Join Vylor-Powering the Future of Agriculture
At Vylor, we're advancing agriculture through breakthrough science-combining elite germplasm, cutting-edge biotech, and next-generation expertise in gene editing and molecular breeding. Our portfolio includes trusted industry brands like Pioneer®, Brevant®, and Hoegemeyer®, delivering performance farmers rely on.
Join us to help scale innovation globally and shape what's next in crop science.
Come join our team as a Strategic Business Consultant!
The Strategic Business Consultant (SBC) will serve as a key business partner to the Southern Retail Commercial Unit field teams and retail partners. This role helps connect market insights, customer trends, competitive intelligence, and business data to practical actions that drive growth. Ideal locations would be TN, NC, SC, GA, KY, AR, AL, LA, MS, TX, or OK.
The SBC works across sales, leadership, account management, and focused retail partners across the Southern market to identify opportunities, solve business challenges, and support better decision-making. Success in this role comes from turning information into clear recommendations, helping strengthen customer relationships, and helping teams focus on the opportunities that matter most.
Key Responsibilities
Business Strategy & Planning
Partner with sales leaders and field teams to identify growth opportunities and business priorities.
Support annual, seasonal, and account planning efforts with fact-based recommendations.
Help translate company strategy into practical actions that can be executed in the field.
Facilitate business discussions that improve focus, accountability, and results.
Market Insights & Competitive Intelligence
Serve as a subject matter expert on market trends, customer needs, and competitive activity and communicate in simple and actionable way.
Identify opportunities and risks impacting market share and business performance.
Deliver insights that help field teams and retail partners make informed business decisions.
Data Analysis & Decision Support
Analyze GPOS, sales, and market data to identify trends and opportunities.
Develop recommendations that improve sales effectiveness, customer engagement, and business performance.
Present findings to leadership, sales teams, and retail partners.
Measure and track outcomes to ensure recommended actions deliver results.
Retail Partner Engagement
Build consultative partnership with strategic retail customers.
Lead insight-based discussions with key accounts.
Use data and market knowledge to help customers improve business performance.
Partner with the Southern CU leaders to develop customer growth plans and strengthen long-term relationships.
Sales Training
Provide training and coaching on market insights, business trends, and data interpretation.
Equip field teams with tools and insights that improve customer conversations.
Share best practices and lessons learned across regions and teams.
Qualifications Required
Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Business, Marketing, or related field.
Demonstrated years of experience in sales, account management, retail agriculture, business strategy, market analytics, or related roles.
Experience utilizing sales, market, and customer data to drive business decisions.
Demonstrated ability to influence teams, customers, and leaders without direct authority.
Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Preferred
Experience within the seed, crop protection, agriculture retail, or agribusiness industry.
Experience working directly with retail accounts.
Experience with GPOS, market share analysis, and customer profitability insights.
Proven success developing growth strategies and driving adoption through field sales organizations.
Travel up to 50% throughout the year supporting all districts in the South CU.
LI-CK1
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 - Vylor Benefits (https://hrportal.ehr.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=joPuo3NxhtM%3d&portalid=423)
Check out life at Vylor! https://www.linkedin.com/company/vylorgenetics/
Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.
The salary range for this position is $ to $.
This reflects a reasonable estimate of the targeted base salary for this role. This role is also eligible for an annual bonus. Based on factors such as geographic location and candidate qualifications, actual base pay is determined when an employment offer is made.
Vylor is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.
Corteva Agriscience is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to boldly embracing the power of inclusion, diversity, and equity to enrich the lives of our employees and strengthen the performance of our company, while advancing equity in agriculture. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. Discrimination, harassment and retaliation are inconsistent with our values and will not be tolerated. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit:Accessibility Page for Contact Information
For US Applicants: See the 'Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law' poster. To all recruitment agencies: Corteva does not accept unsolicited third party resumes and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
