JOB ID: 130420 

We are looking for a Product Development Crop Lead Americas - Carrots to join our Agricultural Solutions team in supporting our Vegetable Seeds business in California. This is a remote role based in the state of California. 

Come create chemistry with us!

BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division connects innovation, customers, partners and agricultural experts and integrates sustainability criteria into all business decisions. We help farmers deliver the best possible outcomes, working to achieve the balance between economic, environmental and social value creation for sustainable and efficient agriculture.

The Product Development (PD) Crop Lead exists to steer all product development activities for designated crops within the region, ensuring alignment with global and regional crop strategies. This role is designed to consolidate inputs from PD Specialists, oversee regional trial plans, and coordinate data-driven elevation decisions from early trials through introduction stages, securing timely execution of follow-up actions. It partners Regional Crop Leads (RCL) and Global Crop Managers to integrate PD components into crop strategies and marketing plans, while fostering collaboration with breeding teams to meet deliverables under the Golden Triangle framework. Additionally, the PD Crop Lead drives pipeline optimization through global alignment, guides innovation projects across the value chain, and establishes a structured framework for PD activities that supports KPI achievement, including crop vitality and successful product introductions.

As a Product Development Crop Lead Americas - Carrots, you create chemistry by...

• Leading product development via strategic trial planning and execution, ensuring alignment with crop strategy and timelines
• Monitoring crop strategies through KPIs and performance feedback, driving continuous improvement and target achievement
• Coordinating elevation decisions with data-driven trial assessments, enabling timely seed production and launch actions
• Consolidating PD inputs into product position and profiles, ensuring consistent, cross-country decision support
• Guiding breeding with market-driven inputs and communication, aligning breeding priorities to commercial needs
• Collaborating with breeding and RCL on Golden Triangle deliverables, maintaining joint planning and accountability
• Aligning globally to optimize pipeline and spin-off success, sharing practices and harmonizing PD approaches
• Establishing PD framework and integrating strategy across functions, leading PD specialists and embedding processes 

If you...

• Hold a BSc in Agronomy or related discipline (MSc or MBA preferred)
• Possess 5–8 years’ relevant Product Development or international Marketing & Sales experience (10+ years preferred)
• Demonstrate deep market knowledge and strategic vision for crop portfolios
• Communicate effectively and manage stakeholders across regions and functions
• Collaborate and influence cross-functional teams to build alignment and ownership
• Deliver results with a strong focus on KPIs and performance tracking
• Focus on customer needs and build strong commercial relationships
• Adapt with a global perspective and contribute to strategic planning
• Share knowledge and promote best practices across markets and teams
• Apply a commercial mindset supported by market research and competitive analysis
• Solve problems using data, experimentation, and sound decision-making
• Manage projects and processes with strong planning and organizational skills
• Apply functional PD and crop-specific agronomic expertise to guide development
• Analyze and interpret data using relevant digital tools and platforms
• Innovate in product development to optimize pipeline and spin-off opportunities
• Lead and coordinate teams, guiding PD specialists toward objectives
• Work professionally in English; Spanish proficiency highly desirable
• Are able to travel up to 40%, domestically and internationally

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.

Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF

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