Product Manager

We have a consultant on behalf of our business partners operating in the agricultural sector Regional Product Manager we are looking.

Coordinating and monitoring the regional breeding progress and PD activities, management of the assortment efficiently and profitably in the specific PMC's in order to achieve product leadership.

• Market analysis (data collection, analysis, coordination, identify trends)
• Create a PMC strategic plan for all PMC's under responsibility
• Forecast of future regional products and challenge forecast of current products
• Create and update product definitions per PMC
• Coordinate and monitor breeding projects according to product definition
• Translate trends into breeding project proposals
• Recommend promotion from R2, R3 into DV1, DV2 and commercial
• Creation of PD plan based on PMC team decisions
• Propose and verify seed production at the required date and quantity
• Create and manage product profile (Variety Portfolio)
• Manage and monitor pipeline assortment per region
• Initiate and manage process
• Prepare PM forecast and verify seed production accordingly
• Create and maintain variety product descriptions
• Optimize use of varieties in related markets
• Take part in price setting and profitability monitoring
• Supporting Agro-Technical and Marcom activities (brochoures,catalogues etc.) in the region

• Minimum a Bachelor or Master degree in agriculture.
• Visionary in the crop(s), directly connected with at least 5 year experience in the area of breeding, product development and/or sales
• Fluent English language skill (verbal, writing) is a must.
• Ability to travel at least 40% of your time in the country and abroad.
• Good computer skills in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Analytical, focused and well organized, good decision making, understanding prioritizing.
• Team player with good communication, people skills and convincing nature.
• Commercial and flexible attitude with the ability to guide and motivate the PD & Sales teams
• Pro-active attitude planning activities on time in order to be executed properly
• Represent our company in a respectful way