Job ID: 145064

We are looking for an Seed Agronomic Sales Advisor to join our Agricultural Solutions team and support the Western Iowa territory.

As an Seed Agronomic Sales Advisor, you will develop and strengthen strategic relationships with retailers, growers, and consultants across your territory. Serving as a trusted agronomic expert, you will provide recommendations on BASF seed, crop protection, and seed treatment solutions that help customers maximize productivity, yield, and profitability. You will serve as the primary business lead for assigned retailers, driving growth through effective business planning, product positioning, and customer engagement. In this role, you will be accountable for achieving annual sales targets across the seed, crop protection, and seed treatment portfolios while collaborating closely with internal and external partners to deliver value to customers. This position requires regular travel throughout the territory, including overnight travel of up to 5%.

Welcome to BASF

We are BASF in Agriculture and everything we do, we do for the love of farming, and the biggest job on Earth. We are an internationally successful company of the BASF Group. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain. With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture.

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Here you can gain more insight into our Vision at BASF Agricultural Solutions!

As an Seed Agronomic Sales Advisor, you create chemistry by...

• Establishing strategic business and agronomic plans with key growers, serving as the primary BASF contact and delivering both short- and long-term solutions that meet customer needs.
• Developing territory and retailer business plans that drive growth across seed, crop protection, and seed treatment portfolios while positioning BASF as the partner of choice.
• Creating demand for BASF seed (70%) and crop protection products (30%) through targeted sales strategies, forecasting, product positioning, and collaborative customer engagement.
• Serving as a trusted advisor to growers and retailers by providing expert agronomic, seed, and crop protection recommendations.
• Driving achievement of sales, market share, and financial targets through accurate forecasting, KPI management, and disciplined execution.
• Collaborating with sales teams, technical service representatives, strategic account managers, and retail partners to implement customer plans and accelerate business growth.
• Building strong partnerships with retail agronomists, seed managers, and sales teams through joint customer interactions that maximise product placement and performance.
• Developing and executing market development strategies, product launch plans, crop-focused activities, and product positioning initiatives that support territory growth objectives.

If you...

• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree and have 4+ years of professional sales experience.
• Have a proven track record of driving sales results, coupled with strong business acumen and analytical thinking.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills with a professional and customer-focused approach.
• Excel at time, territory, and resource management, enabling you to effectively prioritize and achieve business objectives.
• Are proficient with digital tools and technologies, including Microsoft Office applications and agricultural sales platforms such as Sales X and SalesForce.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment and use data, insights, and technology to support strategic decision-making and deliver results.

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

BASF Agricultural Solutions is a trusted partner to the agricultural industry, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions that help farmers succeed across a wide range of cropping systems. Across North America, our teams work together to address some of agriculture's most important challenges while creating value for customers, communities, and the environment. At BASF, you'll find opportunities to grow your career, collaborate with talented colleagues, and make a meaningful impact through work that matters.

Find out more about our Agricultural Solutions team here. 

Our people are at the heart of everything, dedicated to delivering value for our customers every day.

By focusing on enabling our people today and in the future, we will ensure we have the talent and skills needed to succeed. 

United by the love of farming, we innovate, collaborate, and strive for the best solutions together, creating connections and driving success as one team. This is how we make an impact. For the love of farming, the biggest job on Earth.

Application

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