Technology & Development (TD) Coordinator - Experiencie in maize cultivation

about upl: UPL is focused on emerging as a premier global provider of total crop solutions designed to secure the world’s long-term food supply. Winning farmers hearts across the globe, while leading the way with innovative products and services that make agriculture sustainable, UPL is the fastest growing company in the industry. Our successes in the field add up to powerful financials. UPL delivers results from protecting crops that translate into attractive investor value. Based on the recognition that humankind is one community, UPL’s overarching commitment is to improve areas of its presence, workplace, and customer engagement. We are looking for Technology & Development (TD) Coordinator
- Maíz. Job purpose: Plan and execute the Technology & Development (TD) and commercial positioning in maize cultivation. This includes the design, setup, and statistical analysis of adaptation and agronomic trials; product selection, advancement, and positioning; and the provision of technical support and knowledge transfer to the commercial and marketing teams, with a focus on market development and demand generation. JOB

RESPONSIBILITIES:
PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE TD PLAN FOR NUVITA
• Design of the TD plan (objectives, number of trials, locations, and resources) for Ecuador, Belize, and Panama.
• Contracting, auditing, and monitoring of trial plantings—both internal and those conducted with distributors—across the three regions.
• Organization and execution of field tours, involving the commercial team, Development Leaders, and R&D. . DATA MANAGEMENT, CAPTURE, PROCESSING, AND ANALYSIS
• Preparation of randomization schemes and field notebooks using our company systems, organized by location, region, and country (for agronomic and adaptation trials).
• Ensuring the delivery and printing of field notebooks for each location for all personnel involved in planting.
• Training, auditing, and capture of field data.
• Compilation and/or data entry from field notebooks; consolidation into Excel databases.
• Uploading data into the company system.
• Analysis of trials and/or market development plots. TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUPPORT AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT
• Preparation of the Technical Description & Performance (TD&P) document, covering production systems in Ecuador, Belize, and Panama: – Product summary by country and/or region. – Supporting statistical data. – Agronomic development. – Product conclusions and recommendations.
• Product positioning and demand generation, in collaboration with the commercial teams.
• Competitive intelligence: monitoring competitors and portfolio requirements by geography. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
• For each agronomic trial, prepare a report including: an introduction; materials and methods; an analysis of results (mean squares, ANOVA, regressions, biplots—analyzing only discriminant variables independently); and conclusions and recommendations.
• For trials with commercial impact, develop a technical bulletin in collaboration with the marketing department for broad dissemination.
• Use field trials as a training platform. REQUIRED EDUCATION AND

EXPERIENCE:
Degree in Agronomy. 3+ years of verifiable experience in corn cultivation, within technical and/or marketing roles. Technical skills
• Excel: databases, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and formulas (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, CONCATENATE, COUNT, logical functions, MID, AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MAX, MIN, mathematical and algebraic formulas).
• Database management: intermediate-to-advanced level.
• Statistics and experimental design: basic level.
• Statistical software: Infostat, R, etc. (training provided).
• Corn physiology and nutrition: basic level.
• Agronomic management of corn (pests, diseases, herbicides): advanced level.
• PowerPoint and Word: intermediate level.
• English: B1 level (desirable).

LOCATION:
Guayaquil, Ecuador. Please attach your resume in English Only.