About this role
At Bayer, we believe work should matter. Every day, our teams push toward a future where "Health for all, Hunger for none" is within reach, and every role, from the lab to the field to the boardroom, helps us get there. We give people the ownership to shape outcomes, the support to grow through new skills and experiences, and a global community where different perspectives are valued. If you want your work to count and the room to become your best, you'll find it here.
Sales Agronomist II Channel, South IN
The Sales Agronomist (SA) is responsible for advising key growers as a local expert on Bayer Crop Science products, technology, and new innovation to drive in season success. The Sales Agronomist is expected to drive business growth with key growers by developing new relationships, identifying pain points, providing agronomic driven advice and insights throughout the season.
YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The primary responsibilities of this role, Sales Agronomist II Channel, South IN, are to:
- Work with Field Sales Representatives , Technical Agronomists and SeedPros to build a comprehensive Bayer business plan and drive market share growth of Bayer products with ~100 identified growers with low or no Bayer share;
- Build relationships with key growers by providing value added support including agronomic insights, and product selection and placement recommendations;
- Responsible for the successful delivery of the squad goals through supporting the grower demand generation plan for the squad, and support of others&apos role responsibilities;
- Provide whole-farm agronomic advice through education, product selection and placement, keeping informed of agricultural research;
- Drive trials related to Bayer Portfolio with targeted growers;
- Provide additional support at key seasonal milestones such as crop planning, responding to in-season product needs, scouting fields, and monitoring harvest results;
- Work collaboratively with FSRs, TAs and Seed Pros on regular business planning, understanding and influencing growers&apos business objectives including KPIs and any other relevant customer targets / measures;
- Support key grower needs in season including performance issue resolution (PPIs and Replants);
- Think strategically and make recommendations to leadership on innovative ways to further enhance business results;
- Connect internally with company peers on programs, situations and issues to gain alignment and support to reach resolution;
- Understand and influence growers&apos business objectives including KPIs and any other relevant customer targets / measures;
- Continually monitor grower account inventory progress, track planned activities and uncover any new issues or opportunities through-out the year;
- Manage an annual SG&A budget and all program expenditures;
- Travel approximately ~60% with significant (daily) face to face customer interaction;
- Drives growth by building strong relationships with growers and expanding market share;
- Reports to the Business Unit Lead;
WHO YOU ARE
Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:
Required Qualifications:
- Agility in communication approach to effectively interact with organizations or individuals, balancing and building the dynamics of each relationship;
- Ability to speak to company practices related to current and future products as well as corporate initiatives;
- Demonstrate strategic thinking capability in prior experience, using business insights to project decisions;
- Digital fluency with latest industry tools and a desire to make decisions using data to grow the business;
- Strong analytical, influence, and 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 with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously;
- Exceptional networking and consultative sales skills to engage customers and build new relationships;
- Ability to quickly learn and apply agronomic knowledge to promote a diverse range of options fitting customer needs;
- Valid Driver license and eligibility to drive a company car or pooled vehicle (driving record must meet guidelines based on the company Risk Screening for Hiring Drivers and MVR will be reviewed as part of pre-employment screening);
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in an agriculture-related discipline, business or appropriate related field or years of experience equivalent and CCA;
- Minimum of 3+ years of relevant agriculture experience in agronomy, technology, sales or marketing;
- Experience with sales teams and teams working remotely;
Employees can expect to be paid a salary of approximately between $72,000.00 - $108,000.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.. This salary (or salary range) is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.This job is available for application until at least 11/10/26
YOUR APPLICATION
Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.
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Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.
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