Job Openings at Corteva Agriscience

About Role:

• We’re hiring a Trait Integration Specialist.
• Learn how you can be our voice in the conversation about the future of agriculture.

Your Challenge:

Nursery Operations

• Plan and execute nursery operations using proprietary software.
• Conduct phenotypic and genotypic selections in field and greenhouse nurseries.
• Oversee planting, transplanting, leaf sampling, and harvesting activities.
• Scout greenhouses regularly to ensure optimal plant health and development.
• Oversee irrigation, fertilization, weed, pest, and disease control.
• Ensure accurate and consistent data collection and database uploads.
• Implement genotyping protocols to support marker-assisted selection.
• Overall management of media preparation, embryo rescue, and growth chambers
• Maintain inventory of chemicals and supplies for lab efficiency.
• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment, ensuring timely service.
• Lead seed processing activities including preparation, sorting, shelling, and inventory management.
• Travel to other nursery sites across RSA regions as needed.
• Work overtime, weekends, and public holidays during peak periods.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and supervise assistants and temporary employees.
• Provide training, guidance, and daily support to TI partners and nursery staff.
• Collaborate with global teams to implement process improvements and innovations.
• Foster a diverse, inclusive, and multidisciplinary team environment.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure full implementation of quality management protocols.
• Enforce safety operating procedures for all routine tasks.
• Work with Genetically Modified Organisms in compliance with regulations and policies.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly work environment.

Key Stakeholders and Interactions:

• Interaction with Breeding Team and Breeders

Location:

• Delmas, Mpumalanga (On-site position)
• To Grow What Matters, You Will Need
• Related Degree - BSc Honors or MSc in plant Breeding, Agriculture, Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Biology, or related field
• Minimum 3 years of agricultural experience; experience in maize trait introgression, genotyping, and tissue sampling is advantageous.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel during planting/harvesting campaigns.
• Fluent in English with strong communication skills across diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Must have the ability to meet deadlines, show attention to detail, succeed in a team environment, and use a computer and other data collection devices
• Strong ownership and accountability for high-quality results.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, time management, and operational safety skills.
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• High energy, agility, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Innovative mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with crop growing practices and a passion for crop production.

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?

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Job Role

• We’re hiring for Field Agronomist – Eastern Highveld & Limpopo
• The Field Agronomist must love to work with growers on the farm and in their fields alongside a network of Pannar Sales Rep that have a common passion for agriculture, adding value and improving customer experience. Individuals must like working independently and in a team, being able to contribute to a high-performing and dynamic sales team. Key personal qualities include confidence, competitiveness, a desire to win, driven to succeed, strong communication skills, and being a team player. Critical decision-making skills are also necessary for this position and a desire to constantly learn and improve to strive towards excellence. A strong work ethic, moral standards with a high level of professionalism, and pride in the quality of work performed will lead to success for this individual. The Field Agronomist would work alongside a Territory Manager as a team to achieve common territory targets.
• You Will Be Part of the Growing Team
• The candidate will act as a liaison with local Pannar Sales Reps and Territory Manger to grow market share and strengthen relationships with key operations. Focused areas are Pannar product training, positioning, general agronomy, team-selling, and providing grower solutions to add value and increase yield and profitability to help key operations be sustainable.

Your Challenge:

• Target field activities to key accounts to build relationships and drive sales of Pannar brand products.
• Work with targeted operations to grow the business strategically.
• Develop and provide agronomic and product training and training to the field sales force that supports the sales and service of Pannar products.
• Maintain a thorough agronomic and technical knowledge of Pannar products and services.
• Model the way in demonstrating integrity, determination, adaptability, passion, and collaboration.
• Collaborate with the Product Life Cycle Manager and Agronomy Manager to plan and conduct Commercial Unit, and regional agronomy field trials that improve the product management and/or product positioning of Pannar seed products
• Serve as a primary agronomic resource to Territory Managers to resolve customer concerns.
• Anticipate market opportunities and threats, and position your sales team to react, adapt and overcome.
• Troubleshoot customer concerns and work to identify and deliver mutually beneficial solutions.
• Key Stakeholders and Interactions:
• Partner with Product Agronomists, Territory Managers, Field Agronomists and Sales Reps to create and deliver product and digital services information that improves the productivity and profitability of Pannar customers.

Location:

• Eastern Highveld & Limpopo

To Grow What Matters, You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture (Soil science, Agronomy, Plant Pathology)
• At least 5-7 years of agronomy sales experience, educating and empowering individuals.

Leadership skills

• Strong background in agronomy and plant cultivation.
• Extensive knowledge on pesticides and herbicides would be beneficial.
• Extensive knowledge on crops like maize, sunflower and soybeans is needed.
• Proven ability to make timely decisions and solve problems
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills are required for fostering teamwork, enhancing a good working environment, and effectively developing strong working relationships with a diverse group of people
• Ability to supervise and prioritize multiple tasks is critical
• Proficiency in Office software such as spreadsheets, mail, calendar and presentation tools
• Must be able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• A valid driver’s license is required

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