• Provide leadership in driving our safety commitment to zero. Collaborate with EHS and engage site teams to ensure our employees work safely. ?

• Engage site teams to integrate Corteva values in all aspects of operations. ?

• Provide leadership, direction, and focus to operational activities, ensuring the strategic mobilization of resources across all locations needed to support the commercial business, meet strategic goals and manage cost-of-goods-sold.?

• Interface with commercial business leads and R&D leads to ensure strategic alignment across functions. ?

• In coordination with other Production Leaders develop short and long term strategies for both field & production locations activities as well as the corresponding operational and capital business rationale and budgets to support those strategies. Monitor expenditures and provide direction on handling of unplanned items and issues. Review, approve, and represent location strategies and budgets. Make recommendations for capital investments and guide decisions related to capacity of network operations. ?

• Create a strong culture of employee development, inclusion and diversity and high employee engagement. Ensure employee development processes are utilized to coach and provide feedback to employees. Ensure employee effort and results are recognized and rewarded. ?

• Develop and execute strategic workforce plans to determine future headcount and skill set needs, succession plans and sourcing qualified candidates. ?

• Provide sponsorship of projects, team members, timelines and deliverables to ensure productivity objectives are met. Implement best quality and productivity practices at plants and ensure these practices are sustained.?

• BA or BS (or equivalent), preferably in operations, agriculture, or business?

• 10+ years of business or operations experience?

• Motivational leadership?

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills ?

• Project management experience?

• Understanding of seed production and supply chain principles (quality, productivity, field and plant activities)?

• Strong understanding of the seed business?

• Strong financial acumen?

• High level of issue identification, problem solving and decision making skills?

• Ability to influence and coordinate effectively cross-functionally and cross-culturally ?

• Requires > 50% travel 

Benefits How We ll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.

Corteva Agriscience is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.