Marketing and Agronomy Manager Seeds

At Corteva Agriscience™, with over 21,000 team members from 130 countries, innovating in 140 world class R&D facilities we grow what matters by playing a critical role in feeding the world and enabling farmers to produce crops in ways that are sustainable for their families, their land, and the broader environment. Corteva UK & IE is looking for a Marketing and Agronomy Manager to join our UK and Ireland Commercial Team. 

The Marketing and Agronomy Manager is a key role to deliver the continued growth of our maize seed, oilseed rape seed and silage inoculant business. Key components of the role include running trial programmes such as Pioneer Accurate Crop Testing Trials, or PACTS Trials, to assess new and existing products. The analysis of markets to understand opportunities and marketing initiatives to drive sales and support agronomists and farmers to get the best results with our expanding product range. This role requires regular travel throughout the UK and Ireland as well as occasional travel with Europe.

Main Responsibilities: 

• Provision of leadership for the product portfolio – responsibility for testing, selecting and identifying products that meet local demands

• Liaison with farmers, agronomists, officials, distributors and other influencers to understand customer needs, including the development of services, to support sales of our products

• Detailed analysis of the relevant markets to position and price products effectively

• Delivery of effective campaigns (including digital) and events to drive sales of our products and services

• Creation of technical literature, presentations, and commercial materials to support product sales internally and externally

Location:

Homebased in the UK

Qualifications and other requirements:

• Educated to a degree level or above in agriculture or related sciences

• Proven agronomy background on seed, plant nutrition, soil science or plant physiology

• Experience in all aspects of variety testing would be an advantage

• Marketing qualifications preferred

• BASIS qualified

• IT skills

• UK Driving Licence

Competencies & Skills:

• A thorough knowledge of the varieties and production systems used for cultivation of maize and oilseed rape in the UK and Ireland

• An excellent knowledge of livestock production systems utilising grass and maize silage

• Experience of marketing activities including product selection, promotion, positioning and pricing

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Good listener and interpreter of views from a wide range of inputs

• Clear and concise written and oral communication skills

• Analytical skills

• Public speaking skills

• Results and business oriented. Ability to work closely with customers and respond to their needs

• Problem solving and adaptability

• Ability to work as a team to achieve challenging targets

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