Global Policy & Trade Lead, APAC/China Advisor

Bayer•Creve Coeur, MO

About The Position

You will develop and execute comprehensive global advocacy strategy vis a vis APAC/China to deliver BCS commercial growth plans for soybeans and corn over the SBP which drive innovation delivery to customers primarily in NA ANZ and LATAM, but in other geographies as well. The primary responsibilities of this role, Global Policy and Trade Lead, APAC/China Advisor, are to: Act as the Business Owner: Lead Global Advocacy Strategy vis a vis APAC/China by establishing a network of effective stakeholder engagements that support current product and future business growth opportunities for our soybeans and corn business. Provide input for budget, business case development, on top of measures of success. Review trade-off and organization focus. Engage with stakeholders to communicate opportunities. Drives comprehensive global strategy with focus on NA and LATAM but with implications across global regions; Ensure BCS Value Approach: Lead a multifunctional, global team to ensure shared ownership enabling APAC/China LTO for the BCS soybean and corn commercial plans. Ensure a cohesive aligned strategy developed with the BCS Enterprise Product Teams, Regulatory, LPC, SP&I, and regional LTOs. Contributes to development of Commercial and GTM strategies with APAC/China insights to support Crop Science objectives; Ensure Industry Engagement: Globally understand market landscape, company offerings, competitive positions, and commercial interests through maintaining strong external networks; Leverage insights and direction internally and externally with particular focus on grower customers and their role in advocacy engagement; Initiate Opportunity Analysis: Identify and prioritize advocacy approaches, leveraging SP&I capabilities and internal networks, as well as external contacts in the global advocacy ecosystem. Build advocacy use cases while also conducting analysis of, and recommendations for, expanded relationships or engagements that add to and/or reinforce approach while measuring the impact and viability of these partnerships; Be Accountable for Your Behaviors and Responsibilities: As Global Policy and Trade Lead APAC/China Advisor , you are a visionary hands-on leader with the ability to empathize with strategy and commercial leads and their teams to understand their plans. You can effectively architect a cohesive, multi-phased approach to delivery near-term and long-term value in LTO to the BCS commercial business. You can distill stakeholder, customer, and market insights into an actionable plan guiding advocacy plans. You can influence and attract partnerships. You can create stakeholder pull to effectively support on-time delivery of innovation to our customers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as political affairs, agriculture, economics, or a related discipline
Direct , recent experience working in China and working with the Chinese government in China’s policy and trade ecosystem
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including industry partners or government bodies
Strong analytical abilities for assessing risk/benefit opportunities to evaluate the potential impact/value of different engagement initiatives and strategies for the business
Strong understanding of agricultural policy and trade, industry trends, and value creation opportunities across the value chain
Effective communication and influence skills for generating stakeholder buy-in, making recommendations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams
Ability to manage large and complex projects effectively, ensuring that engagements create value, and are executed efficiently and on schedule.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree
Demonstrated experience building coalitions to advance concrete business outcomes
Direct , recent experience (within the last 5 years) working with Chinese government in China’s policy and trade ecosystem
Direct, recent expertise (within the last 5 years) providing strategic counsel on business strategy in Asia Pacific
15+ years of experience in APAC/China focused policy development
5+ years of experience in agriculture

Responsibilities

Act as the Business Owner: Lead Global Advocacy Strategy vis a vis APAC/China by establishing a network of effective stakeholder engagements that support current product and future business growth opportunities for our soybeans and corn business. Provide input for budget, business case development, on top of measures of success. Review trade-off and organization focus. Engage with stakeholders to communicate opportunities. Drives comprehensive global strategy with focus on NA and LATAM but with implications across global regions
Ensure BCS Value Approach: Lead a multifunctional, global team to ensure shared ownership enabling APAC/China LTO for the BCS soybean and corn commercial plans. Ensure a cohesive aligned strategy developed with the BCS Enterprise Product Teams, Regulatory, LPC, SP&I, and regional LTOs. Contributes to development of Commercial and GTM strategies with APAC/China insights to support Crop Science objectives
Ensure Industry Engagement: Globally understand market landscape, company offerings, competitive positions, and commercial interests through maintaining strong external networks; Leverage insights and direction internally and externally with particular focus on grower customers and their role in advocacy engagement
Initiate Opportunity Analysis: Identify and prioritize advocacy approaches, leveraging SP&I capabilities and internal networks, as well as external contacts in the global advocacy ecosystem. Build advocacy use cases while also conducting analysis of, and recommendations for, expanded relationships or engagements that add to and/or reinforce approach while measuring the impact and viability of these partnerships
Be Accountable for Your Behaviors and Responsibilities: As Global Policy and Trade Lead APAC/China Advisor , you are a visionary hands-on leader with the ability to empathize with strategy and commercial leads and their teams to understand their plans. You can effectively architect a cohesive, multi-phased approach to delivery near-term and long-term value in LTO to the BCS commercial business. You can distill stakeholder, customer, and market insights into an actionable plan guiding advocacy plans. You can influence and attract partnerships. You can create stakeholder pull to effectively support on-time delivery of innovation to our customers.