Seeds Sales Intern

Job Description

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. We invite you to help shape the future of agriculture and play a role in safely feeding the world while caring for our planet.

Syngenta's Sales Team is seeking a Seeds Sales Intern. This internship role will participate in a curriculum-based, integrated learning opportunity that prepares you to be a leader in territory sales in the agriculture industry. You will work with one of our two premier brands: Golden Harvest or NK Seed.

As part of Syngenta's Emerging Talent Program, you will gain hands-on experience, exposure to day-to-day business operations, and opportunities to apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges while developing your professional skills.

Location: Flexible location within the United States (Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, and South Dakota)

Accountabilities:

• Engage in farmer-focused project(s) within your territory, aligned with Sales District needs and objectives, supported by the District Manager and an assigned mentor.
• Develop a general understanding of seed products and relevant technical knowledge.
• Interact with and support channel customer relationships in a defined geography.
• Identify and analyze customer needs to share with the Sales Management and Marketing organizations.
• Provide market intelligence and territory opportunity information when identified.
• Interact with channel partners, such as presenting product information and promotional materials; for GH business, identify potential new seed dealers to engage.
• Manage within budget guidance, accurately report expenses, operate and maintain a company vehicle in compliance with policy, track customer interactions, and submit weekly activity reports.