Pioneer® Seeds Products

Careers at Pioneer

 

Our future starts with you.

We have a long and proud history in Australia and to continue to be the market leader we need innovative and collaborative team players who are committed to producing the best products in the market.

Positions Vacant

About the Role:

GenTech Seeds is seeking the expertise of a Farm Services Consultant to join the Pioneer Seeds team. This role will represent and drive sales of Pioneer Brand Products across a defined territory area through active engagement with growers and other industry stakeholders, providing before and after sales service to customers to assist in achieving optimum outcomes from market leading Pioneer products.

Key accountabilities this position will be responsible for:

  • Develop and maintain a portfolio of grower customers and network of industry professionals
  • Build new customer relationships through face to face interaction
  • Identify market opportunities and key stakeholders
  • Identify and connect with key industry influencers within defined territory
  • Communicate collaboratively with reseller customers as part of the Pioneer supply chain
  • Manage enquiries from new and existing customers in defined territory area
  • Have a direct focus on growers as customers of Pioneer Seeds
  • Work collaboratively with agronomists and consultants to develop and achieve sales of Pioneer products
  • Undertake and engage in sales planning activities with TSM relevant to territory, products and seasons
  • Develop and execute plans for customer engagement activities (field activities, updates etc)

About You:

  • Tertiary Qualifications in Agriculture or other related disciplines (Preferred)
  • Valid Manual Drivers Licence (Preferred)
  • Agricultural / Sales Background with knowledge of locally relevant farming systems (Preferred)
  • Use of CRM systems for management of customer and business information
  • Advanced digital literacy with developed skills across the Microsoft suite included D365
  • Personable nature and the ability to build rapport quickly through conversation with internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to work autonomously or in a team-based environment
  • Self starter, driven and determined to identify opportunities and reach goals through promotion of Pioneer products
  • Level of maturity with the ability to go above and beyond in their role
  • Ability to travel throughout defined territory on a regular basis to service customer base and new opportunities (this role will have occasional nights away from home)

Company Benefits:

  • Competitive salary package based on your skills and experience.
  • Ongoing mentorship from senior leaders within your direct team and the broader organisation.
  • Access to company incentive bonus and yearly remuneration increases
  • Ongoing training and professional development tailored to your needs.

How To Apply:

Please email your expression of interest or any questions regarding the role to hr@gentechseeds.com

Why join Pioneer?

  1. Be part of the solution – farmers face some big challenges, be part of their solutions
  2. Market leader – growth means lots of exciting opportunities and projects
  3. Community – a passionate team who believe together we can accomplish so much more
  4. Grow – you will be learning and innovating every day, backed by an extensive eLearning library, mentoring, leadership development program and development budget
  5. Great place to work – it’s not just the thousands of online development courses; annual learning budget; fitness classes; healthy eating and mindfulness programs; generous paid parental leave; employee assistance program or an extensive discounts program

Our team members join for the brand but stay for our culture.

Our culture is based on:

Trust - we value open and honest communication and leadership at levels
Teamwork - knowing that together we can achieve more
Talent - team members are innovative and focused on learning and improving

Who we hire

Humble - a passion to delight the customer, celebrate the team and the courage to be imperfect
Hungry - ambitious, innovative and a drive to be the best version of yourself
Socially aware - collaborative team player, authentic, honest and committed to a culture of trust

A little more about us

GenTech Seeds is the exclusive producer distributor of Pioneer® brand products in Australia.

We manage the research, production, processing and sale of Pioneer® brand corn, sorghum and canola. We have a 40-year history in Australia and access to world class germplasm through Pioneer’s global breeding programs. We continually innovate to push the limits of what’s possible to give Australian farmers industry leading products that meet local needs.

Your seed is backed by
local experience

With dedicated and highly skilled team members located throughout Australia you can be sure of accessing the best local knowledge to help you maximise your investment in Pioneer® brand hybrid seed. Get in touch with your local Territory Sales Manager or Farm Services Consultant today.

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