Title: Agricultural Sales Representative (CA) - Entry Level
AgBiome Company Overview: AgBiome® is a revolutionary agricultural biotech company headquartered in Research Triangle Park (Durham), NC. We use new knowledge of the plant-associated microbiome to create innovative products for agriculture and life sciences. We are currently focused on being the leader in discovering and developing new biologicals, traits, and chemicals for the protection of crops from insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes. We aim to decrease risk and improve yield to feed our growing world population. An intense focus on productivity, quality and participation are essential. Personal leadership coupled with strong interpersonal and communication skills are critical within our culture. Our unique working environment emphasizes teamwork and the ability to focus on common goals. We have repeatedly been named by Inc. Magazine as one of the “The Best Places to Work”.
Position Overview: The Agricultural Sales Representative role is considered an invaluable member of the Crop Protection organization and must have the enthusiasm, vision, drive, creativity and interpersonal skills to succeed in meeting the financial objectives of the company. This position requires an understanding of the crops and farming techniques of the assigned target geographies.

The person that holds this position is responsible for creating demand at the retail and grower level and will also partner with retailers and grower customers, forecasting to achieve sales of Agricultural products to deliver sales goals according to a monthly budget as part of the commercial team. This role originates user experience trials, retailer and grower meetings as part of the launch of new products.
The Agricultural Sales Representative is also responsible for creating, building, and strengthening long-term relationships with customers and potential customers, thereby driving repeat sales and growth.
Key Position Responsibilities:

Travel: This role is entirely field based. At periods of time there may be significant travel involved.
Location: Candidate will be field based out of California covering Northern California, Stockton CA, Bakersfield CA, and Yuma AZ.
NOTE to Agency/Consultant/Independent Recruiters: We are not accepting third-party outreach, which means do not reach out to, email and/or call anyone within our organization directly regarding this or any of our posted positions.
NOTE to Applicants: You must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. AgBiome is not sponsoring applicants for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, F1 OPT status, etc.) at this time.