Row Crop Planning Full Season Unit Lead

The Row Crop Planning Full Season Unit Lead is a key role in Bayer's Supply Chain Management department. You will be responsible for leading a team and driving strategic planning for row crop planning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Function as the Home Leader for the Row Crop Planning Full Season Unit, providing career coaching, mentoring, and long-term development guidance for team members
• Facilitate formal performance management, compensation, and recognition plans, while collaboratively assessing skill development and impact within work teams
• Set the strategic vision for the Unit, connecting daily work to the 5-year framework and broader Bayer mission
• Drive proficiency in the DSO operating model, integrating and catalysing teams across functions to achieve aligned outcomes
• Coach teams to work in 90-day cycles, prioritising high-impact work through dynamic resource flow
• Develop, implement, and improve future year crop plans to enable SBP margin targets exceeding $6B USD
• Ensure alignment and achievement of Inventory to Sales Ratios for the North America Row Crops team, with inventory values of $1.5B USD
• Support and coach team members to achieve Supply and Allocation plans that drive customer satisfaction
• Oversee obsolescence and discard processes to achieve annual margin targets

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field
• Business acumen with a deep understanding of the Row Crop network and its limitations
• Strong communication skills, building trust across broad stakeholder teams and driving enterprise solutions
• Financial acumen and basic finance/accounting/budgeting/cost control/schedule control/inventory management principles
• Coaching skills to motivate and inspire cross-functional work teams and develop Home Team members' skills
• Strategic thinking and ability to co-create outcomes using a creative mindset

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15+ years of functional management experience

Benefits:

• Competitive salary ($178,320 - $267,480 per year)
• Bonus or commission (if relevant)
• Comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, and sick leave