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Agronomist
Ref No: D/A/04/24
We now wish to appoint a qualified Agronomist with the ability to work on their own initiative to support our customers in all aspects of arable and forage crop production in the Ardee / Drogheda area.
The Role:
The Agronomist will be a leading member of the Drummonds Agronomy team with responsibility for:
- Providing customers with technical advice and support on Crop Production, including Certified Seed Selection, Crop Nutrition, Crop Protection, Soil Nutrition and Forage Conservation and Utilisation.
- Delivering ambitious growth strategies across the territory to new and existing customers for a leading range of high-quality products including agro-chemicals, liquid/granular fertiliser, bio-stimulants, forage additives, cereal/grass seeds and soil conditioning/lime products;
- Offering our Precision Agriculture agronomy services.
The Person:
- Ideally educated to degree level in Agriculture, Agriculture with Crop Science, Agri Business or similar;
- Be IASIS qualified with a proven track record in providing agronomy and technical sales support to arable farmers;
- Have a comprehensive understanding of the Irish agricultural industry, including knowledge of arable and mixed farming sectors;
- Have excellent communication and negotiating skills and be able to communicate with farmers and colleagues;
- Have excellent business acumen and commercial awareness with a strong can-do attitude;
- Be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a busy team;
- Hold a full driving licence.
About Us
Headquartered in Clonee, Co Meath, Drummonds is a leading supplier of agronomy services and agricultural inputs across the North East of Ireland. Annually at harvest the business processes more than 100,000 tonnes of native grain across eight locations, with manufacturing facilities for seeds and animal feeds in Drogheda and Navan.
Culture
Our culture is based on setting best in class standards, working towards and delivering on committed objectives, striving for constant improvement and involving everyone in the process. We endeavour to develop our people and harness everyone’s potential to deliver a winning team.
Equal Opportunities
Drummonds is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to a safe, inclusive and relationship based working environment.
Benefits
In return we offer a high degree of responsibility, great opportunities for learning, personal growth and development with advancement within a fast-moving agricultural sector. Health benefits and cover to be discussed with Human Resources.
Our Purpose
To advance the interests of farmers and the agricultural industry through the development of growth orientated agri-food businesses and the promotion of best agricultural practice.
Our Values
Trust: Trusting each other and earning the trust of others
Respect: Treat others as we would wish to be treated ourselves
Teamwork: Together we are more effective
Excellence: We aim to exceed expectations and always strive to be better
