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Client:

My client's Crop Nutrition department has highlighted significant
opportunities to convert their crop knowledge into value propositions to
extract the knowledge margin, with a deeper understanding of farmer
needs and crop profitability leverage our position and direct the
organization towards value selling. The Crop Based Product Roadmap has
identified the need to create the exciting new role of Global Crop
Manager. They are looking to recruit an additional 2 Global Crop
Mangers, one who will focus on Grassland and the other on Wheat, in line
with the Global Crop Roadmap.



Job Description:

You will take the global lead for this well-established companies'
roadmap within your crop. You will support, drive and govern the
commercial development within your crop, working across internal
functions & external stakeholders, you will have a key role to alert
the company to risks and opportunities, align resources to leverage on
the companies' scale and global experiences, identify and develop global
differentiated crop solutions, identify gaps in the competitive edge
& devise strategic responses required to close the gaps.



Responsibilities:

• With crop at the center of the approach, you will maintain
  communication & alignment of stakeholders for all activities based
  of your crop


• Work with key markets and Product Directors manage the marketing
  framework that will drive the commercial volume and premium development
  in line with the Crop Based Product Roadmap


• Maintain an updated SWOT analysis based on the Crop Based Product
  Roadmap & identify gaps in the competitive edge & strategic
  responses required to close the gaps


• Be the guardian of the companies' Crop Nutrition ensuring markets
  create value propositions that fully consider farmer needs &
  profitability, crop knowledge, portfolio combinations, and application
  competence


• Lead successful crop network to accelerate & lift crop knowledge across the organization


• Evaluate the quality of existing businesses crop programs and
  advice with regional agronomists in the markets & Product Directors
  to reach an aligned global approach


• Implement the value chain strategy in coordination with the value Chain Director

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Business orientated, with min.10yrs working in a commercial environment


• Demonstrated capabilities to utilize knowledge in a commercial
  manner for the benefit of farmers, customers, the business and other
  stakeholders


• Well-structured and organized working habits to coordinate around crop


• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject


• Recognized for knowledge of a key local crop


• Strong leadership capabilities and a team player, being diplomatic and able to reach agreement with key internal stakeholders


• Fluent in English, other languages desirable


• Available to travel globally, with ability to work across cultures


• You must have International market awareness


• Be a specialist within your crop


• Have fantastic communication skills and presence


• Need to be able to translate your product globally

More about the position:

• The position is based in a country and specific market where the
  crop is key and significant to the total business, but requires
  significant travelling across all business units globally where the crop
  is key.


• This role will report directly to the Chief Agronomist who is based in Europe.

Package On Offer:

The salary will be a very attractive package and will be totally
dependent upon the location and experience of the ideal candidate.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.