Product Manager - LALNIX

Main Functions

As a Product manager, you will play a key role in guiding product development from inception to sale. This role involves being the primary interface between cross-functional teams, including R&D/Quality Assurance/Production, Technical Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain/Customer Services, Sales, and Marketing to ensure seamless coordination and communication across all aspects of the product portfolio. We need our Product Manager to simply be obsessed with our products – nothing less!

Ideally based in Latin America, you will report to the Vice President Product Management, and you will coordinate the life cycle of the LALNIX product line, the preparation and maintenance of the documents intrinsic to the product and the introduction of the products on the market. More precisely, your main missions will be, but are not limited to:

Product management

• Develop and maintain the product roadmap:
  • Determine the priorities for the portfolio;
  • Determine the evolution of the portfolio (improvement of existing products, follow-up of complaints, etc...).
• Manage, build and maintain product stories and IDs for the product portfolio;
• Ensure that all elements linked with the portfolio SKU’s are in place prior to the launch/sales (product labels, master files, packaging, recipe, codes, etc.);
• Determine and communicate the potential positionings of the products (claim, crop, pricing guidelines);
• Recommend the most adapted positionings for each market/geography;
• Participate in innovation programs related to product portfolio;
• Participate in planning, production, and Quality-related decisions (local sales strategy, distribution, pricing);
• Participate in defining and following-up of regulatory actions.

Guidance and training

• Provide internal and B2B training and technical support for the products;
• Participate in field trial design with the Agronomy Director and Field Solutions teams.

At Lallemand Plant Care, we encourage autonomy, innovation, collaboration; routine is not part of our vocabulary! As we grow, we offer career and professional development opportunities locally and internationally. If you are looking for a challenging job where your opinion is valued and you feel you can make a difference, both in your work and to the environment and society, you have come to the right place.

Technical skills

Required

• MSc, PhD or equivalent in agronomy or microbiology
• Agriculture & Microbiology knowledge
• Knowledge of microbial products production and customer service constraints
• Knowledge of PPP, bio-fungicide, bio-insecticides and post-harvest treatments market and environment (Regulatory, KIP, etc.)
• Understanding of the products or services the business sells and the Lallemand’s industry
• Demonstrated ability to execute and complete projects in collaboration with teams that span the functions of LPC
• Financial and analytical skills to follow a budget, analyze product profitability and interpret sales statistics and marketing data
• Proficient in Microsoft 365, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, etc.
• Advanced proficiency in written and verbal English

Personal abilities

Required

• Ethical and honest
• Sense of initiative and leadership; not afraid to speak up and make suggestions for areas of improvement
• Self-aware, reflective, curious, innovative and able to learn from mistakes
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate across functional and geographic boundaries
• Organized, autonomous, and reliable; able to juggle multiple streams of work, keep things on track and consistently meet deadlines while adapting to changing conditions and unexpected obstacles
• Excellent time management skills, with a strong attention to detail
• Enthusiastic, charismatic, persuasive and professional
• Logical with strong common sense
• Able to learn continuously and quickly on the job

General criteria

Required

• Be available to travel up to 30% (mainly South America, North America, and EMEA, but also worldwide)
• Be comfortable travelling extensively and going on farm/field visits

Organization

Lallemand is a privately held Canadian company founded in the late 19th century, which develops, produces, and markets microorganisms for various markets. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs more than 5,000 people working in more than 45 countries on 5 continents.

Yeasts, bacteria, fungi: microorganisms have always lived in harmony with plants since their origin and are now recognized for their multiple agronomic benefits. As a world specialist in microorganisms, Lallemand Plant Care carefully selects strains for agricultural use, to improve the nutrition, health, and productivity of plants.

Lallemand Plant Care is a growing business unit and offers many opportunities for career development and professional development on a local and international scale. Joining the Lallemand Plant Care team means collaborating with people who work passionately to develop sustainable, efficient, and clean solutions for agriculture professionals, horticulture, green spaces, and the forestry sector. We regularly recruit new talent from around the world to support our growth and our sales, logistics, marketing, production and research and development efforts.

Please take note that accommodations will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.