Description

Corteva Agriscience™, the world’s first dedicated agriculture start-up, serves to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. Our employees fulfill this purpose everyday by building/participating in an inclusive culture where we encourage each other to stay curious, think differently, act boldly and do what’s right for our customers, our co-workers, our partners and our planet. With over 20,000 team members from 130 countries, innovating in 140 world class R&D facilities, we have the resources, leadership heritage and partner ecosystem to make a meaningful impact now and into the future.

The Manager Seed Applied Technology (SAT) for Germany, Austria, Switzerland leads the portfolio and related local portfolio team (LPCT) for the SAT product category combined with Key Account management responsibilities.

Work relations:

The SAT Manager reports to the Head of Marketing Crop Protection, DACH.

Working relations to:

• Marketing, Sales and Customer Service departments
• Regional and global portfolio teams
• Digital Manager
• R&D and Regulatory

External: Seed companies, key advisors and institutes for SAT, key business partners and customers

Major Tasks of the position:

• Manages the implementation of the SAT product strategy with impact on sales to reach market-share targets
• Leads the assigned Portfolio Team (LPCT) for SAT
• Responsible for the marketing mix for the SAT portfolio
• Responsible for managing B2B and key accounts for SAT
• Conducts price / volume / profit analysis in the country for projects and existing products and develops the optimum pricing
• Monitors and analyses competitor products and positioning as well as market needs and developments
• Identifies new business opportunities based upon unmet needs of current and new local markets and develop high-level implementation plans, outline resource needs
• Acts as national Centre of Excellence for the SAT category – internally as well as externally with experts and stakeholders (incl. customers)

Location: Munich and/or home office

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Qualifications

Skills, Work Experience, Qualifications & Competencies

• Degree in Agricultural Sciences with more than five years of business experience working in the crop protection industry in Germany
• Excellent knowledge of the German crop protection and seed treatment market
• Profound expertise in product marketing
• Strong strategic, innovative and customer mindset as well as ability to envision future market trends and opportunities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Fluent in German and English