Agronomy Sales Intern
Description
Viafield is currently seeking an Agronomy Sales Intern! Do you have a desire to research and learn more about Agronomy and crop management? Do you display a strong desire to work with customers and sales? Then you may be right for this opportunity.
Viafield is offering a 12 week paid internship to a qualified and motivated individual who will be responsible for learning our retail agronomy business, acquire experience understanding field management and operations while completing special projects. At Viafield, you will find a team oriented organization committed to safety and excellent customer service with the opportunity to develop even more skills that will be beneficial in the classroom and beyond!
This internship may be performed at a number of our locations but primarily reports to our Northwood, Marble Rock, or Randalia facilities.
Requirements
Essential Functions
Learn and research areas of agronomy, precision farming, corn and soybeans
- Assist agronomy team in scouting fields, on-farm sales, and customer service calls
- Analyze insect crop protection methods, fertilizer applications, insect management, etc.
- Learn retail agronomy business, management viewpoints, and attend sales meetings
Conduct special projects for Agronomy Team
- Coordinate seed plots for grower plot days
- Works with the local agronomist on numerous agronomy supported activities
- Responsible for an overall assigned sales/research project in conjunction with other company research initiatives including but not limited to taking pictures, sampling, and gathering data
- Present findings to Viafield agronomy sales group and Senior Leadership Team at completion of project
Interact with growers
- Working with farmers within our trade territory to better understand their needs and how Viafield can support their operations.
- Work in a safe & efficient manner according to Viafield safety policies
- Provide exceptional customer service
- Assist other locations, as needed
Qualifications
- Must be pursuing an agriculture related degree or certification at a 2-year community college or 4-year college or university with the status of freshman, sophomore, junior in good academic standing at time the internship begins.
- Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development.
- Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.
- Ability to travel independently and/or overnight as needed.
- Demonstrates ability to work independently.
- Demonstrates essential abilities including communication, customer focus, decision making, and skill development.
- Frequently required to lift 51-70 pounds as needed.
- Frequently exposed and required to work in extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, wet, etc.), as well as working at various heights or elevated platforms.
- Ability and willingness to participate in required training that may include education on Viafield policies and procedures and additional training as it relates to the requirements of the position.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position:
- The team member is regularly required to talk or hear
- The team member frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or control
- The team member is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms
- The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus
- The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the intern(s) incumbent in this position. Interns will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.