Andrea Hilderman Email & Phone Number

West Saint Paul, Mb, Ca

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Responsible for planning & executing effective crop protection & seed plans with my assigned manufacturing partners while optimizing & achieving financial targets. Establish pricing & develop strategies for product offers to maximize profitability.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Responsible for providing business insights and clarity for the NexusBioAg and Agriculture businesses. I provide customer and product sales reporting for the leading distributor of chemistry, seed and related innovative products and services in Canada, as well as for the new NexusBioAg division. Using Tableau and Salesforce, I provide accurate & timely reports to provide sales, customer service & purchasing critical data to steer & grow business. Reports are customized to provide Supply Planners, CSR’s, TM and Senior Managers what they need to make critical business and process decisions. All this, layered on top of the AG business means no downtime & no dull moments. Top line goal - make it simple!

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Execute yearly sales plan based on established goals and objectives Manage canola, corn & soybean sales, orders & reconciliationAnalyze and present key metrics to understand and grow the businessWork with key partners, both internally and externallyManage required reporting Sales event planning

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Execute yearly marketing plan based on established goals and objectivesEstablish and monitor marketing department budgetManage customer interaction events including trade shows, company announcements and plot toursManage all corporate communicationsWork closely with CANTERRA SEEDS' external marketing agency, Think Shift.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Consultation/contract work in my areas of expertise: project management, marketing, market development, market analysis, cereals, seed, identity preserved programs, extension, public speaking.Create & manage content for http://fittrials.com/ (2013).I contribute to ag publications including Country Guide, Grainews, Growing Soybeans, Top Crop Manager, Business Agronomist, GrainsWest and Germination. Additionally I write for a number of blogs.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Responsible and accountable for the development, planning and implementation of the marketing programs and market development initiatives to ensure the sustained growth of FP Genetics seed business. Work closely with the Sales Manager and Portfolio Manager to optimize the overall profitability of the FP Genetics seed portfolio for both FP Genetics and its shareholders. Developed content for new website www.fpgenetics.ca. Responsible for website content management. Created content for monthly newsletter. Represented FP Genetics on various industry organizations.

West St Paul, Mb

Researched & wrote articles for agriculture publications for Grainews, Country Guide, Wheat, Oats & Barley magazine, Top Crop Manager.Researched and developed information packages and tender documents for Alliance Seed Corporation

•Expanded food barley market opportunities to provide new and innovative markets for farmers, and new food solutions for food manufacturers•Led, implemented and managed CWB Identify Preserved Contract Programs to provide farmers with new opportunities and customers with special quality grains•Managed CWB investment in the Canadian International Grains Institute with a small team to maximize technical market development activities•Expanded and managed CWB involvement and knowledge in wholegrains and wholegrain products to ensure we took advantage of those new market opportunities for farmers•Ensured customer satisfaction and anticipated future needs by managing biannual customer survey•Initiated, implemented and managed CWB strategies and activities designed to enhance the returns for wheat and barley produced in Western Canada through additional value-added domestic processing•Positioned the CWB as a positive, proactive force in the expansion of the domestic market for wheat and barley by promoting CWB activities in that area to target audiences•Managed procurement of grain samples for various projects at the Canadian Grain Commission, the Canadian International Grains Institute and the Grain Research Laboratory, as well as representative grain samples for shipment to customers to facilitate prompt testing, research and sales opportunities •Provided support to other barley related market development activities, biotechnology issues, contract programs and agronomy issues to address issues quickly and with consideration for farmer and customer perspectives•Member of the Diversity and Safety Committees. Qualified volunteer fitness instructor. On the organizing committee of the CWB Social Club. Director on the Bumper Crop Daycare board of directors. Volunteered at Ag in the City and Amazing Agriculture Adventure.

Master'S, Weed Science/Agriculture

B. Agr. Sc., Agriculture