Corteva Agriscience needs to build and execute a strategy to recruit and develop elite early career talent for the North America Commercial team, ensuring a pipeline of skilled interns and full-time associates.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with progressively more responsibility.
- Sales experience and experience in agricultural industry strongly preferred.
- Understanding of overall sales process for agriculture Territory Managers is preferred.
- Ability to work effectively cross functionally and across diverse stakeholder groups
- Ability to network effectively both internally and externally to find and attract elite talent
- Ability to work in a matrixed environment and coordinate activities, prioritize needs and manage multiple tasks in a time sensitive environment.
- Ability to think and act strategically and excel at process management and organization.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate current Associate Territory Manager, Commercial Excellence Associate, and intern programs. Define programs and goals for the future and provide progress updates on development milestones, employee mobility, quality of our managers/mentors, etc.
- Network to find, attract, and hire diverse and outstanding talent into the NA Commercial organization.
- Coordinate college recruiting program for college interns and early career associates utilizing network of local champions to serve as recruiting leaders.
- Identify and recruit at new venues specifically to find diverse talent, especially for Commercial Excellence Associate roles.
- Identify and utilize a network of local recruiting leaders (i.e., District Sales Leaders, recent Territory Manager alumni) to support recruiting efforts.
- Ensure the site/area where employee works has a clear project, area of responsibility, manager/mentor plan.
- Coordinate group and individual training and development with ATMs, Commercial Excellence Associates, and interns, with the assistance of Sales Excellence Managers.
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Business, Business, Training, Human Resources, or related field
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; excellent leadership skills; innovative thinking; solid information management skills
- Position must be located at either Johnston or Indianapolis Global Business Centers.
- Willingness and ability to travel within the US up to 25% of time.
- We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.
