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Vylor has an exciting opportunity for a North America Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Commercial Manager to join our team in Johnston IA. This role will provide strategic EHS leadership for Vylor's North America Commercial organization to drive a strong culture of safety, regulatory compliance, risk management, and operational excellence. As the North America EHS Commercial Manager, you will develop and implement EHS strategies that protect our employees, contractors, customers, and communities while enabling business growth. You will serve as a trusted advisor to Vylor’s commercial sales & marketing leaders and ensure alignment with corporate EHS standards, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.
VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.
This position will be located in Johnston, IA
This is a hybrid role working in-office Tuesday–Thursday; remote Monday and Friday.
What You'll Do
Vylor is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.
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.
Vylor has an exciting opportunity for a North America Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Commercial Manager to join our team in Johnston IA. This role will provide strategic EHS leadership for Vylor's North America Commercial organization to drive a strong culture of safety, regulatory compliance, risk management, and operational excellence. As the North America EHS Commercial Manager, you will develop and implement EHS strategies that protect our employees, contractors, customers, and communities while enabling business growth. You will serve as a trusted advisor to Vylor’s commercial sales & marketing leaders and ensure alignment with corporate EHS standards, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.
VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.
This position will be located in Johnston, IA
This is a hybrid role working in-office Tuesday–Thursday; remote Monday and Friday.
What You'll Do
- Lead the development and execution of North America Commercial EHS strategies aligned with Vylor's business objectives and global EHS vision.
- Partner with Commercial Leadership Teams to foster a proactive, high-performance safety culture across sales, marketing, agronomy, customer service, and support functions.
- Provide strategic guidance and oversight for EHS programs, policies, standards, and initiatives across commercial operations.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local EHS regulatory requirements.
- Lead risk identification, assessment, and mitigation efforts for commercial activities, including field operations, customer events, travel, fleet safety, and facilities.
- Lead meetings, develop and deliver EHS training and communications, complete necessary regulatory and compliance documentation
- Monitor EHS performance metrics and trends to drive continuous improvement and risk reduction initiatives.
- Lead investigation and review of significant incidents, near misses, and high-potential events to identify root causes and corrective actions.
- Support emergency preparedness, business continuity, and crisis management planning efforts.
- Influence business decisions through risk-based recommendations and strong stakeholder partnerships.
- Support integration of EHS requirements into commercial processes, projects, acquisitions, and strategic initiatives.
- Drive compliance assurance activities, audits, assessments, and corrective action management programs.
- Build organizational EHS capability through coaching, mentoring, and leadership development.
- Bachelor's Degree in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Business, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive Environmental Health & Safety or Commercial experience.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive organizational change without direct authority.
- Experience developing and implementing strategic initiatives and performance improvement programs.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess risk and develop practical solutions.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic business environment.
- Ability/ experience leading incident investigations and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and EHS data management systems.
- Ability to travel throughout North America as business needs require.
- Experience working in agricultural, manufacturing, commercial, research, or life sciences operations.
- Advanced leadership, coaching, and change management skills.
- Proven track record of improving culture and performance through strategic leadership.
- Demonstrated success leading EHS initiatives.
- Compliance and audit experience.
- Experience engaging with external regulatory agencies and industry associations.
- Master's degree in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Business or a related discipline.
- Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
- Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
- Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
- Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
- Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
- Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
- Learn more about our total rewards package here - Vylor Benefits
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Vylor is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.