Summary:

The Precision Ag Specialist position is responsible for sales, services, and delivery of Precision Agriculture products and services for assigned region of Heartland Co-op.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Make sales and support calls throughout assigned Heartland Co-op territory. Create solutions and build long term relationships with customers and Heartland Co-op sales staff that will generate sales of Precision Ag Products and services.

• Sell and support Heartland Co-op’s precision ag programs including soil and tissue sampling, variable rate prescriptions, data analysis and Climate FieldView.

• Position Heartland Co-op’s Truterra platform with growers through marketing and selling the value of improving farm profitability through the stewardship of our natural resources. Partner with NRCS and soil and water districts to deliver opportunities and funding to our farmers.

• Collects and populates data and provides support for the Farm Field System in a timely manner. Maintains and operates Heartland Co-op’s UAV, selling and delivering imagery and data obtained from the program.

• Develop a sales & marketing plan with the Precision Ag Department to meet company goals as well as achieve assigned sales and gross margin budgets with assigned customers. Develop proposals for advertising and promotional programs and materials.

• Communicate latest products and programs with Precision Ag Department, Region Mgrs., Location Mgrs., Account Mgrs., Sales Agronomists, Director of Seed Sales and Marketing and Regional Seed Specialists in timely manner.

• Represent company and department at designated sales meetings, trade shows, and Precision Ag industry events, as required.

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times.

• Other duties may be assigned.