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Position Title: Global Product Manager
Compensation Range: $130,000 - $160,000 Based on Experience
Department: Global Product Management
Location: Naperville, IL
About AGI
AGI is a global food-based infrastructure company publicly traded in Canada. With over 3,800 employees and over 30 global manufacturing brands, AGI is a leading provider of equipment and technology solutions for agricultural commodities including seed, fertilizer, grain and feed systems and an expanding platform for food processing facilities.
The Opportunity
The Global Product Manager is responsible for the development and execution of product strategizing, product road mapping, product development processes and associated performance metrics. In active collaboration with the Global Product management team, the role is responsible for maintaining the product family competitiveness by maintaining current knowledge of the competitive landscape and market needs and ensuring that product variants meet platform and regional requirements. The role provides coaching and leadership and works in close coordination with the engineering, sales, marketing and manufacturing teams and leverages manufacturing and design capabilities across all regions.
Responsibilities
We’re leading the way in global food supply chain solutions and here’s how:
We’re the leading global expert in providing farmers, processors and commercial customers with the right equipment and customized engineering solutions to produce, protect and deliver the world’s grain, fertilizer, seed, feed and food supplies. Dedicated to safety, innovation and customization, AGI offers one of the largest catalogs of equipment and full-service planning and engineering services for the storage, blending, mixing, conveying, conditioning, and processing of agricultural products worldwide. Supported by an extensive in-country sales and service team, AGI provides a global distribution network and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India, France, and Italy.
Our Culture
Safety and teamwork are the cornerstones of our global culture. In all aspects of our business, diverse and inclusive teams work together to deliver quality products, solutions, and services for our customers around the world.
Benefits Offered
AGI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.
Compensation Range: $130,000 - $160,000 Based on Experience
Department: Global Product Management
Location: Naperville, IL
About AGI
AGI is a global food-based infrastructure company publicly traded in Canada. With over 3,800 employees and over 30 global manufacturing brands, AGI is a leading provider of equipment and technology solutions for agricultural commodities including seed, fertilizer, grain and feed systems and an expanding platform for food processing facilities.
The Opportunity
The Global Product Manager is responsible for the development and execution of product strategizing, product road mapping, product development processes and associated performance metrics. In active collaboration with the Global Product management team, the role is responsible for maintaining the product family competitiveness by maintaining current knowledge of the competitive landscape and market needs and ensuring that product variants meet platform and regional requirements. The role provides coaching and leadership and works in close coordination with the engineering, sales, marketing and manufacturing teams and leverages manufacturing and design capabilities across all regions.
Responsibilities
- Active collaboration with the Global Product Management Team and participation in the development of product strategizing, product road mapping and product development processes and associated performance metrics across the AGI Product Catalogue.
- Responsible for execution of product strategizing, product road mapping, and product development processes and reporting of associated metrics for the product family.
- Responsible for overall competitiveness of the product family, as measured by sales and profitability, including delivered cost, features & benefits, market needs within the competitive landscape
- Responsible for product variants to meet platform (seed, fertilizer, grain, feed and food) and regional market requirements.
- Responsible for product family life cycle management including innovation, product improvements, development.
- Understand and leverage design and manufacturing capabilities and costs across all regions.
- Ownership of all documentation and training material relevant to the product family
- Responsible for overall functionality of the product family, as measured by product adoption, including satisfaction market needs and competitive landscape
- Providing leadership through influence to supporting functional teams including engineering, marketing, sales and manufacturing.
- Post Secondary Degree in Structural or Agricultural Engineering or Business
- 10 years relevant experience in product management and/or product design specific to structural or bulk storage products.
- Engineering, or product innovation & development background and agricultural sector backgrounds are assets.
We’re leading the way in global food supply chain solutions and here’s how:
We’re the leading global expert in providing farmers, processors and commercial customers with the right equipment and customized engineering solutions to produce, protect and deliver the world’s grain, fertilizer, seed, feed and food supplies. Dedicated to safety, innovation and customization, AGI offers one of the largest catalogs of equipment and full-service planning and engineering services for the storage, blending, mixing, conveying, conditioning, and processing of agricultural products worldwide. Supported by an extensive in-country sales and service team, AGI provides a global distribution network and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India, France, and Italy.
Our Culture
Safety and teamwork are the cornerstones of our global culture. In all aspects of our business, diverse and inclusive teams work together to deliver quality products, solutions, and services for our customers around the world.
Benefits Offered
- Annual bonus plan
- Paid Time Off
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and AD&D
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Voluntary Life
- Employee Assistance Program
- Spending Accounts
- 401k with match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with match
AGI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.
Salary : $130,000 - $160,000
