Product Manager

Product Manager-1301456

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Description
BASF Agricultural Products is seeking a Crop Protection Product Manager to:

1. Under supervision from Sr. Marketing Manager, develop, manage and implement speciality crop business plans which include situation analysis of markets, projections of future events, objectives, strategies, and tactical plans and post evaluations of results.
2. Identify market needs and communicate product attributes aligned with market needs and regulatory requirements.
3. Develop and update product concepts detailing mid and long-term strategies for assigned products, submitted for supervisor approval.
4. Actively participate as marketing representative on Project Teams, providing input for justification, approval, development, and introduction of new projects to commercialization
5. Develop market introduction plans for new products including internal coordination to bring the assigned product to market with external focus on development and implementation of positioning, messaging, and value proposition.
6. Coordinate with other key internal and external groups to ensure product-related plans are implemented.
7. Evaluate, negotiate, and implement specific 3rd party opportunities.
8. Manage assigned product short and long-term supply, forecasting, and profitability by coordinating a balance between short-term operating results and long-term market share development.

Responsibilities may also include:

1. Negotiating contracts potentially with customers.
2. Analysis and implementation of programs.

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Qualifications - BASF recognizes institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent

Requirements:
- BS in business, agronomy or related field.
- Minimum 5 years marketing, sales, and/or technical support experience, to include a minimum of 2 years marketing or sales.
- Business acumen and ability to strategically analyze global reaching factors and summarize into concise, creative plans to reach financial goals.

Preferred:
- MS degree or MBA.
- Minimum 5 years experience the in agri-business industry.
- Broader experience across industry segments including understanding of seed, adjuvants and biologicals business.
- Experience in specialty crops (vegetables or trees, nuts and vines).
- Fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, and/or biologicals experience.
- Knowledge of Pacific Northwest/California crops.

Primary Location: United States-North Carolina-Research Triangle Pa
Function: MARK - Marketing
Job Type: Standard
Shift: Day Job
Organization: N-APN-Crop Protection North America