This position will help drive sales through teaching, training and assisting a local sales team via designated agronomic duties. The Field agronomist will focus the majority of his/her time on the responsibilities listed below. This position will mainly serve the Northwest Iowa region. Counties in this area would include: Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Humboldt, Webster, Calhoun, Sac, Ida, Woodbury, Plymouth, Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Buena Vista, and Cherokee. As a member of the Beck’s Family of employees, all full-time employees are eligible for a generous benefits package: • Health benefits including two medical plan options and company HSA contributions, dental, vision, employer paid life/AD&D for you and your dependents, disability insurance, and access to an onsite Nurse Practitioner • 401k plan match & company sponsored pension plan and access to a Financial Advisor to help you manage your retirement savings • Paid time off, Paid Holidays, Wellness Programs, & Corporate Discounts • Company Christmas Party, Free Lunch, & Much More Responsibilities • Collaborate with the Area Team Lead (ATL) on the following activities that will help improve sales results • Sales support activities: • Seed advisor and dealer ride-alongs • Dealer, Customer and Seed Advisor meetings and field days • Field investigation reporting/training and management • Local farm shows, Becks Field Shows, competitive dealer recruiting • Agronomy content and training • Force Multiplier training of Seed Advisors and Dealers for agronomy content • Create voice memos, videos, and other timely local agronomy content • Author Crop Talk articles, agronomy briefs, and webinars as needed from Agronomy leadership • Local product expertise and leadership • Lead and manage local choice trial walk program with dealers and customers • Coordinate local plot program and hybrid sets • Collaborate with RPS to develop product plans and successful product launches • Develop local plot data and hybrid data information • Train dealers and seed advisors on product positioning throughout the year • PFR Proven excellence • Train Seed Advisors and Dealers to apply select PFR Proven concepts at the local level • Develop PFR proven concepts for local application • Integrate PFR Proven concepts into agronomy training and meetings • Provide PFR team new ideas for testing • Assist in developing and training Seed Advisors and dealer how to utilize the PFR integration into Becks digital ag platform FARMserver • Assist in local PFR tours if practicable • Personal Development • Continuous internal training • Additional agronomy education • Leadership development conferences and seminars • Work with ATL’s in developing strategies to help drive local agronomy plans in order to increase sales • Perform other duties as may be requested by the Regional Agronomy Manager Job Requirements 1. Education and training: • M.S. degree in Agronomy or related field preferred • Bachelor of Science Degree in Agronomy with minimum of three years of field experience • Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and insurable driving record as determined by Beck’s automobile insurance policy • This is a safety-sensitive position 2. Technical knowledge: • Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) License preferred • Basic computer and current software skills • Chauffer license or equivalent required 3. Physical Demands: • Must be able to lift up to 70 pounds unassisted. • Ability to pass DOT physical examination and obtain Medical Examiner’s Certificate may be required ** In an effort to provide a safer, drug-free workplace for employees, all full-time applicants to whom offers of employment are made must submit to a drug test and background check, subject to applicable local, state, or federal laws or regulations. Employment at Beck's is contingent upon passing these pre-employment screenings.