Product Development Manager

il y a 6 heures


Montpellier, Occitanie, France CIMMYT Temps plein
About CIMMYT

CIMMYT is a pioneering, non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the challenges of the future through cutting-edge agricultural science. Our mission is to enhance the productivity, inclusivity, and resilience of agrifood systems within planetary boundaries.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Consultant, Product Manager to oversee the development and commercialization of our focus crops. The successful candidate will be responsible for aligning all aspects of product development, from definition to market launch, and ensuring that our products meet the needs of our customers and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop comprehensive product strategies and roadmaps, considering market trends, customer needs, and business goals.
  • Consult with market intelligence, seed systems, and value chain actors to document the drivers of variety adoption and develop the product cycle strategy.
  • Incorporate socially inclusive needs and circumstances, particularly of women and youth in rural households, into product design and go-to-market strategies.
  • Manage advanced testing to ensure qualitative and quantitative data from on-farm trials are available for product advancement meetings.
  • Manage the product advancement process and pipeline from late-stage testing to product recommendation for release and commercialization.
  • Support management in ensuring that breeding programs deliver products that meet market needs, on time and on budget.
  • Work with partners to increase the impact of crop improvement by improving our understanding of factors affecting variety replacement, developing effective practices in germplasm advancement, and ensuring accurate seed multiplication and dissemination processes.
  • Contribute to CGIAR product design and management modules, annual and multi-year work plan development, execution, and reporting, and manage associated budgets.
  • Capacity development to designated teams and partners for modern product delivery, including publications in referred journals, project reports, posters, and papers for presentation at local and international conferences.
Requirements
  • Master's degree or higher in crop sciences, plant breeding, seed science and technology, agronomy, or similar.
  • Four or more years of experience in seed product management, marketing of seed hybrids/ varieties, and/or business administration.
  • Hands-on agrobusiness experience in the commercial seed industry in Africa, awareness of industry trends and developments.
  • Familiarity with the seed sector/seed value chains and experience with agricultural digital tools.
  • Awareness of product development principles, including understanding requirements for variety adoption and methods for marketing.
  • Commitment to social inclusiveness, including awareness of the roles of women and youth in variety uptake.
  • Cross-cultural, cross-function team management and leadership experience.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Results-focused, persistence, and pragmatic attitude skills.
  • Teaching, training, and capacity development; ability to work effectively within a product-oriented perspective while engaging with organizations/stakeholders that might not share this perspective.
  • The selected candidate requires the following competencies: Team Leadership, Negotiation, Resolution, Client Orientation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving.
What We Offer

This consultancy is for an initial fixed term of one year, after which further employment is subject to performance and the continued availability of funds.


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