Innovation Farm Operations & Data Enablement Manager
Requisition ID: 34409
Location: Tolono, IL, USA, 61880
Workplace Type: On-Site
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level
Job Type: Full Time
Innovation Farm Operations & Data Enablement Manager is responsible for connecting enterprise data, field operations, agronomy, and digital supply chain capabilities to drive informed decision-making, operational excellence, and business transformation.
This role serves as a strategic partner across Agronomy, Operations, Supply Chain, Retail, Fleet, Digital, and IT teams, enabling the effective use of data, technology, and insights to improve performance and accelerate the vision of the innovation farms of the future. Through influence, collaboration, and subject matter expertise, the position identifies opportunities to improve processes, unlock new business value, and drive enterprise adoption of digital capabilities.
What You'll Do:- Model our core value of safety by enabling a culture in which you are actively contributing to a safe work environment
- Partner with appropriate teams to maintain reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and decision-support tools.
- Identify trends, opportunities, and risks that improve business performance and customer outcomes.
- Support leadership with data-driven recommendations and strategic analysis.
- Lead stewardship of enterprise agronomic and operational data repositories.
- Establish standards, governance practices, and processes that improve data quality, accessibility, consistency, and integrity for the innovation farms.
- Enable seamless integration and movement of field data across business systems and platforms.
- Partner with field operations, retail, and agronomy teams to optimize digital workflows and operational processes.
- Identify opportunities to streamline work execution, reduce manual processes, and improve consistency across locations.
- Support development of digital supply chain capabilities through integrated data and workflow solutions at the innovation farms.
- Improve transparency from field activity through fulfillment, reconciliation, and performance measurement.
- Support enterprise trial and innovation programs through data collection, analysis, and insight generation.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, digital capabilities, and operational improvement opportunities.
- Translate trial results and field learnings into scalable business solutions and best practices.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, profitability, and customer value.
- Build strong partnerships across Agronomy, Operations, Supply Chain, Fleet, Digital, Sales, and IT teams.
- Serve as a trusted advisor on field trial design, data enablement, and operational improvement opportunities.
- Lead change management, communication, training, and adoption efforts that maximize business value from digital investments.
What You'll Bring:- Bachelor's degree required.
- 8+ years of experience.
- Experience with QGIC and SMS required
- Project management experience preferred.
- Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) certification and Current pesticide application license preferred.
- Internal applicants may be considered in lieu of meeting minimum education and/or experience requirements.
Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today! The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure.
