Sr. Product Manager

This position will require a significant amount of travel from Nebraska or Kansas to various locations within region (Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota).

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.    

 

Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien, providing full-acre solutions through our network of trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with the most sustainable solutions possible, offering a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.; Proven®Seed and Dyna-Gro®Seed; as well as financial, custom application and precision ag services.

 

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien and Nutrien Ag Solutions.  

 

The Corn and Soybean Product Manager, Cornbelt West Region will be the corn and soybean product expert responsible for the Dyna-Gro commercial product portfolio and pre-commercial product testing, advancement, characterization, and agronomic placement recommendations. This role will be responsible for knowledge transfer and product training (train-the-trainer model), developing strong working relationships with key stakeholders in each Division, participating in key meetings and product training field days, and being available for questions and consultations on commercial product performance and placement recommendations. This role will serve as a strong business partner for the Region, collaborating with the Region Seed Manager and Area Manager on annual sales forecasts, demand creation, product pricing strategies, and inventory management. The ideal candidate will have an established track-record of developing, deploying, and executing product management strategies and will have a strong background in training, leading, and influencing across a diverse organization.

 

What you will do:
 

• Coordinate pre-commercial product field trial research, walk field trials, and take plot notes.
• Conduct pre-commercial product performance analysis and provide advancement recommendations.
• Conduct demand planning, product lifecycle management, and product utilization activities.
• Participate in Region forecast activities to support U.S. production plan.
• Perform as a technical expert for commercial product characterization, performance, and placement.
• Develop product highlight messages and routine communication schedule.
• Serve as a business partner to Region Seed Manager, Area Manager, and Territory Managers.
• Conduct product training using a train-the-trainer model for key stakeholders such as Area Manager, Territory Managers, Seed Managers, Agronomists, and select Crop Consultants and support these individuals throughout the year.
• Participate in product training field days and key meetings to train, coach, and ensure key stakeholders are able to accurately and confidently represent products during their training events.
• Support Area Manager with commercial product testing strategy and activities.
• Support Area Manager with demand creation, product pricing to performance, and programs.
• Model our core value of safety by enabling a culture in which you are actively contributing to a safe work environment.

What you will bring:
 

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Agriculture, Business, Marketing, or a related field; experience may be considered in lieu of edu