Product Manager, NK Brand Soybean Genetics

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Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. is seeking a Product Manager, NK Brand Soybean Genetics. Location of employment is Minnetonka, Minnesota. Candidate must have authorization to work in the U.S.

Title	Product Manager, NK Brand Soybean Genetics
Department	Marketing – Soybean Business
Location	Minnetonka, MN
Reports To	Portfolio Manager, Soybeans
Salary	Commensurate with experience; competitive base salary plus incentive bonus and comprehensive benefits including retirement and employee stock purchase plan.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, manage and drive the implementation of product strategy and value propositions for targeted segments.
Participate in soybean crop strategy team covering seeds, traits, CP, seed care and related technologies for the Crop Plan and campaign cycle.
Strong partnership with forecasting and supply teams for required stock seed volumes.
Drive the 4P's of seed marketing mix.
Recommend strategies to optimize growth or minimize associated product risks.
Acts as a key Syngenta representative at internal and external customer functions.

Key Outcomes

Effective execution of short and long term strategy for assigned product line.
Shaping market environment through implementation of brand plan and positioning strategy.
Delivery of effective and efficient advertising and promotional plan.
Participation and interaction in marketplace communities such as trade associations, digital media, influencers to identify trends and emerging technology pertinent to our value propositions.
Responsible for training content and its handoff to appropriate internal or external audience.

Qualifications

Minimum of a B.S degree in Agronomy, Agribusiness, or Marketing or relevant discipline, with 10+ years of experience in the seed industry. Sales and/or agronomy experience is highly desirable.
Strong knowledge of breeding, germplasm, traits and other seed technologies as well as experience with field research trials and demos.
Keen understanding of agriculture, marketplace, competitive environment and customer needs.
Understanding of key market dynamics and agronomic factors in field soybean crops.
Knowledge of marketing principles - 4 Ps, financial analysis, and communications.
Broad knowledge of branding, promotion, issues management, training sales groups.
Demonstrated ability to define and execute projects and processes with firm deadlines.
Ability to work in a large global organization (cross functional, cross-sites) as well as in both technical and creative environments.

Demonstrated Skills

Ability to think and act creatively and strategically.
Successfully influence colleagues across functional boundaries, work well in a team, and communicate effectively.
Experience with resource planning and budget management.
Exceptional communication skills, as well as attention to detail and strong problem solving skills.
Creates passion and excitement

Additional Information

Travel requirements: Up to 50% at times.
All applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with 26,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to one purpose: bringing plant potential to life. We contribute to addressing some of the planet's most critical issues such as the rising demand for food from a growing population.

Syngenta employees have a major impact on the health and wellbeing of communities all around the world. They work in a focused, highly collaborative culture and benefit from the training, development and inspirational colleagues that you'd expect to find in a fast growing, international company.