Internal Controls Manager
Mondelēz International
Field Excellence Manager
Corteva Agriscience
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: 🇫🇷 France
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead Europe Agronomy Team: Work with field production team to enhance seed production practices in Europe, aiming for better yield, quality, and reliability of Corteva seed products.
- Provide Expertise: Act as the agronomy seed production expert, offering guidance, leadership, and training to resolve issues and improve seed production results in Europe.
- Project Leadership: Identify, develop, and lead projects to boost yield and reliability of Corteva seed production in Europe.
- Field Visits: Visit production locations in Europe to identify improvement areas and coach field teams.
- Collaborate with Teams: Work with Digital Agronomy, Production Research, Seed Productivity, Operations and Field Excellence Leads to implement best practices and maximize seed yield and quality.
- Develop Educational Programs: Create programs and tools to enhance field selection and grower productivity, focusing on yield, quality, and reliability.
- Leadership Connections: Stay connected with Europe leadership and Global Field Excellence Leadership to align project priorities.
- Lead Change Management: Foster an innovative culture and act as a change agent in Europe.
- Standardize Processes: Harmonize, support, control, and coach Europe's standard operating procedures in the field.
- Lead Conferences: Design and participate in the Europe Agronomy Conference and other meetings.
- Improve Data Quality: Lead efforts to enhance field data quality, organize and analyze data for data-driven decision-making.
- Support Hiring: Contribute to the hiring and onboarding process for agronomists.
Requirements
- BS or MS in agribusiness, agronomy, or equivalent
- Minimum 5 to 10 years experience in field production
- Corn seed production experience is preferred
- Demonstrated experience as trainer and facilitator
- Coaching and effective communication skills
- Strong facilitation skills for training and workshops
- Professional knowledge of Business Improvement and Continuous improvement tools (Six Sigma/Lean)
- Manage and lead multiple activities simultaneously
- Effective stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage and deal with conflict, ambiguity, complexity
- Motivate and develop others for high performance and excellence
- Ability to influence without authority.
Benefits
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
agronomyseed productionfield productiondata analysisbusiness improvementcontinuous improvementSix SigmaLeanproject managementtraining and facilitation
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingeffective communicationstakeholder managementconflict managementmotivationinfluence without authorityorganizational skillsproblem-solvingteam collaboration
