** Are you passionate about the future of agriculture? Do you want to join a company that's at the forefront of innovation? Innovative Ag Services is seeking talented individuals to join our growing team. We offer competitive wages, excellent benefits, and a chance to make a real difference in the ag industry.
Primary Objective: To increase volume sales and margin growth by actively selling products and services for the benefit of IAS and its member-owners.
Major Accountabilities:
The following duties are typical for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.
- Promote the sales of all IAS products and programs with a primary emphasis of crop protection products, plant food, seed, and agronomy programs and services.
- Increase unit sales, gross margins, and market share by aggressively contacting and selling current and potential customers within an assigned area.
- Provide necessary information to current and prospective customers to support products and programs, and assist customers in making production and business decisions.
- Communicate regularly with location team members to keep them abreast of current crop production and business practices; products, programs, and services; and customer/prospect activity.
- Promote and coordinate Precision Ag activities at the location.
- Work closely with the location manager to coordinate product inventories and distribution to customers.
- Facilitate efficient and accurate pricing, invoicing, and distribution.
- Submit weekly reports of contacts made and customer and competitor activity.
- Assist location managers in account receivable management and collection.
- Work with the Sales Manager to quickly resolve any concerns or complaints brought forward by current or prospective customers.
- Actively assist in the development of individual growth and development plans and participate in agreed-upon training.
- Support and help develop department and individual marketing and business plans.
- Keep an up-to-date database of all customers and prospects within in assigned area.
- Maintain required licenses necessary to perform job requirements.
- All other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Possess sufficient knowledge of crop production science to advise producers on agronomy plans, products and services to secure efficient production, higher yield and improved quality.
- Computer skills including Word and Excel.
- Display a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently.
- Ability to communicate information or ideas effectively in written or oral form.
- Ability to organize, deal with change effectively, and work on multiple tasks concurrently.
- Post secondary degree or equivalent with education and experience.
Physical Requirements/Environmental Adaptability:
- Requires static strength to lift, push, pull, or carry objects with a minimum weight of 50 pounds. Also flexibility to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. Also trunk strength and ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time. Some tasks involve repetitive motion.
- Agricultural Environment – Possible exposure to seasonal weather, outdoor conditions, and agriculture products.
- Personal Protective Equipment may be required for some tasks.
Skills Required
- Knowledge of crop production science to advise on agronomy plans, products, and services
- Post-secondary degree or equivalent education and experience
- Computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form
- Ability to organize, handle change, and manage multiple tasks concurrently
- Maintain required licenses necessary to perform job requirements
- Ability to lift, push, pull, or carry objects of at least 50 pounds
- Willingness to work in agricultural outdoor environments and use personal protective equipment as required
What We Do
Innovative Ag Services Co. is a full service farm cooperative offering a complete line of supplies and services to meet all of your farm needs. We provide value-added products and services to over 5,000 members in the grain, agronomy, feed, energy and building supply markets. To better serve you, our 33 locations are conveniently located throughout northeast and central Iowa and southwest Wisconsin. Innovative Ag Services was incorporated in 2005 to ensure that our customers had access to the best products and services available. Since our founding, we have grown in size and territory through multiple mergers and acquisitions and have achieved over $1 billion in annual sales. Our more than 325 dedicated employees play an important role in this growth and success.
