Senior Director, NA Agronomy

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We're guided by our culture of care and our core values:
We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.

Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien, providing full-acre solutions through our network of trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with the most sustainable solutions possible, offering a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands:
Loveland Products, Inc.;
Proven Seed and Dyna-Gro Seed; as well as financial, custom application and precision ag services.

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien and Nutrien Ag Solutions.

Reporting to the SVP, Proprietary Products and Category Management, this people leader role is responsible for building and leading a high-performing, centralized agronomy function that synthesizes and leverages agronomic knowledge, commercial acumen, and solutions-driven tools to deliver exceptional integrated service and support to Downstream leadership, crop consultants, growers and wholesalers. The position leads and fosters trusted partnerships across the North American Downstream sales network, Innovation Farm, Precision Agriculture, and Plant & Soil Health teams to strengthen collaboration, to enhance information sharing, and to ensure consistent service delivery.

This role is highly accountable for driving the adoption of a unified agronomic approach, consistent agronomic insight, delivering innovative solutions, advancing a fully integrated customer experience, and supporting strategic, multi-faceted business objectives.

• Develop and lead Nutrien’s enterprise agronomy strategy for the North American Downstream network
• Assess and oversee utilization of third-party agronomic related contracts, tools, and resources to maximize return on investment and eliminate redundancy
• Foster effective business partnerships, ensuring vertical and horizontal alignment across Downstream, to achieve targeted business outcomes
• Drive value added services, keeping voice of customer top of mind in providing integrated data and science-based solutions
• Partner closely with Wholesale leadership to formulate and execute strategies that fully promote benefits of commodity fertilizer products
• Lead and champion change management, within assigned areas of responsibility, to achieve alignment, drive growth and enhance Downstream performance in-line with enterprise strategy
• Lead and develop a high-performing team through effective coaching, mentoring, and performance management
• Promote activities to drive employee engagement and foster a culture of leaders who advance Nutrien’s core values
• Aid leaders in identifying and managing organizational risk, supporting compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies
• Promote ethical decision-making and sound business practices in all engagements
• Lead budget planning and financial accountability across reporting teams
• Model our core value of safety by leading and enabling a culture in which you and your team are actively contributing to a safe work environment
• Demonstrate a formidable willingness to complete additional responsibility to achieve business objectives

• Master’s degree in Agronomy, Applied Plant Science, Bio agricultural Science or related field is required
• Ph.D. in Agronomy or Plant and Soil Science is preferred
• 15 years of progressive experience in the agriculture industry with 10 years of previous leadership experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Abi…