Agronomist

POSITION: Agronomist
LOCATION: Kimberley, Douglas, Bloemfontein or Surrounding Towns

Purpose of the Job
To provide expert product and agronomy support to distributors and agents within a designated region,
enhancing the value of Villas crop protection solutions through technical advice, crop-specific expertise,
and relationship-based collaboration. The role supports sales outcomes through influence, education, and
innovation—not direct pricing or transactional sales.

Responsibilities
1. Technical Product Support

- Provide technical guidance on Villas crop protection products.

- Conduct product demonstrations and follow-up visits with agents and end users.

- Monitor product performance, handle queries, and provide practical usage feedback.

2. Agronomic Advisory

- Offer agronomy support tailored to regional crops and farming conditions.

- Advise agents and farmers on integrated crop solutions and practices.

- Stay abreast of pests, disease, and environmental trends impacting crops.

3. Relationship Building

- Build and maintain long-term relationships with distributor agents and growers.

- Act as the trusted technical face of Villa, positioning the brand as a knowledgeable partner.

- Foster collaboration through field days, joint visits, and technical training.

4. Influence & Market Development – Sales support

- Influence product uptake through credibility, knowledge sharing, and solution-based engagement.

- Identifies regional product opportunities, gaps, or needs and provides market intelligence to internal teams.

- Innovate new ways to position products against competition using insights and creative demonstration.

5. Develop and implement business plan.

- Develop a business plan for your specific area with specific goals.

- Implement business plans by establishing clear actions and ensuring successful execution of strategy.

Qualification & Experience

- Diploma, BA Agric, BSc degree in agronomy, plant pathology, entomology closely aligned field

- 2+ years experience in agricultural crop protection industry.

- Substantial knowledge of business and technical aspects of the product areas and technology is required.

- Experience in working with farmers, agents and dealership management. Customer facing.

- Experience with sales, logistics and organization.

- Must be able to work within a cross functional group setting with significant collaboration but also be independent.

- CropLife accredited.

Skills & Competencies

- Ability to reprioritize regularly and quickly respond to internal and external customers.

- Effective time management.

- Effective relationship management with good interpersonal skills.

- Delivers clear, concise and effective verbal and written communications appropriate to ones audience(s).

- Eye for detail to ensure accuracy, continuity, and completeness of all information.

- Experienced with Microsoft Office Software and ability to learn new programs.

- Planning and Managing Work

- Critical Thinking

- Customer Focus –

- Technical/Professional Knowledge & Skills – Has high level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in crop protection, agronomy, and ag business profession.

- Bilingual (English & Afrikaans)

- Delivers industry-leading results.

- Ability to solve problems.

- Able to work independently and take initiative.

- Creative and open-minded to new ideas.