Emea Digital Agronomy & Innovation Lead Bardi

Emea Digital Agronomy & Innovation Lead
Bardi
Emilia Romagna, Bardi

Description**:** GROWING WHAT MATTERS STARTS WITH YOU

**Corteva Agriscience**, the world's first dedicated agriculture start-up, serves to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. Our employees fulfill this purpose everyday by building/participating in an inclusive culture where we encourage each other to stay curious, think differently, act boldly and do what's right for our customers, our co-workers, our partners and our planet. With over 20, 000 team members from 130 countries, innovating in 140 world class R&D facilities, we have the resources, leadership heritage and partner ecosystem to make a meaningful impact now and into the future.

**_#GrowWhatMatters _

Our commercial team is seeking a dynamic **EMEA Digital Agronomy Lead** to drive our digital agronomy strategy and execution across the region.

You will define and implement the European sales enablement Digital Agronomy strategy and long-term plans: design the commercial and technical roadmap, create and validate business plan and lead implementation in collaboration with countries and technical teams.

**Your Challenge**:

- Collaborate with the EMEA Digital Lead to define the commercial reach, contribution targets and penetration strategy. Validate with CU and EMEA Leadership and implement in line with local 5 year plan targets.

- Serve as Product Owner and primary driver of Granular Link, our main digital agronomy commercial tool, in coordination with the rest of digital services provided in the region.

- Work together with FS&D teams and external partners to deliver digital agronomy services and tools for countries in an homogeneous, coordinated and scalable way.

- Liaise and coordinate with internal departments involved in Agronomy and digital Agronomy fields (Agronomy teams, R&D and FS&D Global Teals, BUs, IFS, Country leaders and IT. . . ) in the US, region and countries, when existing.

- Act as the primary contact for the operational implementation of Global Agronomy programs in the Europe, Africa and Middle East region.

- Coordinate agronomy innovation initiatives with countries and scout for initiatives that could add value to Corteva's platforms.

- Explore potential partnerships with startups, innovation labs, universities or research institutes in the marketplace that could be instrumental in adding value to our decision-science based business model.

- Design Proof-of-concepts, small tests using internal and external capabilities.

- Continuously coordinate with and challenge local entities on their needs - establish connections among them, foster synergies.

- Establish processes for validating and supporting country-level innovation in digital agronomy.

- Maintain a census of services and its maintenance through an agreed operational mode.

- Foster company-wide innovation extending beyond agronomy.

- Work within the digital team to coordinate the service platform with other digital activities in order to optimize customer journeys and sales processes.

**Location**:Paris (Guyancourt), Munich, Cambridge, Seville, Cremona, Budapest, Warsaw, Bucharest, Brussels, Adana

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**Qualifications**:** To Grow What Matters, You Will Need

- Agronomy background or experience in agronomy and sales processes.

- Master's degree preferred in a relevant field.

- Proven commercial acumen, ability to motivate and influence country local teams to deliver on agreed commercial targets. Minimum 3 years in a commercial role.

- Solid financial knowledge to create and validate sound business plans them with regional management.

- Technical knowledge - able to brief IT resources on digital needs and coordinate projects completion.

- Strong collaborative skills to work with diverse teams across multiple regions.

- Experience in digital transformation initiatives.

- Expertise in agile methodology, managing the development team to ensure timely, on-scope and on-budget delivery of services.

- Fluent in English, any additional language will be a plus.

- Excellent negotiation skills and ability to influence local and global teams driving consensus and providing direction

- Strong Program Management skills.

- Resilience and ability to find innovative solutions.

- Ability to work under pressure.

- A must-have international mindset.

- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Travel up to 30% is a requirement, presence on the field to support and coach local sales teams.

**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 YouWhat We Can