Wilmar Sugar Australia is the nation's leading sugar and renewable energy company and Australia's largest raw sugar manufacturer and exporter. They also generate green energy and produce much of Queensland's BioEthanol. Their joint ventures, Sugar Australia and NZ Sugar, market a wide range of products under the familiar brands CSR and Chelsea.
Wilmar BioEthanol is Australia's largest producer and distributor of sugarcane-based ethanol products and produce 60 million litres of ethanol a year to deliver an extensive portfolio of pure ethanol products, industrial chemicals, and specialty ingredients. Their BioEthanol supplies Australia's rapidly growing e10 fuel market and a majority of the domestic food and beverage and industrial markets and also supplies a thriving export trade to the Asia-Pacific region.
The Position
We are seeking a graduate or early career professional who is keen to pursue a career in agronomy. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced agronomists in providing services solutions to growers, technical knowledge, and providing growers with the very latest in product development and advice to maximise their bottom line. The position is customer facing with a commercial/sales focus and will allow you to develop your skills as an agronomist, including crop agronomy, administration, inventory control, and analysis and reporting in cropping operations.
This position reports and works closely with the AgServices Business Manager and is responsible for the following:
- Assist to present monthly account management reports and EBIT targets set by the business
- Undertake soil sampling and processing for customers
- Develop new business & product opportunities with the Agribusiness Agronomists
- Build relationships with fertiliser customers alongside the AgServices team, through regular interaction with the grower customer base
- Assist in customer service incidents reporting
- Participate in the team preparation and implementation of Sales and Marketing plan for sales regions, to be updated annually with Business Manager
- Assisting in annual advertising and promotional plan within sales regions with Business Manager
- Participate in development and management of strategy to ensure environmental sustainability of the business
- Increase profile of Wilmar AgServices in regional agriculture through industry bodies
To be successful in this role you will have tertiary qualifications in Agricultural/Horticultural Science or related discipline. You will be a confident self-starter with outstanding communication skills and a have passion for supporting Australian farmers to achieve maximum productivity. You will hold a Class C Australian Driver’s License and be able to work both autonomously and within a team environment. You will be ready to get stuck in with your excellent problem-solving skills and have a strong willingness to learn. Some experience or knowledge with GIS applications would be advantageous, but not considered essential.
If you are a recent graduate or early career professional looking to develop a career in agronomy, work alongside industry professionals with a highly regarded organisation, please give Tiffany Coggan a call on 1300 380 701 to find out more or apply now through www.rimfireresources.com.au
