Digital Sales Specialist (Precision Agriculture) - Umatilla, OR
Umatilla, OR, US, 97882-6267
The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.
Summary
The Digital Sales Specialist will provide technical support to SGS Crop Advisors and other Simplot support staff, which is critical to the Company's efforts in capitalizing on the potential of Precision Agriculture (Digital Sales Enablement). Through precise data analysis, this role is integral in helping the Company achieve their financial and operational goals through supporting Crop Advisors in selling the correct crop nutrition, crop protection, seed, specialty, technology, and other agronomic products and consultative services to the grower.
The incumbent filling this role must either reside in or be willing to relocate to the Columbia Plateau Region (Umatilla, OR; Tri Cities, WA).
Key Responsibilities
- Accelerate adoption of the digital agronomy platform in SGS to assist in providing solutions to customer needs for products and services.
- Administer scouting, trapping, moisture monitoring, and sampling activities.
- Responsible for mapping including generating prescription maps; field maps; irrigation maps; yield analysis maps. Make recommendations for zone creation and geo-spatial analysis. Create boundaries and zones for growers.
- Serve as a Precision Agriculture liaison to SGS Crop Advisors by managing and communicating irrigation and sensor data so products and services are utilized effectively.
- Create and support variable rate applications for fertilizer and seed.
- Maintain precision agriculture equipment, make recommendations to customers regarding equipment and assist with transferring data from ag machinery to the digital agronomy platform.
- Assist SGS Crop Advisors with soil and tissue sampling, collection of EC/EM data, moisture monitoring, and crop scouting, as well as summarizing crop results.
- Through job responsibilities, help customers yield desirable crop results with Precision Agriculture to maintain current customers and gain new customers with Simplot products and services.
- Assist SGS Crop Advisors with soil and tissue sampling, collection of EC/EM data, moisture monitoring, trapping, and crop scouting, as well as summarizing crop results.
Typical Education
Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from a 4 year college or university, preferred in agronomy or ag business. (Equivalent experience of education and experience will be considered for meeting the minimum requirements of the role).
Relevant Experience
- 1+ years related experience and/or training.
- Must have agronomic experience.
Required Certifications
Other Information
Job Requisition ID: 18163
Travel Required: Up to 25%
Location(s): SGS Retail - Umatilla
Country: United States
**The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. **