Product Development Specialist - Vegetable Seeds
- Marketing
- Syngenta Seeds
- Pretoria
Job description
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Role purpose
- Implement the strategy for the assigned vegetable crops in the designated countries
- Act as the Product Marketing interface to the Territory Marketing Head and Regional Portfolio managers
- Is the recognized local authority on product & market knowledge for the assigned crops/geography
- Maintain an in-depth understanding of the changing market trends and grower needs and a high level knowledge regarding the competitors’ key varieties
- Translates the Regional Trial Plan (PAM output) into detailed countries and / or CU plans
- Plans the standard varieties, trial seeds allocation and key trait evaluation for the PLC 6 trials and plans with the Marketing Operations Lead the campaigns incl. organization of demonstration trials
- Plans and evaluates key trials with key producers, and organizes trials with the Technical Sales Reps
- Collects trial results and data and consolidates into CU or Territory Trial reports (where we have a Territory crop specialization, represent the Territory’s needs within the RCU, and with the Regional Portfolio Lead)
- Refines the product positioning for launching varieties and defines the key buying factors
- Inputs variety forecasts for three years forward into IBP and reviews this on ‘moments that matter’ for seed production
- Gives technical support to key producers, leverages technical knowledge to the sales team to prepare sales arguments and after sales support
- Provides investigation support for customer complaints
Accountabilities
- Contribute local requirements to Territory and regional portfolio platforms (portfolio & pipeline requirements, Target Product Profiles (TPPs, quality specs...) to steer the development of a winning portfolio and pipeline for the Territory
- Plan and evaluate with sales teams pre-commercial trials (PLC 6) and coordinate trial seed availability to ensure a timely trial seed delivery into the countries.
- Through pre-commercial trials, drive assessment of NPI candidates with Territory Crop Unit team & facilitate and manage pre-commercial field trials with CU sales teams
- Provide phase-in & phase-out recommendations to territory and regional portfolio teams & local PMD inputs + manage the local SKU range
- Positions the new products (segmentation, technical / commercial positioning) and coordinates the NPIs
- Identifies in-& out-licensing opportunities and reports them to the Regional & Territory management
- Owns with territory Product Development Specialist the Territory 3-year forecast (IBP) & flags major changes / deviations as part of S&OP; drive pro-rate allocation within the Territory; maintain a strong connection with Supply
- Working with the Territory and local teams, to define and agree on the Territory marketing plan and annual sales campaigns for assigned crops
- Oversee & support implementation by CUs, in strong collaboration with marketing operations and sales
- Support CU sales force and demand creators by providing market trends, product and price positioning and technical expertise for customer complaints
- Plans and manages stage 6 trials to refine product positioning and plan for successful new product introductions (NPI’s)
- Owns and organizes Product Advancement Tours. (PAT meetings) in advance of the PAM meeting.
Knowledge, Experience & Capabilities
Critical qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years in marketing and business management
- Minimum 5 years of Vegetables Seeds business and/or marketing experience
- Profound knowledge of the Vegetables Seeds market and customer needs
- Track-record of successful people/processes management
- Good English language proficiency
Critical knowledge and skills:
- Strong Focuses on customers
- Manages for performance
- Leadership of cross-functional teams
- Develops people, organization and self
- Collaborates across boundaries
- Communicates with impact
- Leads change and holds ambiguity
- Builds a culture of innovation
- Sets ambitious strategic goals
Critical knowledge and skills:
- Has deep and broad crop and product knowledge
- Understands customer needs
- Understands market dynamics and competitive environment
- Communication and presentation skills
- Analytical and strategic thinking
- Develops/delivers innovative, customer-driven offers
Geography: Based in South Africa, supporting Africa Middle East (AME)
Mobility: Must be willing to travel across AME
Crops: All relevant vegetable crops
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