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Crop Manager 

Position Overview:

You will play a crucial role in planning and managing crop production activities both in fields and greenhouses. This position involves ensuring efficient processing of materials and collaborating with experts across functions to enhance operations, controls, lighting, watering, cover crops, and more. You will work closely with program owners to understand desired outcomes, both short and long-term, and influence critical site discussions around task prioritization. Additionally, you will share learnings with new team members, influencing their development. You are accountable for crop rotation, soil fertility, pesticide management, tillage, irrigation, and field scouting. During peak times, you will assist with planting, harvesting, and data collection, while supervising part-time labor teams in executing duties and recognizing team/individual accomplishments. You will collaborate across functions at the site to plan and allocate experiments and seed production blocks across crops to deliver the product pipeline. Your role includes assisting with planning, planting, pest control, irrigation, and devitalization of plant material in greenhouses, participating in irrigation and environmental control modernization planning for greenhouses on-site, and being accountable for farm equipment maintenance and acquisition. You will contribute to site-wide sustainability efforts within and outside the local community, implementing innovative technology solutions to increase efficiency and improve breeding processes. As a safety program owner, you will follow Bayer safety protocols and manage field safety and WPS programs. Driving a company vehicle is part of your duties, which may include driving over 5,000 business miles annually.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans, monitors, and manages internal research and development projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Leads project planning activities, including resource allocation, staffing, and supply management, while overseeing subcontract management and progress reporting.
• Ensures that project outcomes meet technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost requirements.
• Monitors project performance and recommends necessary schedule changes, cost adjustments, or resource additions to optimize efficiency.
• Collaborates with cross- functional teams to troubleshoot issues and maintain effective communication throughout the project lifecycle, ultimately driving successful R&D initiatives.
• Plan and manage crop production activities in fields and greenhouses;
• Collaborate with experts to improve operations, controls, lighting, watering, cover crops, etc.;
• Influence site discussions on task prioritization;
• Share learnings with new team members and influence their development;
• Accountable for crop rotation, soil fertility, pesticide management, tillage, irrigation, and field scouting;
• Assist with planting, harvesting, and data collection during peak times;
• Supervise part-time labor teams and recognize accomplishments;
• Work across functions to plan and allocate experiments and seed production blocks;
• Assist with planning, planting, pest control, irrigation, and devitalization of plant material in greenhouses;
• Participate in irrigation and environmental control modernization planning for greenhouses;
• Accountable for farm equipment maintenance and acquisition;
• Contribute to site-wide sustainability efforts and implement innovative technology solutions;
• Follow Bayer safety protocols and manage field safety and WPS programs;
• Drive a company vehicle, potentially exceeding 5,000 business miles annually.

WHO YOU ARE:

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in agriculture or related discipline with a minimum of 6 years of experience in agronomy, sales, field development, or R&D roles, or A.S. (10 years), M.S. (4 Years), or Ph.D. (2 years) in Agriculture or related discipline;
• Expert knowledge of crop production in assigned geography, including corn, canola, soybean, cotton, cereals, vegetables, and specialty crops;
• Obtain and maintain pesticide applicator certification in state(s) within the territory;
• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs;
• Ability to work extended hours during peak operational seasons.
• Valid Drivers License. In order to be eligible to drive a company car, your driving record must meet guidelines based on the company's Risk Screening for Hiring Drivers - MVR will be reviewed as part of pre-employment screening;

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience with agricultural equipment and vegetable production practices, leveraging knowledge in a research environment;
• Demonstrated experience in a collaborative team-based environment;
• Experience with standard MS Office computer and software systems for scientific data analysis, with the ability to quickly learn new software programs and tools;
• History of implementing continuous improvements and new innovations through project teams.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $95,590.42 - $143,385.64.  Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation (if relevant).  Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc..  This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant's location, market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least September 7,2025.

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