Global Product Manager – Soil Enzymes

Elemental Enzymes is looking for a Global Product Manager- within the Soil Enzymes group to lead product advancement in our Commercial Department. The successful candidate will join a team that is passionate about creating sustainable, biochemical-based solutions to agricultural challenges. 

Job Description

• Aid the global account leader in the development of the three-year business strategy and is accountable for year one execution plans.
• Manage pricing, forecast, and partnering with global account lead on customer interactions.
• Lead portfolio presentations at sales launch with commercial teams (internal & external).
• Technical Marketing Management: lead interactions with third party marketing teams and branding strategy, oversee additional third-party market studies with partners.
• LCM: Life Cycle Management: work with commercial, regulatory, and marketing team to begin strategizing near the time of the launch.
• Manage expenses and budgets assigned to the position and coordinate external budget with external partners/customers.
• Lead cross-functional teams to set clear objectives for development, manufacturing, and regulatory activity in order to deliver on products.
• Manage all contracts and agreements to accurately create a long-range plan for scaling and forecasting future product needs.
• Define, develop and implement marketing promotion programs (e.g. branding, PR and communication initiatives) as part of the overall marketing plan for the assigned segments in close collaboration with Marketing Communication;
• Coordinate and execute competitor analyses, including technical studies with internal and external products.
• Attend Tradeshows and conferences to ensure a strong product and brand presence.
• Work closely with Technical Sales Reps to transfer product knowledge for the training of customers.
• Manage all COGS and work with the finance department to ensure accuracy. Work with financial to update and calculate COGS.
• Work closely with regulatory to ensure state registrations are completed to ensure product deadlines.
• Provide general support for all commercial products.

Required Experience

• A Bachelor's degree in business, agriculture, economics or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of Sales/Management/Marketing or related experience in the agricultural Industry
• Strong understanding of crop development and the use of products to enhance production
• Proven Track record in Strategic Decision Making
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to use technology and analysis tools (Excel, Outlook, web, databases)

Preferred Experience or Skills

• Understanding of commercial seed treatment business Knowledge of fertilizer industry and common practices
• Experience with project management software (Wrike, NetSuite, etc) 

Physical Requirements

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or finger, picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Repetitive motion: substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Job Location: Remote, United States

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular/Salary/Exempt

Salary: Competitive base range

Benefits: 401K, Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, HSA/FSA Options, Employee Assistance Program, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Accident Insurance, and Dependent Care Account

About Elemental Enzymes

Elemental Enzymes was founded upon the simple belief that we must do everything we can to improve agricultural performance in a way that not only enables plants to flourish but enriches and renews the planet with eco-friendly and sustainable agricultural solutions. From products that enable effective enzyme, peptide and protein inputs to foliar treatments that hold the promise to renew entire industries, our focus to make a positive difference in the world through people – like you and me. Success is a byproduct of responsible production. That’s why Elemental Enzymes works to bring cross-disciplinary scientists and processes together to create novel solutions to practical problems with a shared goal of helping both the plant and the planet.

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