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Seed Pricing Optimization Director

Iowaagconnection, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50319


Corteva Agriscience has an exciting opportunity for a

Pricing Optimization Director

serving the Seed Business Unit (BU) globally. The Pricing Optimization Director will partner with Seed Business Unit leadership, regions, and cross-functional teams to align the organization on Corteva Agriscience's pricing strategy and processes for seed, traits and technologies. The Pricing Optimization Director will serve as the global expert on seed pricing and developing value propositions to create consistency and excellence across the company. The Pricing Optimization Leader will report to the Business Analysis Senior Director for Corteva's Seed Business Unit. What You'll Do: Serve as the global expert on seed pricing helping to create consistency and excellence in pricing strategy across the company. Drive a value-based pricing culture throughout the Seed Business Unit, including leading projects and workshops globally to enhance critical thinking, skills and process related to pricing. Work with regions, portfolios, and cross-functional areas on development and implementation of pricing strategy. Ensure portfolio pricing framework translates appropriately to the regions and regions can operate within the framework ensuring pricing aligns to company strategy. Work closely with the Marketing Directors, Marketing Managers, and Pricing teams for priority geographies as well as Finance, Market/Competitive Intelligence, and Legal. Monitor and measure price and product valuation effectiveness. Communicate financial and performance metrics to leadership and key stakeholders. Propose marketing analysis needed via market research, market economics, market analysis, and competitive intelligence to help ensure the Seed BU has industry leading understanding of the market regarding pricing and product valuation across various markets. This role may evolve over time to adapt to changes in processes, connections, and organizational design to best meet the needs of Corteva and the Seed Business Unit. What Skills You Need: Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture/Marketing/Business or other related discipline is required. Will consider other degrees with related marketing and/or field sales experience. Minimum of ten years with relevant marketing or pricing experience including hands-on experience in developing pricing strategies. Ability to see the big picture with understanding of short and long-term impacts of decisions. Must have strong business acumen and market understanding. Familiarity with seed and agricultural markets, customers/target audiences, and competitors is preferred. Shall possess exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to create networks and lead by influence demonstrating strong collaboration and teamwork skills to achieve successful outcomes. A creative thinker, with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions. Candidate should plan for ~15% of their time allocated to business travel annually. 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 Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life 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. To apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITION

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