BUSINESS CONSULTANT (CANADA)

Agro Business Solutions is a software company, specializing in software for agriculture. We have 3 software solutions: ABS Breeding, ABS Seed an ABS Fresh.

Development, support and consultancy are done and coordinated from our headquarters in Grootebroek (The Netherlands). Further ABS has an office in India (Hyderabad) and is planning to open an office in Canada (Guelph).

To advise on our ABS solutions in use in existing ABS customers and expand our business in the United States and Canada we are looking for a: Business Consultant located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Main focus of the position

To assist our ABS customer in using ABS software by on-site consultancy. Also advise the management of our ABS customers and prospects in the seed and agricultural industry on their business, growth and improvement using ABS software solutions.

Main task

  • Be a team with our Canadian support consultant
  • Manage the relation with the customer and potential customer and gain confidence in Agro Business Solutions as a company as well as products and services in general
  • Fulfill requests related to the use of ABS in the customer’s organization
  • Recognize the opportunities for new sales with existing and potential customers
  • Show demos of the ABS software to (potential) customers, based on their business processes
  • Assist in the implementation of ABS software in new customer’s sites in collaboration with the headquarters in Grootebroek (the Netherlands)
  • Report back on important experiences from the practical use of the solution by the customer and see that these conclusions become known at the appropriate place in the organization where we can improve our organization, solution and/or quality
  • Support the follow up of RFC’s, calls, requests and tasks requested by the customer
  • Test the new functionalities of the software which are relevant for the customer

Required qualifications

  • Is able and willing to travel 2 weeks a month within the US and Canada and sometimes to the HQ in Grootebroek
  • Education on Bachelors level
  • Being able to communicate on C-Level with customers and potential customers
  • Experience in business consultancy
  • Skilled in MS-office
  • Eager to learn ABS applications
  • Fluent in English and Spanish (written and verbal). Knowledge of Dutch or French is an advantage
  • Has strong written and oral communication skills
  • Team player with a positive attitude
  • Highly self-motivated individual, with a high level of time management and organizational skills. Well-organized, committed, accurate and thorough, with attention to detail

Applications

For more information you can contact Mrs. Ineke Leidelmeijer at ile@agrosolutions.nl or by mobile +31 (0)6-22280823. Please send your application to Mr. Wouter van Stuyvesant Meijen at wsm@agrosolutions.nl.

WE KNOW THE INDUSTRY

ABS provides organizational advice and standard software solutions specifically for agriculture for more than 20 years. Our solutions are implemented with breeding companies, seed multiplication companies and fresh produce companies. Our customers are world leading companies in their branch and mostly active in field crops, vegetables and flowers. The software can handle all product forms like seeds, bulbs, plugs and composed products.