PD & Sales Manager - Texas

PD & Sales Manager – McAllen, TX - #1256

This is a really unique sales opportunity down in Texas with Syngenta. If you're motivated, knowledgeable about vegetable industry, and quick on the draw, this would be a great opportunity for you. Read the job requirements to see if it is a fit! The produce industry needs lots of great motivated people right now - could you be the best one for this job?

Role Purpose – To achieve sustainable sales performance using multiple channels of customer management.

Accountabilities:

• Direct or co-responsibility for customer account management and customer support throughout the region. • Establish and measure customer sales goals, growth of company business with assigned customers, addressing of business and credit issues, and the identification of new customer business opportunities within the region. Interaction with distributors, growers and other related industry personnel. • Regional product management functions for key species as assigned including oversight, coordination and providing a lead contact role within a territory for the assigned species. • Develop plant and evaluate sales trials of all strategic species for the assigned region. • Forecasting of product sales, market demands and market trends within the region. • Implement use of IPAC data collection for trailing. • Perform other duties as assigned. Sow or transplant trials • Map trial location, and post signs in trial • Visit farmers periodically to evaluate progress and field conditions • Make observations and collect data • Prepare organized trial reports

Knowledge, Experience & Capabilities –

Critical knowledge • Bachelors in agricultural related field, or a minimum of 6 years in the vegetable seed and/or produce industry. • Minimum of 2 years experience in the vegetable seed business or produce business desired.

Critical experience • Knowledge of agricultural operations, commercial vegetable production practices, and/or the produce marketing business. • Knowledge of key vegetable production regions and practices desirable.

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities • Good communication skills that encompass the ability to communicate technical developments in genetics or variety developments to the Syngenta customer base and Syngenta personnel. • Proficiency with computer systems and programs.

Critical success factors: Work collaboratively with key account management. • Understand and implement forecasting model as it is developed. • Ability to understand the customer’s needs and be able to respond to those needs according to the tools at his/her disposal. • Understand the competition and have the ability to communicate the advantages of our offering in a logical order. • Must be able to interact with people effectively and develop strong internal and external customer contacts • Demonstrate effective time management within the territory • Must be a self starter and show initiative toward goal accomplishment • Demonstrates innovative and creative approach to task management and problem solving

Additional Information – Physical demands of the essential functions: ability to perform field activities such as planting and evaluating field plot trials in commercial agricultural environments.

Working conditions while performing essential functions: extensive travel throughout the region is required.

Syngenta offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including market-based pay, health/dental insurance, a generous 401(k) program, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and relocation assistance.

Qualified candidates should apply today! Please submit your application online at www.syngentacareers.com. EOE

Ag Communications - Managing Supervisor, Texas

A friend forwarded this listing on to me and I thought it was worth sharing! What a great opportunity to work in a very important capacity with a great company. Public relations on a global level - talk about an opportunity to influence! Grab this job before someone else does!

Overview: Fleishman-Hillard Inc. (FH), distinguished in 2007 by the Holmes Report as the “Best Large Agency to Work For,” is a leading global public relations agency. We are widely recognized for excellent client service and a strong company culture founded on teamwork, integrity, and personal commitment. We operate throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, South Africa, and Latin America through our 80 offices.

Fleishman-Hillard has an immediate opportunity for a seasoned communications practitioner with knowledge of and a passion for implementing communication plans for livestock, agriculture, and food clients to join its downtown Dallas office as part of the food and agribusiness practice.

Responsibilities: The Managing Supervisor plays a pivotal role in handling many of the day-to-day logistics for the account team by driving and managing public relations strategies for a variety of clients in the agriculture and food industry. Responsibilities include working with more senior members of the team to manage projects and clients, and create budgets and forecasts. Client work includes copy development and day to day project management in producer communications, grassroots outreach, issues management, policy support, public education programs, and national, trade, and online media relations. The majority of the group’s efforts focus on creating credible, unique ways to make agricultural practices and issues relevant to a consumer audience.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will be a very organized and creative self-starter, and have a minimum of 6-10 years of experience gained in public relations, journalism or a similar field. Experience specifically related to developing and implementing public relations programs addressing production agriculture or food issues management is required.

In addition, this individual should have: • An agricultural background with experience throughout the food chain - the ability to communicate to farmers, as well as knowledge of consumer communications. The ideal candidate would also have relationships with influencers in associations and companies throughout the food chain. • Agricultural chemicals, biotechnology, livestock, or issues management experience is a plus. • Versatile, persuasive writing skills and experience developing high-quality written materials, including communications plans, client correspondence, and media communications. A demonstrated ability to communicate scientific ideas in a way that is understandable to the general public is an asset. • Strong strategic thinking and planning skills, with a proven track record in messaging and positioning. • Proven track record of outstanding client counseling, including strategic thinking, verbal, and writing skills. • Demonstrated experience in planning and executing results-oriented communications programs, and providing high-quality service to demanding clients. • Excellent project management skills - ability to manage a wide variety of projects, prioritize work load, consistently meet deadlines, adapt to changing client needs, and direct junior staff as needed • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint • Degree in agriculture, journalism, public relations, marketing, or related field

Fleishman-Hillard’s reputation for quality, creativity, and results is the foundation of our distinguished status in the industry. We offer a competitive salary and superb benefits including medical/dental/vision, life/disability insurance, paid holidays, and a 401(k) plan with a significant company match.

Fleishman-Hillard is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. M/F/D/V.

To apply to this job - visit this website:

Amarillo by Morning? Research Associate

Have you thought about how to feed the fast growing world population? We have. 

And we are looking for top talent to join our team!

Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology.  The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market.  Sales in 2007 were approximately $9.2 billion.  Syngenta employs over 21,000 people in more than 90 countries.  Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). 

Research Associate – Amarillo, TX 

Role Purpose – 

The purpose of the Research Associate is to assist corn product development scientists in delivering on project goals by providing technical assistance, as well as to support site management with the functional activities of a research station.

Accountabilities – 

Functioning as an integral member of a team responsible for packaging, planting, cultivating, stand counting and harvesting yield trials, breeding nurseries and isolated topcrosses • Accurately executing experimental procedures that have been explained in general terms and recording all observations, data and results. • Effectively communicating regularly with peers and supervisors regarding the status of projects and work activities. • Manage tasks completed by third-party contract labor. • Possibly managing off-station testing including locating and contracting yield trial sites. • Performing all tasks and behaving in a manner compliant with and in support of all safety related company policies and practices, including completing all required Company training courses and attending local safety meetings.

Knowledge, experience & capabilities –

Critical knowledge:

B.S. degree in a relevant agricultural or biological scientific discipline or equivalent years of experience. • Demonstrated knowledge of breeding or other required scientific principles. • Knowledge of current agronomic practices used in corn production • A valid drivers license and the ability to obtain a class A CDL is critical.

Critical experience:

Experience in the operation, adjustment, maintenance of, and ability to do minor repairs on various plot equipment, including a planter, tractor, cultivator, sprayer, combine, truck and trailer is desirable.

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities:

Ability to use MS Office, especially Word and Excel, and other standard office software. • Ability to use and support proprietary systems (SPIRIT). • Excellent organizational skills. • Ability to work in a team and to communicate with individuals throughout the organization. • Ability and motivation to learn new technologies. • Ability to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways. • Ability to exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

Syngenta offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including market-based pay, health/dental insurance, a generous 401(k) program, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and relocation assistance.

Qualified candidates should apply today! Please submit your application online at www.syngentacareers.com. EOE

Lab Tech

Full time starts about $10/hr. Work in the cattle reproduction industry sex sorting, packaging and cryogenically freezing cattle semen for use in artificial insemination. Chances for advancement www.sexingtechnologies.com