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Connor Rieniets

Horace,ND

Summary

Accomplished Sales Agronomist with a proven track record at Rush River Seed & Chemical, where I more than doubled seed business and escalated crop protection sales to approximately $1 million. Expert in territory management and relationship building, I excel in transforming market share and mentoring teams to exceed sales goals.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Agronomist

Rush River Seed & Chemical
Leonard, ND
10.2022 - Current
  • Directly sold Pioneer seed and crop protection products to growers.
  • More than doubled seed business in my area, and grew crop protection sales from $0 to around a million in sales last year.
  • Provided full agronomic services to area farmers, such as scouting, crop tours, and soil sampling services.
  • Responsible for all sales, billing, invoicing, marketing, operations, customer events, and plots.

District Sales Manager

AgReliant Genetics- AgriGold
Fargo, ND
06.2019 - 10.2022
  • Established and grew AgriGold’s corn and soybean market share from 0% to 2% for corn and 3% for soybeans in 3 years.
  • Generated 50 new direct AgriGold customers, and recruited 8 AgriGold seed dealers.
  • Planned and organized a Platinum grower meeting to help drive business.
  • Awarded top Sales Growth District two years in a row.
  • Served on the sales and marketing strategy board.
  • Maintained relationships with key accounts within the district in order to facilitate repeat business opportunities.
  • Trained and mentored sales team members in customer relations, customer service and product placement.

Account Manager

Indigo Ag
Fargo, ND
11.2018 - 06.2022
  • Launched and developed new market territory for Indigo in Southeast North Dakota.
  • Applied values of sustainable farming practices and product advancement to help growers adjust their practices, and their overall crop yield for this year.
  • Met and surpassed every sales goal set forth.
  • Generated leads through cold calling activities.
  • Utilized CRM tools to track client interactions, sales opportunities, and account history.

Field Biologist Assistant

BASF
Davenport, ND
09.2015 - 10.2018
  • Executed research and development projects during internship in Germany.
  • Worked collectively to handle various trials during the year.
  • Performed the application of pesticides, evaluation of treatments, and submission of data.
  • Developed concepts and communicated with interdisciplinary teams for product development.
  • Assisted in developing protocols for the field trials.

Technical Service Intern

BASF
Davenport, ND
04.2015 - 09.2015
  • Responsible for the marketing and development trials in the upper Midwest.
  • Strengthened team-building skills through collaboration with business representatives, innovative specialists, field biologists and the marketing team.
  • Aided in the positioning of products for our business representatives, and innovative specialists.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree - Crop and Weed Science

North Dakota State University
05.2018

Skills

  • Communication and presentation
  • Sales development
  • Territory management
  • Cold calling skills
  • Goal oriented
  • Sales forecasting
  • Relationship building
  • Sales lifecycle management

Timeline

Sales Agronomist

Rush River Seed & Chemical
10.2022 - Current

District Sales Manager

AgReliant Genetics- AgriGold
06.2019 - 10.2022

Account Manager

Indigo Ag
11.2018 - 06.2022

Field Biologist Assistant

BASF
09.2015 - 10.2018

Technical Service Intern

BASF
04.2015 - 09.2015

Bachelor’s Degree - Crop and Weed Science

North Dakota State University

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