West Area Precision Ag Lead

The West Area Precision Ag Lead provides leadership for Superior Ag's precision agriculture programs and team activities across assigned locations. This position serves as the primary technical resource for employees and growers while promoting consistent, accurate, and timely service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the overall precision agriculture program.
• Identify opportunities
• Develop precision agriculture service offerings.
• Develop programs and service packages that support growers' agronomic decisions.
• Continuously evaluate programs and service packages for effectiveness and alignment with agronomic needs.
• Develop and maintain a target-customer list for precision agriculture services.
• Identify prospective growers and assess the precision agriculture needs.
• Analyze and present data to communicate agronomic needs and support recommendations.
• Make sales calls in conjunction with the sales team
• Lead Innovator trials from planning through data collection and evaluation.
• Collaborate with the committee to strategically design and establish trials.
• Implement trials
• Collect, process, and evaluate trial data.
• Coordinate soil-sampling activities and related logistics.
• Organize soil sampling collection logistics
• Create VRT maps
• Create fertilizer removal maps.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture, Agronomy, Environmental Science, or a related field
• At least two years of experience in precision agriculture or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams or managing projects.
• Strong knowledge of precision agriculture technologies and data-analysis practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with farmers, agronomists, and other stakeholders.
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to perform job duties in a variety of weather conditions.