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Integrated Portfolio Lead 

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role are to: 

• Leads and facilitates business planning with field squads as it relates to Y+1 forecasting and current year target tracking for all products offered;
• Connects regularly with customer enabling teams to share consolidated and aggregated plans and ensure that unit plans meet corporate expectations;
• Insures accountability in collaboration with key USS especially the Unit Lead and Finance Lead;
• Coordinates the building and execution of feedback loops into customer enabling teams regarding utilization of demand gen tactics & specific needs to create/achieve business plan like price, product, volume, & MF utilization;
• Acts as a catalyst to develop/enable the CP demand strategy working closely with TDRs, ASL and Unit leads;
• Contingencies among field squads and customer enabling sub teams managed to optimize broad P&L;
• Financial opportunities with actionable recommendations clearly understood and communicated to squads;
• Profitability focused, including cost and COGS such as obsolescence and excessive returns coaching to support squad and Unit P&L targets;
• Supports development of portfolio contingency plans to achieve revenue target.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required:

• Demonstrated experience in technical sales, agronomy, product management or related fields;
• Proven financial acumen and willingness to continue to develop skill set to drive both top and bottom-line growth;
• Agility in both the creation and execution of a complex plan in a very dynamic marketplace;
• Excellent communication skills for agile audiences and environments;
• Very strong strategic thinking and long-term planning abilities;
• Very strong business acumen, critical thinking skills, ability to influence without authority;
• Fluency in advanced Excel skills and data management tools;
• Ability to achieve business results in a relatively autonomous environment without direct supervision;
• Strong self-reliance balanced with humility to seek out experts for the greater good of the business and/or people;
• Willingness and ability to strategically delegate decision making abilities to the lowest level possible.

Preferred:

• Minimum 8 years experience in technical sales, agronomy, product management or related fields.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary of approximately between $151,136.00 to $226,704.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant).  Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc..  This salary (or 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.