Biologicals Product & Business Development Manager

Role Purpose:

Syngenta Seedcare’s ambition, is to take a leading position in the Biological market in 5Y-10Y period of time and generate value for customers and Syngenta revenue. The role of the Biologicals Product & Business Development Manager reports to Seedcare Portfolio Development Lead EAME and is part of the broader EAME Seedcare team. It’s a critical and key contributor role, to the bold ambition to become the #1 leading company in Biological Seed Treatment.

• Manage and lead Biological Product branding, pricing, value proposition, supply/demand forecast optimization.
• Drive continued & profitable market share growth for the assigned Biological products through the development of Biologicals product brand plans designed to serve customer needs, in a sustainable way.
• Manage the product pipeline and define offers considering biologicals and combinations with chemistry.
• Identify new business opportunities, markets, partnerships and new GTM options to propose, for reaching new or existing markets with new offers and stories.
• 3rd party in-licensing activities to fill the pipeline for Biologicals, in close collaboration with Market Development Managers.

Accountabilities:

• Act as the go-to person for the assigned Biological products.
• Ensure execution of the Biologicals product strategy and tactics to meet the business and financial objectives of the Region.
• Together with Seedcare Portfolio Development Lead EAME, Seedcare Commercial Portfolio Lead EAME and Seedcare Technical Expert EAME, design and develop Integrated solutions and differentiated portfolio offers.
• Support the Market Development Managers in establishing a ready for future portfolio across EAME.
• Market Analysis, Planning and Strategy development with relevant Global Biologicals colleagues.
• Generate internal biologicals product knowledge by learning and scaling and sharing this knowledge across EAME commercial teams.
• Provide guidance and all necessary information about market trends and competitor movements to BUs, to ensure a credible 5Y planning in close collaboration with Market Development Managers.

• Minimum Master’s degree in Agronomy, Marketing, Business or Science
• Understanding of Biologicals specifics and experience from working with relevant products and markets
• 3-5 years’ experience, in marketing or sales roles in agribusiness – preferably in the biological space
• In-market experience, under a commercial environment
• Excellence in agronomy and CP knowledge – specifically in biological products
• Agronomy and marketing acumen, understanding of the market needs and trends
• Understanding of the value of technical information in delivering sound value propositions
• Data interpretation - conversion from data to insights
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, fluent in English, every other European language is a strong plus

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