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Innospec Inc. · 16 hours ago

Global Commercial Director Agriculture Market

Innospec Inc. is seeking a Global Commercial Director for Agriculture Markets to develop and implement the global sales strategy for the Agricultural Market. The role involves driving commercial strategy, managing sales teams, and ensuring the achievement of growth and profit targets across all regions.

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Sarah Reed
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Responsibilities

Development and execution of global and regional sales and marketing strategies to meet agreed business targets and budgets for the market
Lead and manage regional sales manager(s) and direct reports across multiple continents
Set annual forecast, pricing, and new product development strategies
Interface directly with Technical Team to prioritize new project development and customer technical service projects
Personally maintain and grow selected customer accounts
Establish sales performance process and KPI’s
Direct regional sales managers and immediate reports to meet set annual sales and budgeted targets
Build and maintain relationships across all customer levels; present commercial proposals and presentations up to senior management, internally and externally, when required
Identify and develop new customer opportunities aligned with business growth strategy
Collaborates with technical service, supply chain, and product management teams to deliver agreed plans
Lead global product marketing and regional portfolio strategies
Define new market needs and prioritize new product development
Manage or direct global and/or regional commercialization of New Product Development
Represent company at global and regional conferences, trade shows and industry associations

Qualification

Sales managementAgrochemical market experienceCommercial strategy developmentRegulatory knowledgeProject managementStakeholder managementCommunication skillsLeadership skillsProblem-solvingTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Agronomy or a related scientific discipline
Working knowledge of regulatory frameworks (global and local), R&D processes, formulation techniques, data analysis, risk assessment, project management, and crop science
Minimum of 15-20 years total commercial and technical experience in the Agrochemical market
10+ years in sales management within the target markets such as Crop Protection, Seed Treatments and the Agricultural Biological Industry involving commodity and specialty chemicals
Exceptional communication and leadership skills; proven ability in problem-solving, attention to detail, adaptability, teamwork, and stakeholder management in multiple cultures
Willing to travel 50+% in both regional and international markets as needed

Preferred

Extensive industry contacts would advantageous

Company

Innospec Inc.

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Innospec Inc. is a global specialty company with manufacturing, research centers and operations in twenty-four countries.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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David Jones
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary
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Brandee M. Ballou
Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer
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