Global Market Intelligence Specialist

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives.  With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.  Visit FMC to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

The Global Market Intelligence Specialist reports to the Global Market Intelligence Manager and will provide business intelligence and marketing analytics support to the Global Strategic Marketing team, regional and global business, and marketing leaders.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor current trends in Global Agriculture, Marketing Analytics, and Business Intelligence applicable to the Crop Protection industry
• Lead preparation of the quarterly Global Market Foresight Report, including providing support with interpretation of the impact of global market trends on current and future FMC business performance
• Master use of market data resources and present ways in which FMC can extract more value from them
• Lead process definition, data collection, and collaboration efforts to annually update the long- range market outlook for the Vitality Index
• Maintain and update the Global Market Research Library with current reports from external sources
• Identify opportunities to continuously improve the quality, data availability and presentation of global market and business intelligence data 
• Evaluate new market research tools for improving FMC’s ability to predict and interpret market evolution
• Perform ad hoc data queries and analytics for global insecticide, herbicide and fungicide product and portfolio managers to provide data-driven insights
• Monitor, summarize and report key industry trends to Global Strategic Marketing team and develop recommendations to support global portfolio growth initiatives
• Support analytics and development of global market segment strategic plans
• Collaborate with regional colleagues to validate business and market assumptions for key countries
• Support ad hoc Global Strategic Marketing and Regional projects and initiatives as necessary

Education:

• BA/BS in Agricultural Science-related or Business discipline required
• MS in Agricultural Science-related discipline or MBA preferred

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in agribusiness or a closely related field
• Experience in quantitative market research and marketing
• Strong knowledge of Agricultural Markets, Marketing Analytics and Business Intelligence
• Strong MS office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent organizational, communication, collaborative and interpersonal skills
• Globally minded and culturally sensitive
• Demonstrates problem solving, and ability to react quickly under pressure
• Ability to interact effectively with multiple functional groups to drive decisions
• Demonstrates ability to think critically about issues, form objective opinions and provide recommendations
• Results-driven, self-starter capable of executing improvement initiatives
• Ability to thrive and effectively operate in a highly dynamic environment

Full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment. Full vaccination means that two weeks have passed since the second dose of a two-dose vaccine (i.e., Pfizer or Moderna) or two weeks after a single dose of a one-dose vaccine (i.e., Johnson & Johnson/Janssen). All applicants will be required to show proof of their vaccination status upon receipt of an offer of employment. Exemptions will be granted only to those applicants who are unable to take the vaccine due to medical reasons or a sincerely held religious belief.   FMC will work with those who apply for and are granted exemptions in an effort to identify reasonable accommodations which will permit those individuals to fulfill the responsibilities of their positions.

At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive – regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC. FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department.