North America Logistics Lead

Who Are We, And What Do We Do?

At Corteva Agriscience™, you will help us grow what’s next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.

Corteva Agriscience™ serves to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. Corteva Agriscience™ is looking for a dedicated, highly motivated Logistics Lead to support North American Seed Product Development operations. The Logistics Lead will ensure strong collaboration and execution across R&D centers and functions. Additionally, the Logistics Lead will support the North America Corn Product Development team. As a Logistics Lead, the chosen candidate will support design, implementation, and improvement of process decisions, allocation and reporting of resources, and operations across North American R&D centers. Excellent leadership and communication skills, strong understanding of breeding strategies, strength in process implementation and optimization, and attention to detail will be essential to the role.

Responsibilities - What you will do:

• Represent, support, and coach R&D centers in their operations with a focus on Western United States centers. Serve as a conduit of information with the North America Research Operations Network (RON) team. Ensure strong connection with the Global Logistics Lead team.
• Coordinate workload capacity planning and support execution strategy across North American R&D centers. Provide resource management and resource tracking information to support North American crops. Support the capital investment process.
• Support North America Corn Product Development through coordination of logistics around seed production, seed movement, precision phenotyping, and population development.
• Develop performance summaries of product pipeline and breeding trends for North America Corn Product Development.
• Lead and assist in the coordination of North America operational and scientific meetings throughout the year.
• Promote a safe and respectful workplace culture. Work with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), R&D centers, leaders, vendors, and other stakeholders to assess design safety of equipment, tools, and processes.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills for fostering teamwork, enhancing a good working environment, and effectively developing strong working relationships with a diverse group of people.
• Work with functional leaders to establish project goals aligned with business goals. Responsible for planning, executing, and completing assigned projects.
• Demonstrate scientific knowledge and behavioral leadership in daily work. 
• Design, implement, and evaluate continuous process improvement.

Qualifications- What Skills You Need:

• Master’s degree or above.
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• People leadership experience is preferred.
• Understanding of processes and procedures utilized by Seed Product Development function.
• Workload and resource planning experience is preferred.
• Strong analytical abilities, including ability to use data to make decisions and present recommendations for process improvements.
• Strong interpersonal and business communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Advanced MS Office products skills.
• Ability and willingness for occasional overnight 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

• Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits

• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

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