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Agronomy Manager
Michigan Sugar Company
Multiple Locations, Michigan
Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.
Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Agronomy Leader, which will work remotely, but be assigned to a district.
Job Summary
The Agronomy Manager will serve as the assigned district’s expert for agronomic consulting across the east, west, or central regions of Michigan Sugar Company’s growing areas, including Ontario, Canada.
In this role, the Agronomy Manager will support over 50,000 acres of sugar beets, representing more than $40 million in crop value. The position is responsible for hiring, coaching, and developing a team of agriculturists and agronomy professionals supporting the assigned district.
The Agronomy Manager will lead and guide their team to improve grower sustainability and performance, while ensuring alignment with company agronomic standards and expectations. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to growers, providing expert recommendations on agronomic practices.
Additionally, this role will support community outreach efforts, including youth and young farmer programs, and help drive positive grower behavior to ensure the long-term success of the cooperative.
Primary Responsibilities
- Hire, lead, and coach a team of 3–4 field consultants and agronomy professionals
- Serve as the primary agronomy expert within the assigned district
- Build and maintain strong relationships across internal agricultural teams and external industry partners
- Ensure adoption and adherence to Michigan Sugar Company agronomic practices
- Lead development of agronomy programs, including:
- Grower services
- Technology offerings
- Professional development for agriculturists
- Develop initiatives to continuously improve RWST performance
- Collaborate with the Research Department to:
- Recommend and support field trials
- Implement findings that improve grower profitability
- Develop and deliver agronomic presentations to growers and internal teams
- Foster collaboration across agricultural functions, including Research, Agricultural Operations, and Shareholder Relations
- Partner with other team leaders to execute strategic initiatives and organizational priorities
- Support community outreach and grower engagement efforts aligned with company values
- Build long-term relationships and positively influence grower behavior
- Perform other duties as assigned
Position Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in field consulting and/or agronomic advising
- Proven leadership experience managing, coaching, and developing teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Strong ability to provide trusted, data-driven recommendations to growers
- Expertise in:
- Disease management
- Soil science
- Weed control
- Excellent communication and public speaking skills
Key Competencies
- Strong attention to detail
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Effective team collaboration skills
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Composure under pressure and ability to manage conflict professionally
- High level of integrity and ethical standards
- Demonstrates professional leadership and role-model behavior
- Ability to learn and adapt to new software and technologies
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.
Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive salary, opportunity for professional growth, and provides excellent medical insurance 100% company paid. A comprehensive benefits package includes: dental and life insurances, 401k match, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave and more. To learn more visit www.michigansugar.com.
Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.
Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugarbeet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Michigan. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 160,000 acres of sugarbeets each year in 20 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.
That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.
Michigan Sugar Company has 930 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $65 million and its annual local economic impact is about $500 million.
Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of nine sugarbeet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugarbeets are grown in the country.
Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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