Market Development Representative III

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This position is a Residence-Based position in Southeast Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, or Maryland.

The primary responsibilities of this role, Market Development Representative III, are to:

• Collaboratively develops a knowledge exchange strategy to provide customers with timely insights to enhance their confidence in our products and integrated solutions for the business area;
• Develops, executes and continuously improves a strategic plan for their respective area, aligned with commercial objectives, that increases sales rep and dealer/ distributor effectiveness, grows customer engagement, and ultimately increases market share and profitability;
• Initiates relationships with area industry experts to strengthen product recommendations and provide solutions to our customers and business partners;
• Builds strong collaborative relationships with influencers & decision makers (internally and externally), being recognized as a reference throughout the agriculture and technology industry as providing solutions beyond advancements in genetic gain;
• Collaborates with MDR/R&D/Sales/Marketing to document area market insights that drive business decisions;
• Communicates with R&D/Sales/Marketing to evaluate and prioritize customer and business opportunities for area Integrated & Tailored Solutions, Knowledge Transfer and Demand Creation;
• Uses overall understanding of market potential, competition, key trends, research and emerging market trends to be an area industry expert;
• Actively works with internal partners (Sales, R&D & Marketing across geographies) to establish performance targets that improve product performance and competitiveness;
• Leverages and trains others on the use of digital tools and technologies to offer customer focused solutions and enhance dealers partners capabilities.

WHO YOU ARE

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

Required qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree;
• Experience in the agricultural industry (product development, agricultural consulting, agricultural production, research);
• Agronomic knowledge of vegetable crop production;
• Highly analytical with the ability to convert data into practical knowledge and solutions for growers;
• Demonstration of strong customer focus and sales orientation;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to perform successfully in a fast-paced, dynamic, team-based environment;
• Self-motivate and assertive with a results orientation;
• Willingness to travel extensively in the national or international market development territory, and occasional national or international
  travel.

Preferred qualifications:

• Masters or PhD degree in Plant Sciences or Agribusiness (agronomy, plant pathology, weed sciences or closely-related discipline) with B.S. (7 yrs), M.S. (4 yrs) and PhD (3 yrs)

Relocation may be offer for this role.