Imagine leading a team at the forefront of agricultural innovation, where your decisions shape the future of farming.  

As Head of Product Management (m/f/d) at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA you will guide a talented group of product managers and agroservice specialists, driving the development of cutting-edge tools and services that empower farmers and boost sales. 

Beyond managing a comprehensive portfolio, you will spearhead new business opportunities, turning ideas into impactful solutions. If you are passionate about innovation and leadership, this is your chance to make a lasting impact on the future of agriculture. Join us in cultivating success for our customers and our company. 

This is a permanent role to be filled full-time. Your place of work is at our HQ  in Einbeck or location Wohlde. 

Your Responsibilities: 

• Drive the change process to a customer centric organization  
• Lead, empower and develop the team of Product Managers and agroservice specialist to ensure the best possible sales and customer support.  
• Ensure a good portfolio management in all crops (cross crop portfolio steering), as well as technical support in how to optimize the use for the sales organization and customers.  
• Ensure the delivery of content to the marketing department to support the promotion of our KWS products and tools through all channels.  
• Provide regular and tailor-made trainings to ensure technical education of the sales team, same as the customers. 
• Product management functions for all relevant crops (testing, trialing, portfolio steering, registration, content production).     
• Creating standards and synergies maintaining crop-specific knowledge on the one hand and creating a common cross-crop understanding and processes on the other hand 
• Maintain relations and ensure exchange with breeders, as well as international PM, production departments and Global Marketing/Sales Engagement department 
• Maintaining a vast network to external stakeholders such as Universities, institutes, agricultural state bodies and other related industries. 
• Provide tools, services and content, targeted to group of growers 

Your Profile: 

• Relevant experience in product management and understanding of the agronomy on German farms 
• Track record in leading a team paired with strong leadership skills 
• Very good communication skills with different target and stakeholder groups, internally and externally 
• Open-minded with an entrepreneurial mindset paired with positive thinking & leading change 
• Excellent command of German and English 

Our Offer to you:
 

• An exceptionally interesting and varied job in an international environment with the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas
• Working in an international, highly motivated and dynamic team with flat hierarchies
• Flexible working hours with the possibility of mobile working (hybrid)
•  As a family-run company, we live by the values of team spirit, closeness and trust, independence, and vision - a culture that is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly work atmosphere
• According to our slogan "Make Yourself Grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development
• As a basis, we offer excellent work equipment (high-quality, ergonomic workstations, several monitors, air conditioning) and sufficient free parking spaces at the location. 
• We also create the appropriate framework conditions: capital-forming benefits, Christmas and vacation pay, childcare allowance, company bicycle
   

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