About this role
Join Vylor—Powering the Future of Agriculture
At Vylor, we’re advancing agriculture through breakthrough science—combining elite germplasm, cutting-edge biotech, and next-generation expertise in gene editing and molecular breeding. Our portfolio includes trusted industry brands like Pioneer®, Brevant®, and Hoegemeyer®, delivering performance farmers rely on.
Join us to help scale innovation globally and shape what’s next in crop science.
The Commercial Excellence Lead will be responsible for driving the effectiveness and efficiency of Corteva Agriscience Philippines' commercial operations, focusing on strategic initiatives to optimize sales performance, market penetration, and customer satisfaction. This role involves developing and implementing commercial strategies, analyzing market trends, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the sales and marketing teams.
This role sits at the intersection of Sales strategy Financial discipline (GTN / margins / incentives), Customer & Channel management, Digital enablement
The Commercial Excellence Lead is the “operating system” of the commercial organization.
Core Responsibilities
1. Commercial Strategy & Business Performance
Translate business strategy into actionable commercial plans across geographies
Drive sales growth, margin optimization, and GTN (Gross-to-Net) performance visibility
Monitor performance vs plan and identify risks/opportunities proactively Support scenario planning and business cases (e.g., JBPs, multi-year planning)
2. Incentives, Policies & Governance
Design and roll-out sales incentive programs (Demand Generation contractor incentive scheme, Sales Incentive Program, and Channel Incentive Program) aligned with business goals
Ensure target setting, performance tracking, proper incentive accruals and monitoring, pay-out processing and release, overall pay-out governance and program closing
Manage Terms of Trade (ToT), rebate structures, and commercial policies Maintain audit-safe documentation and approval framework
3. Standardization & Process Excellence
Drive standardization across markets for Distributor/Retailer agreements, ToT frameworks, Contract lifecycle management (CLM)
Reduce legal, compliance, and operational risks through structured processes
Ensure proper approvals, sign-offs, and system-based governance
4. Commercial Analytics & Business Intelligence
Build end-to-end visibility from pricing to gross margin (GTN modelling) Provide SKU-level and customer-level insights to leadership Develop dashboards and tracking systems for:
Sales performance (OTD, OTR, OTG, Channel Inventory)
Budget utilization
Incentive progress
SG&A tracking, analysis and recommendations Enable data-driven decision making
5. Demand Planning & CFIN Integration
Lead demand planning and forecasting processes Align sales, marketing, and supply planning
6. CRM & Digital Enablement
Drive CRM adoption and usage Enable segmentation and campaign tracking Maximize usage of commercial tools for:
Budget tracking
Customer onboarding
Complaint management
Sample requests
Improve speed, adoption, and accountability of systems
7. Project & Change Management
Lead transformation initiatives and change programs
Experience & Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, or related field, MBA preferred
Min. 8 years relevant experience in commercial / business finance operations, operational marketing or sales effectiveness
Strong leadership, communication, business finance, and systems and processes skills
With the ability to influence and inspire teams
Proficiency in sales forecasting, commercial program design and management, budget management, digital enablement, data analysis
Corteva announced to separate our current advanced seed and genetics business to establish a standalone company, operating as Vylor, Inc. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to legal requirements and board approval. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the separation, you would be an employee of Vylor, Inc. and your employment would be governed by Vylor, Inc. employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by Vylor, Inc. at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
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