Commercial Product Agronomy Specialist at Corteva Agriscience

We’re hiring for Senior Commercial Product Agronomy Specialist. Learn how you can be our voice in the conversation about the future of agriculture. 

As Senior Commercial Product Agronomy Specialist you will be responsible to ensure that the required amount of good quality and genetically pure seed is produced by the growers in the required volumes.
As Senior Commercial Product Agronomy Specialist you will serves as the primary field contact for location seed production which includes the following:
Grower management (ex. selection, training, selling the seed contract value, contract management, and support).  Leads the field selection effort, coordinate field mapping, product placement, and seed field quality control, develops and leads the integrated pest management program, including budget considerations and vendor agreements.  Supervises field activities and plant operations, performs analysis on production efforts, and prepares and presents reports as needed for the assignments undertaken.

You Will Be Part of Growing Team 

Produce high quality seed, corn and Dry beans. Provide internal and external technical support in the development and application of products, processing techniques, and resolution of problems. Under general direction, solves a variety of moderately complex problems.

Your Challenge:

• Recruiting, developing, and supporting seed growers (acreage planning, training, quality control) as well as coordinating all field activities (allocations, planting, rouging, pest management, detasseling, defoliation, male removal, yield estimation, harvesting, and conducting research). 
• Documentation Control: Seedpro, EDGE, Promap, Blue print and weekly excel report need to be completed.  Monthly vehicle inspection needs to be completed and all near missis need to be report within 24 hours.  GrowU, safety programs, audits and an annual ethics compliance need to be completed
• The position will require driving a minimum of 8,000 km on company business per year, also to be prepared to work on weekends.  

Key Stakeholders and Interactions: 

• Supports sales by demonstrating technical applications knowledge of the product and/or technical solutions at the customer. 

Qualifications

To Grow What Matters, You Will Need 

• National Diploma in Agriculture 
• Ideal: B-Tech or BSc in Agriculture 
• 3 years’ 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