Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) is a statewide organization that strives to enable Illinois soybean producers to be the most knowledgeable and profitable soybean producers in the world.

This Domestic Market Development Manager will support and enhance the work done by the Market Development department. The department manages contracts, special initiatives, coalitions, and relationships with a wide variety of supporters and stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead interdepartmental team and outside contractors on domestic specific market development projects.


• Work with state and national animal and aquaculture production organizations to support top soy consuming industries.


• Work with the ISA communications team to manage ISA’s messaging and engagement around domestic market development topics.


• Lead projects funded by ISA on infrastructure related to the soybean industry including but not limited to transportation and Technology.


• Support Soy Innovation Center (SIC) output integration across market development projects where appropriate including the International Commercialization Initiative (ICI).


• Support annual Springboard Challenge and related commercialization efforts. This includes managing relationships with project partner organizations, researchers, and investors.


• Develop budgets, review project ideas, manage project and contract status working with an internal database.


• Manage multiple projects with varying timelines and specific deliverables needed for each.

Competencies

• Able to work independently or cooperatively with others on a team.


• Ability to analyze problems, develop a path toward problem solving, and manage the process to completion.


• Capacity to make decisions and communication with tact and professionalism.


• Strong multi-tasking skills with a comfort in maintaining multiple, often conflicting priorities.


• Strong written and oral communications.


• Demonstrates working knowledge in MS Office, word processing, database, web application and spreadsheets.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, advanced degree preferred.


• Five to seven years relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in animal agriculture, agriculture business, or business is preferred.


• Experience with animal ag issues, trade & exports, and chemistry/materials science is highly desired.

Physical Requirements

• Normal office working conditions.


• Must be available to travel offsite for meetings/events when necessary.


• Must be available after hours and weekends to trouble shoot problems that may arise.


• Some physical demands – may need to lift between 35-50 lbs.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required of personnel so classified.  Illinois Soybean Association reserves the right to amend the job description at any time.