Regional Lead- South

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Regional Lead- South

Your Tasks And Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of this role, Regional Lead South, are to:

• Establish and maintain a strong regional team culture and influence a North America Breeding Field Testing level structure that ensures safe and efficient operation of the research program in alignment with Bayer s HSE, Compliance and Stewardship requirements, and Business Code of Conduct and Ethics Standards;
• Lead the personal development of team members and the implementation of a cohesive team environment through coaching, counseling, recognition, and providing clear and timely feedback. Leads the recruiting, hiring, and onboarding process for new full time team members when needed;
• Change champion to drive development and implementation of novel innovation to enhance field testing efficiency and continuously improve data quality;
• Develop and implement regional strategy required to meet project and organizational goals. Act as the primary point of contact for Plant Breeders, planners, scientists, and other partners with regards to projects being carried out by the regional team;
• Leverage metrics to gauge team performance while sharing and incorporating best practices to further enhance data quality;
• Work towards continuous improvement of all agricultural practices and processes across the region and enterprise either through direct action or through the work of the team;
• Partner with key stakeholders and partners to ensure cross functional business objectives are attained;
• Lead the planning and implementation of activities with the help of the team and others to engage the local community in a positive way and help meet company sustainability objectives. Serve as an externally facing point of contact for the region.

Who You Are

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in agriculture, agronomy, life sciences, engineering, or related field;
• Capability to clearly present information and influence others through oral and written communication;
• Strong written and oral communication skills;
• Experience with financial management of regional budgets, including forecasting, cost management, capital planning, and expenditures;
• Valid driver s license. Driving record (MVR) will be reviewed and must meet guidelines based on the company s Risk Screening for Hiring Drivers;
• Ability to live in region or within reasonable travel distance to region .

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. degree in agriculture, agronomy, life sciences, engineering, or related field with at least eight years of relevant experience; OR
• M.S. degree in agriculture, agronomy, life sciences, engineering, or related field with at least ten years of relevant experience; OR
• B.S. degree in agriculture, agronomy, life sciences, engineering, or related field with twelve years relevant experience;
• Five years of demonstrated people leadership experience of complex organizations;
• Broad knowledge of modern agricultural practices, industry trends and technology;
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement team strategy in alignment with higher level organizational goals.

Relocation may be offered for this role.

YOUR APPLICATION

Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Science for a better life, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.

To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.

IMPORTANT NOTE for POTENTIAL US CANDIDATES: Bayer expects its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Bayer active employees are also expected to disclose their vaccination status and if fully vaccinated, provide proof of vaccination status to Occupational Medicine. Bayer defines fully vaccinated in alignment with CDC which is two weeks after completing the two-dose vaccine regimen or two weeks after completing the one-dose regimen. Additionally, Bayer employees are also required to comply with state, local and customer requirements.

Location: United States : Mississippi : Scott || United States : Arkansas : Jonesboro || United States : Mississippi : Flora || United States : Missouri : Chesterfield || United States : Tennessee : Union City || United States : Texas : Lubbock

Division: Crop Science

Reference Code: 781080

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