Category Marketing Leader at Corteva Agriscience

Description
GROWING WHAT MATTERS STARTS WITH YOU

• The Marketing Leader – Crop Protection, is responsible for leading the marketing strategy for the crop protection portfolio in Southern Africa, to manage the Marketing Team, to ensure the sales team delivers on their financial targets by working closely with the Country Sales Leader and the Area Sales Managers. The Marketing Leader will establish network collaboration with the sales and marketing support organization (Sales team, Field Services team, Regulatory team, Supply Chain team and Customer Services). The Marketing Leader will lead Program Management and Regional Growth Initiative funding mechanisms for portfolio expansion.

The Marketing Leader reports to the Country Lead: Crop Protection.

Your Challenge:

•  Lead the Marketing Team
•  Lead preparation of the annual Profit Objective Plan and 5-year horizon of the assigned portfolio with clear assumptions.
•  Delivery of financial results, budget reporting, margin maximization
•  Lead the marketing strategy for an assigned portfolio
•  Launch new technology
•  Overall effective functioning of the Local Product Concept Teams
•  Identifies portfolio opportunities that can maximize long term profitability
•  Conducts market research
•  Captures competitive intelligence
•  Manages inventory and reduces expired materials.

Qualifications

• To Grow What Matters, You Will Need
•  Bachelors degree in Ag-business, Agronomy, Business, Marketing or related area or equivalent sales management experience
•  5 – 8 Years in Sales and Marketing in the agricultural industry, preferably in the Crop Protection industry
•  5 Years proven leadership experience

Who Are We Looking For?

•  Curious, bold thinkers who want to grow their careers and be part of a winning team
•  Market shaping individuals who want to transform the agriculture industry to meet the world’s growing need for food
•  Collaborators who thrive in a diverse, inclusive work environment
•  Innovators who bring initiative and fresh ideas that drive our business into the future and make us an industry leader
• Growing What Matters Starts With You… What We Can Offer To Help You Grow?
•  Opportunity to be part of a global industry leader working to discover solutions to the most pressing agricultural challenges of our time
•  Challenging work assignments that grow your skills, capabilities and experiences
•  Opportunities for international rotations and relocation that will expand your global view and cultural experience
•  Diverse, inclusive work environment where employees bring their whole selves to work and feel heard, valued and empowered
•  Dedicated and customized resources to help grow your professional skills, industry expertise and personal perspectives.
•  Joining us is a natural opportunity to strengthen your professional network through valuable relationships.
•  Support the health and well-being of every employee by offering world-class benefits, meaningful work and competitive salary
•  Performance driven culture with a strong focus on speed, efficiency and agility