Business Development Manager (Agriculture)

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Nufarm is a global crop protection and seed technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed, fibre and food production. Whether it’s commercialising the world’s first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, launching innovative new crop protection solutions or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.  

Your Future, Fuelled by Innovation   

Due to a recent internal promotion, we’re on the lookout for an experienced and proactive Business Development Manager (BDM) with an agronomy/crop protection background to join our commercial team. In this role, you’ll be our ‘face in the field’ focused on creating demand for Nufarm’s differentiated product portfolio with the  locally important accounts in your region. 

This BDM role will cover the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and Mid North Territory (location within Territory flexible) within the Nufarm SA/WA Region and requires regular travel within the Territory and occasional inter-state travel. A tool of trade vehicle will be provided.

Nufarm people are the foundation of our success and, to enable them to be their best, we offer an inclusive environment and a range of flexible working options

How You’ll Help Us Grow 

• Developing and executing  Territory Business Plans to deliver  Nufarm commercial objectives within your Territory.

• Maintaining Nufarm presence and relevance in your Territory by building, owning and managing local relationships with key customers including channel partners, influencers and growers.

• Collaborating cross-functionally including with; other BDM, Key Account Managers, other BDMs, the Customer Service Team and the Sales Leadership Team; R&D specialists, and; the Marketing Team ,  to generate demand for Nufarm differentiated products and provide value to customers.

• Ensuring compliance with relevant Salesforce customer and market data through regular utilisation and updating of the platform. Experience in using a CRM system (e.g. Salesforce.com) for customer data input, account management and analysis will be highly regarded but is not essential.

Could This Be You? 

You will ideally bring experience operating in a commercial or technical agronomy role within a similar agricultural/ crop protection environment. You have a passion for the agricultural industry and a deep understanding of the crop segments in this region. 

Technically minded and customer-focused, you bring excellent business acumen and an ability to communicate, negotiate, influence and develop relationships with clients including channel partners and growers. You enjoy building constructive relationships with colleagues and customers alike, are results driven, collaborative and outcome oriented. But that’s just what we think! We If you don’t quite fit into the above but think you have what it takes, we are open to a conversation!

If you want to be a part of a thriving, supportive environment and are inspired by the prospect of being a part of something bigger, we’d love to hear from you. Nufarm is proud to be recognised as an endorsed employer of choice for all woman by Work180 recently being named #6 employer in Australia!  

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