Regional Agronomy Manager

This position will require a significant amount of travel to various locations within region.   

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.    

Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien, providing full-acre solutions through our network of trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with the most sustainable solutions possible, offering a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.; Proven®Seed and Dyna-Gro®Seed; as well as financial, custom application and precision ag services.  

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien and Nutrien Ag Solutions.  

The Regional Agronomy Manager - South Region (GA, NC, SC, AL, FL, MS, TN) plays an important role enabling organic growth through technical leadership and optimization of our North American Agronomic Network. This role will collaborate with Region and Division leadership, Proprietary Products, Seed, Digital Agronomy, Sustainability, and local Agronomists to prioritize and execute field validation trials and training of specific products, technologies, and solutions. This role will lead programs that increase product knowledge, confidence, and adoption of predictable, proven sustainable solutions and deliver locally validated outcome-based products and solutions that align with grower challenges and commercial objectives. 
  
What you will do: 
 

• Provide leadership and set a clear vision for the Regional Applied Agronomy team and align capabilities with the needs of the respective Divisions and Nutrien Ag Solutions’ strategy. 
• Prioritize and oversee execution of applied field demonstrations, solution validation, data capture, visualization, and training in the assigned region to support regional and division business objectives. 
• In partnership with Division Marketing Managers, drive local technical marketing efforts focused on addressing grower pain points and production challenges while navigating them towards useful solutions. 
• Collaborate with data science and digital agronomy teams to build capabilities that optimize agronomic data capture, analysis, learnings, and knowledge transfer. 
• Establish and optimize a cyclical process to convert data into valuable, usable, locally relevant information and disseminate to support divisional business goals. 
• Collaborate closely with Division Leadership and local sales teams to identify and fill education and knowledge transfer gaps. 
• Increase crop consultant product knowledge, sales confidence, and adoption of predictable, locally proven, sustainable products and solutions. 
• Model our core value of safety by enabling a culture in which you are actively contributing to a safe work environment.
   

What you will bring: 
 

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in agronomy, plant pathology, entomology, weed science or related field; experience may be considered in lieu of education. Master's or Ph.D. preferred. 
• 8+ years of related experience required, preferably with consultative agronomy. 10+ years of experience preferred. 
• Strong business acumen, self-motivation, assertiveness, and results-oriented approach, in which you demonstrate a proven ability to influence and build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Strong computer skills, including Precision Ag, statistical software, PowerPoint, reporting tools, etc., and a demonstrated ability to lead and train others in both new technologies and the use and application of crop inputs. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in which you demonstrate the ability to engage effectively with your assigned team as often as is needed. 
• Active participation in one or more professional agricultural organizations desired. 
• Current and ongoing maintenance of a valid driver’s license. 
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively up to 60% of the time.
   

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!   

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This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.  

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