US Corn Seed & Trait Portfolio Lead

About the role

The US Corn Seed & Trait Portfolio Lead develops and implements brand and product strategies to enhance market presence and drive sales within the organization. This role works within cross-functional teams responsible for the development of the crop's five-year strategic plan and the execution of the Year 1 budget.

Responsibilities

• Determines Gross-to-Net (pricing and market funding) for the crop's branded and licensed trait and/or germplasm products, aligned with customer-facing teams' targets and corporate goals.
• Led the Seed Portfolio Management sub-team to develop and implement contingency plans around broad in-season issues while providing leadership on other Commercial Operations Teams as needed.
• Co-create tactical strategies regarding supply management and obsolescence in conjunction with customer-facing teams and supply chain.
• Work with the foundation planning team to build seedstock crop plans to deliver on the Long Range Plan.
• Serve as a coach for the Seed Brand Portfolio Expert who are responsible for Y+1 production planning volumes and individual product pricing.
• Assist in developing a team of high-potential individuals that can become future leaders of the business.
• Collaborative leadership on marketing tactics and market funding budgets that drive overall US sales and are in line with the strategic plan.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of industry dynamics including competitive trait offerings and market share.
• Guide development of germplasm and trait portfolios within our brand families to meet customer needs.
• Collaborate with customer-facing teams to understand customer needs, product performance, and future strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Leadership and influence key stakeholders through challenges and opportunities; facilitates solutions; Creates pathways for successful outcomes that customer-facing teams see and believe in;
• Demonstrated experience leading and influencing activities of cross-functional teams without direct reporting relationships;
• Strategic, critical thinker across complex situations; Understanding of ROI on key investments;
• Analytical skills (comprehension of basic statistics, mastery of MS Excel and/or other data analysis and visualization tools);
• Business acumen; Results orientation with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/priorities simultaneously;
• Excellent oral, written and communication skills to onboard, motivate & engage others at all levels of the organization.

Preferred

• MS and/or MBA
• 10+ years of experience leading teams or projects in Sales, Marketing, or a technical role, combined with row crops experience;

Pay

$170,560.00 - $255,840.00

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

• Health care
• Vision
• Dental
• Retail
• PTO
• Sick leave