Independent Seed Advisors operate their own businesses while selling, distributing, and servicing Golden Harvest corn and soybean products. Responsibilities include developing farmer territories, creating product demand, providing recommendations with agronomy support, meeting sales and market-share targets, forecasting, gathering market intelligence, managing budgets, and building territory business plans. The role offers guaranteed income, flexible Midwest locations, training, digital tools, and integration with local farm operations.
Company Description
Independent Seed Advisor
Golden Harvest® brand corn and soybeans is looking to partner with self-motivated individuals with entrepreneurial aspirations interested in running their own businesses.
As an Independent Seed Advisor promoting the sales of Golden Harvest®, you will sell, distribute and service seed products directly to growers. You will be part of a network of independent seed sellers with the full support of local and national Syngenta agri-business professionals. Your success is our success. With deep roots in genetics, agronomy, and service, look no further than Golden Harvest for the high-yielding seed that works just as hard as you do.
QualificationsWhat you will be doing?
- Deliver plans and offers to target customers
- Create demand at the customer level, ensuring that the customer is knowledgeable about our products and has further interest in Syngenta solutions
- Act as a steward of the Syngenta portfolio by making recommendations and by managing concerns in the field as needed, in partnership with Agronomy
- Recommend product placement to achieve higher customer satisfaction
- Achieve sales, profit, and market share targets within the territory and district
- Regularly collect and report market intelligence and relevant value chain insights
- Manage operational budget, variable selling expenses, and marketing funds within district guidelines.
- Develop your assigned territory through the addition of new farmers
- Accurate forecasting for customers within the territory
- Develop a territory-level business plan that identifies specific opportunities, must-wins, and tactics to grow territory sales
What’s in it for you:
- Guaranteed Income
- Ability to integrate role with local farm operations
- Flexible locations within the Midwest
- Entrepreneurial opportunity to build a successful business
- Agronomic support, sales & systems training, sales team support
- Digital tools to support in running your business
- Additional tools & resources to help with growing your business
This opportunity is not an offer for employment. Independent Seed Advisors are self-employed in partnership with Golden Harvest.
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Independent Seed Advisors operate their own businesses while selling, distributing, and servicing Golden Harvest corn and soybean seed products. Responsibilities include developing farmer relationships, creating product demand, providing recommendations with agronomy support, achieving territory sales and profit targets, forecasting, gathering market intelligence, managing budgets, and creating territory business plans. The role offers guaranteed income, flexible Midwest locations, training, digital tools, and integration with local farm operations.
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