Director Global Product Management

What will you do?
 

Strategy and Business Accountabilities:

•  Define and develop product strategy lifecycle roadmap and champion across all regions/functions.

• Develop and ensure execution of the product strategy and tactics that maximize overall profitability of the Portfolio across the 5-year planning period and beyond.

• Prepare robust 5-year plans and through peak year of revenue, aligned with regions, including risks and opportunities and in collaboration with sales, marketing, finance, regulatory and supply.

• Act as the champion for the assigned products globally and in region when necessary.

Product Management Accountabilities

• Develop business cases for each product, including NPV, following proof of concept and gain approval through the relevant governing bodies within Mosaic.

• Manage product life cycles of existing and new product introductions, providing direction and coordinating strategies across functions including R&D, supply, sales, marketing, finance in order to maximize profitable product life.

• Monitor market intelligence, bringing actionable customer/market insights into portfolio strategy and marketing plan.

• Develop and execute product positioning and pricing strategies for each product and the portfolio.

• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and R&D to identify and define new solutions to address market need, from concept to business cases

Product Knowledge

• Understand the basic technical aspects of bioscience products and it’s features and benefits s to the customer.

• Understands product profile and value by crop, customer and channel segment.

• Understands the product positioning and value proposition by segment and can build an effective product strategy.

• Knows the strengths and weaknesses of the product performance versus competition.

• Understands the product offer:  price, margins, position, packaging, etc. and how this impacts it in the marketplace.

• Understands and develops, in conjunction with local product management, clear product guidelines for region and country execution.

People/Organization Management

• Build product management capabilities within organization and regions.

• Recognizes the need for team building, performance management, effective motivation and communication within own project and team.

• Understands the theory and practice of management, leadership, and interpersonal skills and uses these to build effective working relationships

• Ensure that high potential team members are groomed to take on higher responsibilities.

• Ensure continuous skill improvement.  Set clear and measurable objectives.

• Recognizes the need to be able to work in cross-functional, global teams and responds effectively to the needs of others from different cultures and backgrounds

• Shows an understanding of how to influence and gain commitment from others within a matrix organization or network.

What you need to be successful

• Knows how to run projects within defined parameters and can manage these to achieve success, understand the need to meet budgets and deadlines.

• Understands the requirements of resource plannings at the brand, category and product level.

• Is able to produce, and works within a budget.

• Understands financial tools and fundamentals: NPVs, IRR and P&L levers as it relates to products and category management.

• Understands the impact of supply and logistics issues and their role and responsibility in meeting this. 

• Market and customer centric thinking, deeply understanding market trends, customer needs and competitor dynamics, shaping products that truly make an impact.

What's in it for you: 

• A competitive base salary + bonus incentives  

• A generous 401k with a company match and annual company contributions  

• Paid sick leave  

• Paid vacation time 

• A robust benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, life & disability  

• Tuition reimbursement  

• Paid Paternity/Maternity Leave