Vice President of Plant Nutrients

The Andersons, Inc.•Maumee, OH

20h

About The Position

The Andersons is seeking a growth-minded executive to lead its plant nutrient businesses and develop an integrated strategy across wholesale nutrients, specialty nutrients, and agronomy. As a member of the Agribusiness leadership team, the Vice President, Plant Nutrients has enterprise-level responsibility for commercial strategy and performance across these three segments. The role aligns sales, marketing, merchandising, commodity risk management, planning, and commercial support, while partnering with operations on asset strategy, capital planning, safe execution, and growth. The position will accelerate integration, strengthen the go-to-market approach, identify efficiencies, and help the business serve customers as the market evolves. The leader will unify historically independent businesses, build a coordinated farm-direct model, and lead through senior leaders while influencing across Agribusiness and the broader enterprise. The role also involves developing strategic and annual plans, growing a high-performing leadership team, and evaluating organic growth, partnerships, and merger-and-acquisition opportunities. The Andersons describes this as an opportunity to shape an important growth platform, influence enterprise strategy, and build the next phase of an integrated plant nutrient business. The successful candidate will join an organization with established market capabilities and experienced leaders, with a mandate to challenge assumptions, connect the portfolio, and create value for customers, employees, and shareholders.

Requirements

Significant executive leadership experience in plant nutrients, fertilizer, agronomy, agricultural inputs, commodity merchandising, or a closely related sector.
Demonstrated success leading multiple businesses, segments, or commercial functions through integration, transformation, and profitable growth.
Deep understanding of the plant nutrient value chain, market dynamics, customer economics, supplier relationships, commodity exposure, and risk-management practices.
Record of developing and executing enterprise strategy and translating market insight into investment choices, operating priorities, and commercial results.
Experience building effective go-to-market models and aligning sales, marketing, merchandising, planning, operations, and support functions.
Strong financial and business acumen, including ownership of business performance and the ability to balance growth, risk, capital, and return.
Exceptional ability to influence across organizational boundaries, align diverse stakeholders, and lead through senior leaders.
People-centered leadership approach marked by clear expectations, talent development, accountability, collaboration, and engagement.
Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 10 years of relevant, progressively responsible leadership experience; executive-level experience strongly preferred.
Proven experience leading leaders and delivering results in a complex, multi-site, customer-driven business.
Ability to travel as needed to engage customers, suppliers, employees, and operating locations.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
Able to meet the physical requirement of prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working at a computer.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.
Executive-level experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Set and execute an integrated plant nutrient strategy across wholesale nutrients, specialty nutrients, and agronomy, translating enterprise priorities into growth plans and measurable results.
Lead the commercial agenda, including go-to-market strategy, sales effectiveness, product and service offerings, customer segmentation, supplier positioning, merchandising, and commercial planning.
Advance a coordinated farm-direct approach connecting farm centers, wholesale capabilities, specialty liquids, and agronomy solutions.
Provide executive oversight and decision support for commodity risk management, including futures, spreads, market opportunities, and customer risk-management products and strategies.
Identify and capture efficiencies by aligning sales, planning, risk management, merchandising, and commercial support capabilities.
Partner with operations leadership on asset strategy, capital investment, operational priorities, safe execution, and capabilities that support profitable growth.
Develop long-range strategic goals and annual business plans; establish performance expectations and ensure execution against financial, market-share, customer, and employee objectives.
Build a collaborative, high-performing leadership team through coaching, succession development, and talent mobilization.
Evaluate organic growth, partnership, and merger-and-acquisition opportunities that strengthen the portfolio and advance the plant nutrient strategy.
Foster a commercial culture that balances stakeholder needs, challenges established ways of working, and contributes to earnings and shareholder value.
Unify historically independent businesses around an enterprise-wide plant nutrient strategy and operating rhythm.
Create a differentiated go-to-market model across the three segments while preserving each business’s strengths and customer relationships.
Leverage organizational people, capabilities, information, and resources to improve speed, coordination, and decision quality.
Lead through senior leaders and influence broadly across Agribusiness and the enterprise.