SALES AGRONOMIST INTERN

About the Role

A 12-week paid internship is offered to a qualified and motivated individual to learn our retail agronomy business and understand management and operations viewpoints while working on special projects.

Key Responsibilities

• 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, and insect management.
• Learn the retail agronomy business and management viewpoints.
• Attend sales meetings.
• Conduct special projects for the Agronomy Team.
• Coordinate seed plots for grower plot days.
• Work with the local agronomist on numerous agronomy supported activities.
• Responsible for an overall assigned sales/research project, including taking pictures, sampling, and gathering data.
• Present findings to the Nexus agronomy sales group and Senior Leadership team at the completion of the project.
• Interact with Growers to understand their needs and how Nexus can support their operations.
• Work in a safe and efficient manner according to Nexus safety policies.
• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Assist other locations as needed.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be pursuing an agriculture-related degree or certification at a 2-year community college or 4-year college or university.
• Must be a freshman, sophomore, or junior in good academic standing at the 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.
• Frequently required to lift 51-70 pounds.
• Frequently exposed to and required to work in extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, wet, etc.).
• Ability to work at various heights or elevated platforms.
• Ability and willingness to participate in required training.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.