What are the responsibilities and job description for the Conservation Agronomist position at Cargill?
Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business, where we seamlessly connect farming customers with food, feed and industry.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Conservation Agronomist will provide input and drive implementation of our sustainability strategy and regenerative agriculture programs. In this role, you will work across farmers,, with businesses, corporate team members, outside industry groups and with downstream customers with a goal of delivering practical sustainability solutions that enable our business to grow and customer to be more profitable. You will help to develop, train, and influence the team to gain proficiently in positioning and engaging farm customers in our sustainability programs and offerings.
Location: This will be a remote location in one of the following states MN, IA, NE, KS, SD, IL, IN, OH, MI. The preferred locations would include Kansas City, Minneapolis or Lafayette. Relocation assistance will not be provided. Key Accountabilities
Serve as domain specialist to farmers and sales teams in the successful implementation of regenerative farming best practices such as integration of cover crops, reduced tillage, expanded crop rotations or efficient nutrient management to ensure optimal outcomes.
Provide insights and input into sustainability strategies and incorporate emerging opportunities and expectations of our customers as well as corporate goals.
Gain expertise and an understanding of various external programs, sustainable production schemes and digital technology solutions and common sustainability programs that the industry is using to engage customers.
Collaborate in the development of programs to engage producers around sustainability practices, tools and technology, metrics or certifications that are economically sound, scalable and drive value for all stakeholders across the supply chain.
Drive the execution of plans, to build engagement and trust with the farming customer and the business and develop training tools, workshops and learning sessions to assist with internal and external execution for sales and farming customers.
Track key metrics around sustainability strategy and business goals to ensure the value and progress is transparent to internal and external stakeholders.
Partner with the marketing and communications teams to optimally position sustainability at the farming customer level and internally to tell the story of our efforts across the supply chain.
Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of four years of related work experience
Demonstrated understanding of agronomy programs working with the farming community
Travel up to 30%
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree Agronomy, Crop or Soil Science, or a relevant field
Minimum of four years of direct industry or consultancy experience working with farmers
Experience driving productivity benefits and good environmental outcomes i.e. increased soil organic carbon, reduced nutrient run-off, water holding capacity and reduced green-house gas emissions
Experience Provide deep insights on barriers to adoption of regenerative practices and input into project development to address barriers, deliver a strong value proposition to the farmer and ensure alignment with protocol standards, customer expectations and/or market requirements
In-depth knowledge of agronomic principles and conservation /regenerative practices
Ability to translate technical and scientific knowledge, concepts into practical and understandable terms
Ability to navigate, leverage and utilize social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook
Certified Crop Advisor designation
Experience in project or program management.
Cargill highly encourages vaccinations but does not mandate at this time. Upon hire, you will be asked to provide your vaccination status, and if unvaccinated or if you choose not to disclose, you would be expected to follow Cargill’s safety protocols for unvaccinated employees (i.e., mask mandates, and social distancing).
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Conservation Agronomist will provide input and drive implementation of our sustainability strategy and regenerative agriculture programs. In this role, you will work across farmers,, with businesses, corporate team members, outside industry groups and with downstream customers with a goal of delivering practical sustainability solutions that enable our business to grow and customer to be more profitable. You will help to develop, train, and influence the team to gain proficiently in positioning and engaging farm customers in our sustainability programs and offerings.
Location: This will be a remote location in one of the following states MN, IA, NE, KS, SD, IL, IN, OH, MI. The preferred locations would include Kansas City, Minneapolis or Lafayette. Relocation assistance will not be provided. Key Accountabilities
Serve as domain specialist to farmers and sales teams in the successful implementation of regenerative farming best practices such as integration of cover crops, reduced tillage, expanded crop rotations or efficient nutrient management to ensure optimal outcomes.
Provide insights and input into sustainability strategies and incorporate emerging opportunities and expectations of our customers as well as corporate goals.
Gain expertise and an understanding of various external programs, sustainable production schemes and digital technology solutions and common sustainability programs that the industry is using to engage customers.
Collaborate in the development of programs to engage producers around sustainability practices, tools and technology, metrics or certifications that are economically sound, scalable and drive value for all stakeholders across the supply chain.
Drive the execution of plans, to build engagement and trust with the farming customer and the business and develop training tools, workshops and learning sessions to assist with internal and external execution for sales and farming customers.
Track key metrics around sustainability strategy and business goals to ensure the value and progress is transparent to internal and external stakeholders.
Partner with the marketing and communications teams to optimally position sustainability at the farming customer level and internally to tell the story of our efforts across the supply chain.
Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of four years of related work experience
Demonstrated understanding of agronomy programs working with the farming community
Travel up to 30%
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree Agronomy, Crop or Soil Science, or a relevant field
Minimum of four years of direct industry or consultancy experience working with farmers
Experience driving productivity benefits and good environmental outcomes i.e. increased soil organic carbon, reduced nutrient run-off, water holding capacity and reduced green-house gas emissions
Experience Provide deep insights on barriers to adoption of regenerative practices and input into project development to address barriers, deliver a strong value proposition to the farmer and ensure alignment with protocol standards, customer expectations and/or market requirements
In-depth knowledge of agronomic principles and conservation /regenerative practices
Ability to translate technical and scientific knowledge, concepts into practical and understandable terms
Ability to navigate, leverage and utilize social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook
Certified Crop Advisor designation
Experience in project or program management.
Cargill highly encourages vaccinations but does not mandate at this time. Upon hire, you will be asked to provide your vaccination status, and if unvaccinated or if you choose not to disclose, you would be expected to follow Cargill’s safety protocols for unvaccinated employees (i.e., mask mandates, and social distancing).
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
