Seed Enablement Lead, Southeast

Simplot Company; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Simplot Company is seeking a Seed Enablement Lead to drive seed portfolio performance across the Southern Region. You will collaborate with sales, agronomy, product, and commercial teams to combine agronomic expertise with market insights, supporting growth and customer success.

This role involves field trials, product positioning, and delivering data-driven recommendations to growers, retailers, and commercial teams. Travel across the Southern Region is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Agronomy or related field.
• Experience in agronomy, seed, or crop inputs.
• Strong understanding of agronomic principles and seed positioning.
• Ability to analyze field and market data.
• Travel throughout the Southern Region.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute localized seed strategies to support product performance, positioning, profitability, and customer adoption.
• Design, coordinate, and analyze field trials, demonstrations, field days, and on-farm evaluations to validate product performance and generate insights.
• Partner with sales, agronomy, and commercial teams to provide technical support, product expertise, and data-driven seed recommendations.
• Utilize field performance results, customer feedback, and market intelligence to improve product placement decisions and identify growth opportunities.
• Communicate technical findings and product performance recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support commercial team effectiveness through technical training, coaching, and agronomic expertise.
• Contribute to seed portfolio evaluation, market development initiatives, commercialization activities, and long-term growth strategies.

Skills

Seed portfolio mgmt

Product development

Agronomy leadership

Technical sales support

Commercial agriculture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Agronomy/Crop Science/Agri Business

Experience in agronomy/seed/retail agriculture

Understanding of agronomic principles and crop production

Ability to analyze field and market data

Strong communication across teams

Willingness to travel Southern Region

Job description

The Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Summary

The Seed Enablement Lead plays a key role in driving seed portfolio performance, product positioning, and customer success across the Southern Region. Working closely with sales, agronomy, product, and commercial teams, this position combines technical agronomic expertise with market insights to support seed growth, drive customer adoption, and optimize product placement decisions.

This role offers the opportunity to work directly with growers, retailers, agronomists, and commercial teams to evaluate product performance, conduct field validation programs, and deliver data-driven recommendations that improve customer outcomes and support business growth.

We're seeking seed industry professionals with a range of experience levels. Experienced candidates with backgrounds in seed portfolio management, product development, agronomy leadership, technical sales support, or commercial agriculture are strongly encouraged to apply. Final level and scope of responsibilities will be aligned to the selected candidate's experience and qualifications.

Location: Remote within Gerogia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute localized seed strategies that support product performance, positioning, profitability, and customer adoption.
• Design, coordinate, and analyze field trials, demonstrations, field days, and on-farm evaluations to validate product performance and generate actionable insights.
• Partner with sales, agronomy, and commercial teams to provide technical support, product expertise, and data-driven seed recommendations.
• Utilize field performance results, customer feedback, and market intelligence to improve product placement decisions and identify growth opportunities.
• Communicate technical findings and product performance recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support commercial team effectiveness through technical training, coaching, and agronomic expertise.
• Contribute to seed portfolio evaluation, market development initiatives, commercialization activities, and long-term growth strategies.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Agricultural Business, Agriculture, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience in agronomy, seed, crop inputs, retail agriculture, product management, seed portfolio management, or related agricultural fields.
• Strong understanding of agronomic principles, crop production systems, and seed product positioning.
• Ability to analyze field and market data and translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence across commercial and technical teams.
• Willingness to travel extensively throughout the Southern Region.

Job Requisition ID:26976

Location(s):Remote - USA

Country:United States

The Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.