Integrated Solutions Consultant

Purpose:

Provide consulting services, expertise, and training for the sale and support of solutions enabled by the John Deere FarmSight™ strategy and other aligned technology and applications. Ensures ongoing AMS mainstreaming and works with all dealership departments to sell and support precision farming products and services.

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

• Life and Disability Insurance

• 401K Retirement Savings Plan

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership across the organization for the sale of Precision Farming Products offered through John Deere

• Creates and executes a John Deere Agriculture Management Solutions (AMS) Marketing Plan

• Develops and delivers employee training for AMS products

• Manages the adoption of new technology and product offerings

• Manages dealership inventory processes for AMS products, customer follow-up processes, and customer satisfaction issues related to product line.

• Provides support for advanced customer training (including desktop software products) offered through John Deere

• Coordinates the execution of the dealership’s John Deere FarmSight™ strategy (Machine Optimization, Logistics Optimization, and Ag Decision Support)

• Develops and executes the plan to ensure ongoing AMS mainstreaming across all departments at the dealership

• Assists in leading the organization in the area of John Deere precision farming products

• Ensures understanding of John Deere FarmSight™ solutions and precision farming products in sales, service, parts, and all other departments

• Serves as the internal and external technical specialist for all precision farming products

• Implements the adoption of new technology and product offerings

• Develops and delivers employee and customer training for John Deere FarmSight™ solutions and advanced precision farming products

• Provides recommendations of stocking/inventory requirements for solutions enablement

• Provides recommendations on ordering option codes

• Provides solutions-based business consulting services to customers (i.e. advising customers on optimizing performance, reducing costs, operation efficiencies, etc.)

• May also support the dealership efforts with third-party providers (Certified Crop Advisor, Ag Service Provider, etc.) and related John Deere businesses

Experience, Education, Skills and Knowledge:

• 1+ years experience in an agriculture-related role

• Dealership sales, service, training, or other related work experience preferred

• Proficient knowledge of electrical and wireless communication systems

• Ability to operate with a solutions approach and identify existing/emerging customer needs

• Ability to use standard desktop applications such as Microsoft Office and internet functions

• Solid organizational, interpersonal, analytical and communication skills

• Ability to work flexible hours and travel to store locations and customers

• Certified Crop Advisor certification or equivalent preferred

• Associates degree in Agronomy, Agriculture Business, or Agriculture Mechanization or equivalent experience required

• Bachelors Degree in Agronomy, Agriculture Business, or Agriculture Mechanization preferred