Technical Account Manager

Your Employer
Our client is a highly innovative irrigation specialist company offering growers a state-of-the-art decision support system and alternative options designed to reduce water wastage globally. With foundations in the Middle East and growing operations across the world, they have offices in Israel, USA, Africa, and Australia.

With a culture that promotes opportunities for professional development and a vibrant multi-national company, they are now seeking a Technical Account Manager/Agronomist to join their business and play a key role in their fast-growing organisation.

The Role       
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Technical Account Manager/Agronomist to join our client’s operations.  You will play a crucial role in utilising your agronomic knowledge to provide sales support and bridge the gap between their sales team, technical teams, and clients to ensure optimal agricultural outcomes using their irrigation technology.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will provide professional agronomic support to assist their sales team in achieving their annual goals and help their clients and technical teams achieve superior agriculture outcomes. The incumbent in this role will be key in emphasizing the agronomic advantages of our client’s irrigation system to growers and other clients, whilst ensuring clear communication and explanation of the program to clients.

Your duties will include (but not be limited to) the following:

• Accompany or independently visit farms to highlight the agronomic advantages of our client’s irrigation system and Decision Support System
• Collaborate with the Head Quarter’s agronomy team to design the seasonal program for Fertigation, Irrigation, and Chemical Treatment (FIT) for all Australian projects
• Regularly visit farms to oversee the performance of the system, assess plant health, and provide guidance to clients and their teams
• Conduct daily evaluations of plant health using the Decision Support System. Collect relevant pre-season data for FIT, including fertilizer quantities, weather predictions, and other related data
• Generate weekly updates on each project, including applied irrigation and fertigation volumes, as well as details on plant health
• Establish and nurture relationships with industry stakeholders, including academic researchers, distributors, corporate agriculturalists, and affiliated associations to gain insights into emerging trends and opportunities

This role is suitable for someone based in either Toowoomba, QLD or Narrabri, Moree, Dubbo, Narromine (or similar areas) in Regional NSW.
 

About You
Our ideal candidate will be driven, customer-focused, with exceptional service abilities. Furthermore, you will have the ability to work as part of a team or independently when required and have a strong aptitude for technology. You should also possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be a team player with initiative and a 'can-do' attitude.

To be considered for the role, it is important that you can address the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Agronomy
• Minimum 5 years of agronomy consultancy experience, preferably with a focus on Cotton and Grains
• Minimum 3 years of experience in sales or sales support
• Strong aptitude for technology and ability to navigate applications.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills
• Availability outside of standard business hours may be required to support global operations
• Business travel required Australia wide.

 
Choose Agri Talent
Agri Talent provides permanent recruitment and executive search services exclusively for Australian and NZ agribusiness. Our extensive network connects high-calibre candidates to diverse and exciting roles with respected clients across Australia's agriculture sector.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Marcela Rocha-Lima – Recruitment Consultant - on 0467 063 ***.