Portfolio Strategy Manager, Plant Nutrition
Elemental Enzymes is looking for a commercially minded Portfolio Manager to lead our Plant Nutrition category, owning both the strategy and the execution of key activities. Working with internal and external stakeholders, you will shape marketing strategies and portfolio composition, and you will be accountable for executing the portfolio and its go-to-market strategies all the way through to revenue.
Job Description:
- Own product portfolio prioritization and valuation, ensuring alignment with company strategy, market opportunities, and expected ROI.
- Assess new product and market opportunities based on market size, growth potential, customer needs, competitive landscape, strategic fit, and investment requirements.
- Lead market intelligence to identify market trends, customer needs, growth opportunities, and changes in the competitive landscape that inform portfolio and go-to-market strategies.
- Conduct product valuations and business case analyses to support portfolio prioritization and investment decisions.
- Develop multi-year portfolio strategies, including product lifecycle management, market expansion, product enhancements, and repositioning.
- Develop strategies for complex partner structures and support Global Account Leaders in building multi-year business strategies aligned with portfolio and customer priorities.
- Define and influence go-to-market strategies and product positioning in collaboration with Marketing, Commercial, and cross-functional teams.
- Coordinate competitive and technical assessments of internal and external products to evaluate product capabilities, differentiation, positioning, and fit within the portfolio.
- Lead portfolio presentations and strategic recommendations internally and externally to communicate product value, market opportunities, competitive positioning, and priorities.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert on assigned markets, applications, competitors, and relevant agronomic practices.
- Recommend which products and opportunities to prioritize within specific markets based on strategic fit, customer need, market potential, and expected return.
- Lead and coordinate product launch efforts, ensuring alignment across Marketing, Commercial, Regulatory, and other cross-functional teams to support successful market introduction.
Required Experience:
- 8–10+ years in agricultural inputs (fertility, biologicals, crop protection, or seed), primarily in commercial roles.
- At least 3 years owning a product line, portfolio, or P&L with revenue accountability.
- A track record of growing a product or portfolio, with results you can quantify.
- Practical knowledge of how ag inputs reach the grower through ag retail, distribution, and partner channels.
- Strong financial and business-case skills in Excel, and the ability to build and deliver a persuasive recommendation in PowerPoint.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and launches without direct authority.
- Bachelor’s degree in agronomy, agricultural business, business, or a related science field.
- Ability to travel overnight up to 10%.
Physical Demands:
- This role is primarily office-based in St. Louis, MO, with occasional overnight travel. It involves extended computer work and frequent in-person and virtual communication. Reasonable accommodations are available, and a full description of physical requirements is available on request.
Job Location: St. Louis, MO, United States
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular/Salary/Exempt
Salary: Competitive base range
Benefits: 401K with match, Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, HSA/FSA options, Long-term incentive plan, Dependent Care Account, Employee Assistance Program, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Long-Term Incentive Plan
About Elemental Enzymes
Elemental Enzymes was founded upon the simple belief that we must do everything we can to improve agricultural performance in a way that not only enables plants to flourish but enriches and renews the planet with eco-friendly and sustainable agricultural solutions. From products that enable effective enzyme, peptide and biochemistry-driven inputs to foliar treatments that hold the promise to renew entire industries, our focus to make a positive difference in the world through people – like you and me. Success is a byproduct of responsible production. That’s why Elemental Enzymes works to bring cross-disciplinary scientists and processes together to create novel solutions to practical problems with a shared goal of helping both the plant and the planet.
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