Jason Collins
Kingsley
Summary
I am a dedicated Ag Professional that has a passion for Agriculture and people leadership. Having spent the last 10 years building a new seed brand I know and understand what it takes to allow individuals to become the best version of themselves. During my time as a leader I have fostered an environment that develops people and encourages collaboration that achieves business results. My extensive background in change management has allowed myself and my teams to surpass business objectives of those of my peers. I have doubled the market share in my area and substantially increased points of sale while having high employee retention rates for the teams I manage.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Independent Business Owner
Ag Beyond LLC
09.2024 - Current
- Launched a new agriculture based business focusing on Channel Brand seed and also acquired my real estate license focusing on farm real estate sales.
- Promoted business via social media to generate leads and maximize brand identity.
- Provided elite customer service by resolving escalated problems and calmly responding to shifting priorities.
- Designed business plan to define concept, short-term and long-term goals and strategies.
- Exploring other opportunities to add to my business portfolio that bring value to my customers
Area Business Manager
Bayer Crop Science
06.2014 - 09.2024
- Manage a team of 11 sales representatives and provided ongoing coaching and training to ensure target achievement
- Develop and execute sales strategies that resulted in 5% market share growth over the trade area
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement efficient processes and streamline operations
- Achieve Strong or Exceptional business and development ratings every year as my time as ABM
- Manage through multiple organizations and geographical changes all while achieving business results
- Influenced without authority on agronomic practices, corn and soybean forecasts, value selling and leading edge agronomic practices
- Developed training material with cross functional teams and led training for dealers and District Sales Managers
- Provided agronomic support to farmers, dealers, and District Sales Managers
- Served as a key partner to field sales and the Area Business Manager
- Launched the NC+ Brand into a new geography in NW Iowa through direct sales to farmers and recruitment of new dealers
- Increased brand awareness through marketing campaigns and strategic direction
- Achieved significant sales growth and brand awareness in my trade area while partnering with sister brands on collaboration
- Managed a sales territory in NW Iowa servicing retail and farmer dealer accounts
- Covered two territories for over a year while growing soybean sales significantly in both areas
- Leveraged my retail experience to increase NK brand shelf space and make NK soybeans the product of choice
Technical Agronomist
Monsanto
09.2010 - 06.2014
District Sales Manager
Monsanto
11.2007 - 09.2010
Field Sales Manager
Syngenta
06.2005 - 11.2007
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business
Bellevue University
Associates of Applied Science - Ag Production Technology
Iowa Lakes Community College
Skills
- Change leadership
- Inspiration and motivation
- Agility
- Active listening
- Analytical decision making
- Strong communication
- Trustworthiness
- Relationship building
- Collaboration
- Results orientation
- Approachability
- Creative thinking
- Encouragement of ideas
- Influencing without authority
- Team player
Certification
Certified Crop Advisor, American Society of Agronomy
Accomplishments
- Growing Together, 06/01/08
- RSU Award, 10/01/10
- ABM Development Center, 07/01/12
- Presidents Volunteer Service Award, 04/01/14
- Top Performance Award, 08/01/19
Hobbies and Interests
- I enjoy time with my family
- Boating
- ISU athletics
- Volunteering for events in my community
- Working on my small farm
- Hunting
- Expanding my network of people in the Ag Community
Timeline
Independent Business Owner
Ag Beyond LLC
09.2024 - Current
Area Business Manager
Bayer Crop Science
06.2014 - 09.2024
Technical Agronomist
Monsanto
09.2010 - 06.2014
District Sales Manager
Monsanto
11.2007 - 09.2010
Field Sales Manager
Syngenta
06.2005 - 11.2007
Associates of Applied Science - Ag Production Technology
Iowa Lakes Community College
Bachelor of Science - Business
Bellevue University
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