time
Education:
University Bachelor's Degree
Experience:
3-5 Years
Apply By:
31-Aug-2014
How to Apply?:
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Employer Name:
North Star Fertilizers
Contact Name:
Trish
Contact Phone:
3062492262
Contact Fax:
3062492215
Contact Email:
careers@northstarfert.com
Employer Website:
www.northstarfert.com


Description

Agronomy Manager:
    Oversee all training, and upgrading of all reporting staff
    Mentor and coach all reporting staff
    Deliver agronomy services to NSF customers
    Attract quality agronomy team members to NSF
    Work with Business Agronomists to provide the opportunity for agronomy services to our clients
    Coordinate internal and external education opportunities
    Work with agronomists one-on-one to develop approach methods and techniques  
    Set aside time for joint farm meetings with Business Agronomists
    Oversee Agronomy Team to complete professional accreditation
    Conduct prompt and detailed investigation of product inquiries
    Work with Business Agronomists to coordinate plot protocols for any demonstration and product development sites
    Oversee coordination and implementation of custom spraying and floating programs
    Oversee the increasing improvement of NSF agronomy and crop production knowledge skill set including providing training opportunities for all agronomists and stakeholders.  
    Oversee the entry of scouting data into database for permanent archive on the client accounts.

As a Sales Manager:
    In cooperation with the CEO, determine and invent reasons for NSF account managers to contact customers - Identify and Initiate Sales Programs
    Oversee communication pricing, supply and logistics issues to all locations and selling staff
    Assist in the organization customer events
    Assist in management of chemical and seed warehouse
    Assist in forecasting for chemical and seed purchase
    Assist with counter sales when required
    Load products when required
    Invoice products purchased by customers

As an Industry/Supplier Liaison:
    Learn and upgrade knowledge of new products and product updates on chemical, fertilizer, and seed
    Maintain relationships with industry people and competitors
    Be primary contact on all Business Agronomy with Grow Community of Independents

 

Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills
 - Oral communication
 - Working with others
 - Problem solving
 - Decision making
 - Critical thinking
 - Job task planning and organizing
 - Computer use
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
 - Membership in a provincial institute of agrology
Work Setting
 - Agribusiness
Type Of Work Experience
 - Soil science
 - Plant science
 - Field crops
 - Farm management
 - Agribusiness
Specific Skills - Field Crops
 - Plant disease, pest and weed prevention and eradication
 - Plant growth and development
 - Plant nutrition
 - Marketing and distribution
 - Classification

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