Seeds Agronomy Developmental Sales Representative
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Syngenta we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers. As a Seeds Agronomy Developmental Sales Representative (DSR) at Syngenta you will be a valued member of a high-performing Sales Team and participate in a curriculum-based integrated learning opportunity preparing you to be a successful territory sales leader in the agriculture industry. Youll receive competitive wages and ongoing career development resources.
Location: Flexible locations within the United States (Colorado Illinois Iowa Kansas Minnesota Wisconsin Oklahoma Nebraska Missouri Indiana Ohio Michigan North Dakota South Dakota)
What will you do
- Complete a well-defined customized training and development plan with direction and assistance from your manager and experienced colleagues
- Develop effective product and technical expertise including product placement scouting agronomic principles building strong farmer relationships understanding of the sales process and gaining product commitment.
- Gain experience and build leadership capabilities consultative selling competence communication and presentation skills business acumen and territory management while creating a professional network to further your career
- Implement strategy to achieve sales objectives in assigned territory
- Identify and analyze customer needs market intelligence and territory opportunities to share with sales management and marketing
- Develop effective ways of working to strengthen teamwork within the sales team
- Manage support and build the customer base in a defined geography
- Advise channel partners on presentation of products and promotional materials
- Manage within territory budget guidance accurately report expenses and sales operate and maintain company vehicle in compliance with policy track customer interactions and submit weekly activity reports.
Qualifications :
- BA/BS degree August 2025 May 2026 preferably in Agricultural Science or related field
- A valid drivers license and acceptable moving violations record
What gives you an advantage
- Experience with former agricultural internships
- First-hand knowledge of farming is a definite asset
- Knowledge of agronomics general cropping practices agricultural technology and trends and requirements for pest control
- Demonstrated professional and personal capabilities including;
- Strong customer focus
- Business acumen and results-driven
- Resilience and interpersonal savvy
- Ability to lead be self-directed and to work as part of a team
- Integrity and trust
- Effective writing presentation and negotiation skills
- Ability to be mobile within the Mid-western region of US
Additional Information :
What We Offer:
- Competitive wages with performance-based bonus potential
- Company vehicle
- Professional and personal development
- An understanding of career opportunities available at Syngenta that relate to your passion
- Skills experience and a professional network to further your career
Syngenta has been ranked as atop employerby Science Journal.
Learn more about ourteamand ourmission here: is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- B2B Sales
- Time Management
- Customer Service
- Cold Calling
- Retail Sales
- Territory Management
- Upselling
- Product Demos
- Outside Sales
- Medicare
- negotiation
About Company
To help feed 10 billion people while reducing emissions and improve biodiversity. This is our mission as the global agriculture technology leader. With 59,000 employees in more than 100 countries and hundreds of thousands of agricultural partners worldwide, we are committed to transfo ... View more
