Are you looking for a professional opportunity in a global agricultural company focused on seeds and involving product advancement decisions?
KWS Vegetables is looking for a Product Development Manager (m/f/d) for our station in Murcia Region, Spain. This is a full-time and permanent role.
Key duties: Develop new assortment for PMCs on local and country levelImplement Crop/PMC Trial plan in line with global crop trial planMember of local crop team(s); give input on crop strategy and market-customer intelligenceSupport development and maintenance of product profilesAdvise on and support introduction strategiesEnsure implementation/alignment of trial calendar Key responsibilities: Design local trial plan, execute trial plan, data collection, draft conclusions, propose elevation decisionsAlign with breeder and sales on product profiles per Product Market Combination, propose priorities and focus areasProvide guidance/input to breeding direction and breeding selectionsMarket and competitor intelligence, together with sales; understand trends and driversIdentify unique selling points of the new commercial varieties versus competitors and existing portfolioDefine growing protocols and growing concepts before commercial launchingImplementation and support of tools like Mercado, etc.Based on the portfolio, PDM can have multi-crop and cross-country responsibilitiesHierarchical and functionally lead Trial Developments Specialist(s) Performance Indicators: Quality of trial plan, design, and executionProduct profiles definedPreparation for elevation meetingsSuccessful introductionsDefine growing protocols and growing concepts before commercial launching Your profile: Requires a minimum of a B.S. in Agronomy or Horticulture3+ years of experience in the vegetable seed industry is preferredGeneral experience in product developmentFluent in English (written and spoken); additional language(s) are an advantageAbility to think and act at different levels, prepared to put 'boots on the ground'Analytical and result-oriented 'we make it happen' mentality
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