Precision Ag Consultant

Description

Description

Sunshine Quality Solutions is looking for a Precision Ag Consultant. The precision ag consultant provides services, expertise, and training for the sale and support of solutions enabled by the John Deere Precision Ag strategy and other aligned technology and applications. This individual ensures ongoing Precision Ag mainstreaming and works with all dealership departments to sell and support precision farming products and services. If you strive for numerous career growth opportunities and serving those linked to the land, Sunshine is the place for you.

What Youll Do

The Precision Ag Consultant coordinates the execution of the dealerships John Deere Precision Ag strategy and ensures understanding of John Deere Precision Ag solutions in sales, service, parts, and all other departments. This individual serves as the internal and external specialist for new precision farming products through developing and delivering employee and customer training for John Deere Precision Ag solutions and advanced precision farming products. In addition, the Precision Ag Consultant provides recommendations of stocking/ inventory requirements for solutions enablement, recommendations on ordering option codes in respect to new technology codes, and solutions-based business consulting services to customers.

Company Benefits and Perks

We offer a robust benefit package including flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all our full-time employees.

• Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, including AD&D
  • 401(k) with an employer match
  • Company paid Short Term Disability
  • Company funded Health Savings Account
• Paid Time Off:
  • Vacation time
  • Sick time
  • Company paid holidays
  • Bereavement
  • Jury Duty
• Incentive pay
• Deere Employees Credit Union
• Training through John Deere University
• Career growth
• Great team to work with

About the Company

With over 85 years of combined experience and knowledge in supporting the Agricultural and Turf Care industry in southern Louisiana and southern Mississippi, Sunshine Quality Solutions provides optimized parts and service support, volume pricing on equipment, and a robust equipment inventory. Now with 17 locations across southern Louisiana, Sunshine offers numerous career growth opportunities from entry level positions all the way up to senior management positions. Come and join Sunshines welcoming company culture, where our mission is to improve the quality of life for our employees and customers who take pride in being linked to the land.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Whats Required

• 1-2 years of experience in an agriculture related role
• Proficient knowledge of electrical and wireless communication systems
• Ability to operate with a solutions approach and identify existing/ emerging customer need
• Strong computer skills:
  • Microsoft Office
  • Internet functions
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel to store locations and customers
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen
• Associates Degree, or equivalent experience, in Agronomy, Agriculture Business, or Agriculture Mechanization

Whats Preferred

• 2 years of experience in an agriculture related role
• Dealership sales, service, training, or other related work experience
• Certified Crop Advisor certification
• Bachelors Degree in Agronomy, Agriculture Business, or Agriculture Mechanization

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described below are those necessary to successfully perform the respected position. Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure individuals with disabilities can successfully perform the position requirements.

• While performing the essential job functions, the employee may be required to sit/ stand for a duration of time while using their hands and fingers to operate a computer and/ or telephone.
• This position requires specific vision abilities, such as having the visual acuity to read words or numbers on the computer screen and paper.
• Occasionally, the individual may lift items weighing up to 75 lbs.