Sustainable Solutions Team Lead

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Sustainable Solutions Team Lead leading Eastern US sales specialists for Valent USA’s sustainable crop protection solutions. Driving regional growth through strategy, grower relationships, and technical leadership.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of Sustainable Solutions Sales Specialists for the Eastern US
  • Foster accountability, continuous learning, and technical expertise
  • Set KPIs and SMART goals aligned with the broader business unit strategy
  • Manage the regional budget and deploy the sales team across high-opportunity areas
  • Develop and execute a multi-year regional sales strategy aligned with the Sustainable Solutions Business Unit growth roadmap
  • Build relationships with Regional Managers, Regional Account Managers, and Field Market Development personnel
  • Support grower influence and education of Sustainable Solutions products
  • Create and execute sustainable solution sales growth plans
  • Monitor market trends, regulatory shifts, and competitor activity in the biorational space
  • Collaborate with marketing and technical teams to identify market gaps and create pull-through demand
  • Discover new market fits for product usage
  • Guide development of value-based selling tools demonstrating economic and environmental ROI to end-users
  • Work in agricultural crop fields and assist with demonstration plots as needed

Requirements:

  • BA/BS, MBA or equivalent, with 7-10 years of related experience
  • Proven track record in sales leadership, specifically within the Eastern US specialty market
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills with a high degree of attention to detail
  • Ability to write and communicate clearly via comprehensive reports, with accuracy and across a broad audience
  • Strong business planning skills with a solid understanding of strategic marketing principles, business planning, and demand generation
  • Proven sales track record of creating demand through non-price value creation
  • Ability to travel by air or car up to 75% of the time
  • Ability to drive safely for long distances
  • Ability to perform constant walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, crawling, twisting, grasping, manipulation, pushing, pulling, reaching, and lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 75 lbs. and occasionally lift and carry 100+ lbs.
  • Ability to work in agricultural fields and around moving vehicles, equipment, machinery, uneven ground, noise, temperature/humidity extremes, dust, gas, fumes, chemicals, insects, animals, and heights
  • May be required to wear a respirator and other personal protective equipment

Benefits:

  • Equal Opportunity employer commitment
  • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
  • Opportunity to contribute to a sustainable future and corporate social responsibility initiatives