[Hiring] Production System Specialist @John Deere

Role Description

As a Production System Specialist with the Agriculture and Turf Division in the Edmonton Area, you will:

• Develop education material from available resources, communications, and training materials on John Deere equipment / digital & agronomic solutions.
• Lead initiatives on specific products and solutions leading to development, delivery, and execution of marketing activities.
• Help develop product strategy, processes, and programs to meet stakeholder needs.
• Lead the development and delivery of marketing, sales, and agronomic solution training to company employees, channel partners, and customers on specific products that support a farming system including agronomic, process, and product information.
• Establish the interface with sales branches, factory marketing, product planning, and channel partners to provide accurate data and analysis to improve product market intelligence, product performance, and promote sales activities on specific products.
• Provide feedback to other business units on customer and channel partner product improvement requests.
• Work with the channel and end customer to promote, recommend, and optimize product and data solutions to meet the current agronomic trends within the assigned territory.
• Provide support or marketing assistance to products, parts, or services through phone, internet systems, or field reports.
• Travel regionally or to the US to conduct after sales follow-up visits with channel partners and/or customers.

Qualifications

• Understanding of farming and agronomic trends associated with agriculture in Western Canada.
• Knowledge of products, customers, and the Ag equipment business.
• Sales and marketing experience.
• Production agricultural industry experience.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and/or tasks.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 75%.
• Willingness to relocate for future opportunities.
• Valid driver’s license.

Requirements

• Production agriculture field experience with regular customer contact.
• Knowledge of dealer/distribution network.
• Strong agronomic background.

Education

• A Bachelor's degree is required coupled with related work experience in the following:
• Ag equipment industry.
• Ag input industry.
• Precision Ag industry.

Benefits

• Access to company vehicle or mileage reimbursement.
• Laptop.
• Cell phone.
• Protective equipment.
• Relocation assistance may be provided in some instances as determined by the terms and conditions of the Company’s Relocation Policy.