Agronomy and Farm Solutions Manager

Do you want to help solve the world’s most pressing challenges? Feeding the world’s growing population and slowing climate change are two of the world’s greatest challenges. AGCO is a part of the solution! Join us to make your contribution. 

In order to better align with customer and dealer needs, AGCO has implemented the Agronomy and Farm Solutions team, whose mission is to identify, test, and validate new solutions designed to improve net farm income. Agronomy and Farm Solutions team members are involved early in the product development process to ensure agronomic challenges are identified. Field research and literature reviews are important tools employed to value opportunities as engineering projects get kicked off. When products are in final development, the Agronomy and Farm Solutions team proves grower ROI and the effectiveness of solutions through field evaluations for farms in targeted customer segments. Marketing uses that information for commercialization of products and services to demonstrate enhanced value to our customers. Focus product lines include precision agriculture technologies, tractors, sprayers, planters, fertilizer applicators, and combines. The successful candidate will align with a global Agronomy and Farm Solutions team while representing and working with farmers, dealers, and AGCO personnel in North America. 

Your Impact 

• Be one of two NA representatives on the Global Agronomy and Farm Solutions team, who will focus on enhancing AGCO machine functionalities to better perform from an agronomic and economic point of view.
• Develop and maintain a funnel of innovation ideas to be validated and prioritized for minimum viable product development.
• Provide agronomic and grower ROI for new products to support AGCO Global Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing.
• Interface directly with farmers, dealers, and AGCO stakeholders to identify and plan on-farm research.
• Share results of on-farm research with growers, dealers, and AGCO stakeholders at field events, meetings, farm shows, and conferences.

Your Experience and Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy or closely related plant science field of study with 2-3 years of relevant experience. Master’s Degree preferred
• Possess a commercial mindset with deep agronomic understanding.
• Must be technical and data orientated (understand the equipment and the data it generates and how this effects agronomic processes on a farm)
• Sound understanding of statistical analysis
• Ability to work in the heat or cold outside and able to walk and work unassisted in fields.

Your Benefits 

• 6 weeks of paid parental leave for both men and women
• Company paid short-term disability and long-term disability benefits
• Annual performance reviews and merit increases
• Participation in bonus incentive plans for hourly and salary team members
• Canteen food services
• Pet Insurance
• FSA & HSA offered
• 401k and Roth IRA offered
• Remote work for some positions
• Availability of doctors and nurses online 24/7
• Continuous Learning and Development opportunities through online platforms (Udemy, Percipio)”

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives. 

Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now! 

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