Corteva Agriscience

Strategic Channel Manager Feed (Plenish)

Corteva Agriscience$80K — $110K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, animal science, or business preferred.
  • 5-7 years of experience in feed ingredient markets or livestock production systems.
  • Strong knowledge of feed formulation, livestock nutrition, or grain processing economics.
  • Proven ability to develop external partnerships and execute demand-driven programs.
  • Demonstrated experience in cross-functional collaboration across various teams.
  • Strategic mindset with strong communication, planning, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own the downstream market strategy for Plenish high oleic soybeans in livestock feed.
  • Build understanding of the economics and nutrition drivers for feed processors.
  • Identify opportunities for high oleic traits to enhance feed efficiency and quality.
  • Translate market insights into clear demand signals and growth priorities.
  • Lead key relationships with feed mills, processors, and integrators.
  • Accountable for annual feed programs, aligning demand with contracts and supply plans.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to align demand with production and logistical capabilities.

Benefits

  • Numerous development opportunities to build your skills.
  • Health benefits for you and your family starting on your first day.
  • Generous paid time off and well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays.
  • Minimum of 16 weeks parental leave for both mother and father.
  • Competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program.
  • The opportunity to contribute to a company with a higher purpose.
Full Job Description

The High Oleic Soybean Feed Manager is responsible for building and sustaining downstream demand for Plenish high oleic soybeans within the livestock feed industry, and translating that demand into aligned contracting and supply programs. This role leads strategic relationships with feed processors, integrators, and nutrition-focused partners who drive demand for high oleic soybean meal and oil in livestock rations. It works cross functionally to align market demand, supply, and execution across the specialty soybean value chain. The role sits at the intersection of Feed Market Development, and Strategic Account Management, owning partner alignment, and annual program design, while field-facing roles execute grower contracting and grain movement.

What You'll Do:

Feed Market Strategy & Demand Development

  • Own the downstream market strategy for Plenish high oleic soybeans within livestock feed markets (dairy, swine, poultry, and beef)
  • Build deep understanding of feed processor economics, nutrition drivers, and value propositions of high oleic soybean products
  • Identify regional and species-specific opportunities where high oleic traits improve feed efficiency, fat profiles, or handling characteristics
  • Translate feed market insights into clear demand signals, volume requirements, and growth priorities

Processor & Feed Partner Leadership

  • Lead strategic relationships with feed mills, processors, integrators, and nutrition influencers
  • Serve as the primary point of accountability for annual Plenish soybean feed programs, aligning demand with contracting targets and supply plans
  • Build partner confidence through consistent engagement, value demonstration, and delivery against commitments Identify and develop new feed processor partnerships and channel expansion opportunities, including differentiated nutrition programs

Cross-Functional Planning & Supply Alignment

  • Partner with internal teams Product marketing, supply chain, commercial, and product teams) to align downstream demand with:
    • Plenish soybean acreage and regional production
    • Processing capacity and logistics
    • Feed market development priorities
  • Ensure seamless handoffs to field-facing sales teams responsible for grower invoicing, identity preservation, and delivery execution

Internal Communication & Business Alignment

  • Clearly communicate feed market demand, customer requirements, and program priorities to internal stakeholders
  • Support planning processes related to acreage expansion, supply coordination, and long term feed strategy
  • Provide structured updates and insights to enable coordinated execution across teams

Experience & Capabilities

  • Experience in feed ingredient markets, or livestock production systems • Strong understanding of feed formulation, livestock nutrition, or grain processing economics
  • Proven ability to lead external partnerships and demand-driven programs
  • Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration across marketing, commercial, and operations teams
  • Strategic mindset with ability to translate market needs into executable programs Strong communication, planning, and organizational skills.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor’s degree required; agriculture, animal science, or business preferred
  • Location: U.S.-based (Midwest preferred)
  • ~50% Travel required based on feed partner engagement and business needs

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

  • Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

  • Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

  • Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

  • Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

  • Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

  • Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

  • Learn more about our total rewards package here -

  • Check out life at Corteva!www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life


Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.

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Corteva Agriscience brings you the world's most recognized and premium agricultural solutions, featuring Pioneer® and Brevant™ Seeds, award-winning Crop Protection products, Encirca, and Granular software tools and services. they provide agronomic support and services to help increase farmer productivity and profitability. they strive to develop sustainable and efficient global food systems that benefit everyone.

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21,000 employees
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$42.3 billion
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Net Income
$681 million
5 Year Trend
+2.4%
Revenue
$14.2 billion
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