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WELCOME TO ROGITEX, a Canadian-based company operating out of Montreal, Qc. We are a 40-year-old family business that successfully redirected its operations in agriculture several years ago with the intention to direct its efforts towards supporting sustainable farming through the products and services it offers the industry. We have helped growers achieve yield increases between 30 to 50%, as well we have helped growers reduce their fertilizer costs by reducing their input needs from 30 to 50% without affecting yields.
We’re hiring a REGIONAL SALES AGRONOMIST; in this role, you will be working remotely and traveling frequently, visiting both organic and conventional growers across mainly California and Arizona. You will primarily focus on prospecting for new customers working directly with growers and farmers to improve soil health. You will be working with our main flagship product, Humic Land, which is a highly water-soluble OMRI-listed soil amendment containing high humic acids and fulvic acids, in addition to many other products in our portfolio. You will also work to build trial programs with new customers. This role reports to the Owner, who is based in Canada. We currently are a team of 5 representing Rogitex on the market.
The products Rogitex offers to the market are specifically chosen and/or developed with the primary goal of helping growers improve their growing operations while reducing the need for chemical inputs. Amongst our products is a soil amendment that has a proven track record of building soil structure, increasing moisture retention, and improving nutrient cycling; biologicals that help growers counter insect pressures using predatorial insects and will soon be introducing a range of soluble extracts, offering organic and conventional growers alike new options to deliver nutrients to the plants. Additionally, we offer various soil testing that permits the tracking of growers’ soil health. We are committed to helping growers and farmers improve the quality of their soil to produce better crops and maximize their ROI.
We offer a competitive base salary along with commissions on sales, car allowance, and all expenses paid.
What you will be doing:
- Call on prospective clients to build new business and increase sales
- Develop new revenue opportunities through market analysis of consumers, competitors, and trends
- Manage customer accounts to include developing whole farm plans, forecasting inputs, price negotiations, technical coordination, contract preparations, contract closures, complaint resolution, and contract collections
- Organize and supervise field trials and other opportunities to build brand awareness
- Work with the team to ensure the development of new promotional content
- Keep management informed of sales trends
- Report on account progress, goals, and quarterly initiatives
- Ensure the needs of all clients and proposed timelines are met
- Work to achieve all business plan targets and objectives
- Work with key growers in the territories to introduce Rogitex products into their operation
- Other duties may be assigned
This job is for you if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in agronomy, crop and soil science, agriculture, agribusiness, or a relatable field
- A minimum of 3 years of experience selling agricultural products
- Proven history of successful sales
- Extensive knowledge of crops grown across the USA and of standard grower practices
- Experience working with large growers, grower organizations, and channel partners.
- Willingness to travel – 75% of the time, including local & overnight
- Integrity and sound judgment skills
- Attention to detail and the ability to perform assigned tasks accurately and efficiently.
- Capacity for analytical thinking
- Professional and upbeat attitude
- Strong interpersonal relationship skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Self-motivation
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization
- Basic computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience with a CRM is a plus.
- Eagerness to build company presence with new sales, clients, and territories
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