Area Agronomist, Raipur

About The Unit

For over a century, Yara has worked to feed the world and protect the planet, and our mission is to do this in a responsible and sustainable way. Yara delivers solutions for sustainable agriculture and the environment. Its fertilizers and crop nutrition programs help produce the food required for the growing world population. Yara’s industrial products and solutions reduce emissions, improve air quality and support safe and efficient operations. Founded in Norway in 1905, Yara has a worldwide presence with production and sales and services operations across countries i.e. America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, with more than 16,000 employees, sales to160 countries, and sales revenue of more than 14 billion USD. Safety is always the topmost priority. Yara Fertilisers India Pvt Ltd is a 100% subsidiary of Yara International ASA. Yara has supplied fertilizers and fertilizers raw materials to the Indian market for over two decades. Yara India has continuously strengthened its footprint in Western and Southern India by providing Crop nutrition solutions with a combination of Premium products and Knowledge through a unique Farmer centric approach. Yara’s philosophy is to connect with thousands of farmers at the grass root level and has a solid commitment to serving the agriculture sector in India, thereby improving the livelihood of the Indian farmers. To leverage this and to expand into the northern & eastern geographies of India, Yara acquired Tata Chemicals’ 1.2 MN MT Urea plant in UP, Northern India. With this acquisition, Yara India’s scale of operation has grown significantly.

Responsibilities

To promote and develop Employer’s Yara crop nutrition business in the Area/Region. Principal Tasks (as described below in the current role, but not limited to):

• Planning and implementation of demand creation activity in coordination with sales and marketing team.
• Close working at farmer level to create demand for the Yara product portfolio.
• Responsible to liquidate the material in the area/region.
• Directly responsible for all the demos and trials laid in the area.
• Demos data collection, interpretation, and final reporting.
• Planning and organizing of effective crops shows to promote Yara product portfolio.
• Driving the Yara crop nutrition program (Crop Plan concept) in the area.
• Need base planning, organizing, and addressing of farmers meeting and crop seminars.
• Planning and conducting of training program for sales team before start of the season to update their knowledge and organize and train them for required market action plan.
  
  

Responsibilities

• To workout best value chain partners of the area/crop in the region and to develop good coordination with them to promote Yara business.
• Achievement of monthly and annual sales targets in your area.
• Timely reporting for self as well team working in area/region.
• To ensure compliance of HESQ policies of Yara at work.
• Compliance at Yara India.
• Promoting and ensuring compliance with any statutory or regulatory requirements related to Yara’s business in India.
• Managing the business practices as per Yara’s Code of conduct and ethics guidelines.
  
  

Profile

Qualification:

• First Class Postgraduate/Doctorate in Agronomy, Soil Science, Horticulture in Agriculture domains.
• Proficiency in data handling and MS Office.
  
  

Work Experience:

• Minimum 6 & Above Years of hands-on experience in Agronomy, Product Development, Sales, marketing in the Agriculture Industry.
• Proven track record in the areas of operations.
  
  

Desirable:

• Experience in an MNC fertilizer / Agri Input company.
• High Energy Levels
• Achievement Orientation
• Go-Getter Attitude
• Communication & Networking Skills
• Product & Industry Knowledge
  
  

Additional Information

Please note: This recruitment process will be managed by Company and external agencies, and by submitting your application you acknowledge and confirm that your application details can be shared with them. External agencies will manage your data according to our data privacy policy and Data Processing Agreement entered into with Yara. As a global organization, we actively strive to reflect diversity in society. We, therefore, encourage all qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and are committed to creating a work environment that fits gender equality and allows combining career progress with the needs of a family or other personal circumstances. Knowledge grows through differences Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassador networks.

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