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Product Manager - LALFIX

Main Functions

Reporting to the Vice President Product Management, the main missions of the Product Manager - LALFIX will be to coordinate the life cycle of the LALFIX product line (inoculants line), the preparation and maintenance of the documents intrinsic to the product and the introduction of the products on the market. And our Product Manager will simply be obsessed with our products – nothing less!

More precisely, the Product Manager - LALFIX works collaboratively across the various Business Unit functions to ensure alignment/delivery on the following topics related to the product portfolio that they manage:

Primary Responsibility:

• Provide internal and B2B training and technical support for the products.
• Determine and communicate the potential positionings of the products (claim, crop, pricing guidelines).
• Recommend the most adapted positionings for each market.
• Product library: ensure that all data generated on the product is maintained and archived (field trial data; labels; etc.).
• Product story and ID: build and maintain the synthesized product story and Product ID.

Coordination Responsibility:

• Product roadmap & priorities (improvements, complaint follow-ups, etc.).
• Product launches: ensures that all elements linked with the portfolio SKUs are in place prior to the launch/sales (master files, packaging, labels).
• Legal aspects: ensures products follow applicable laws and regulations.

Participation/Input:

• Participate in local strategies (sales strategy, distribution, pricing).
• Contributes ideas to Innovation related to product portfolio.
• Guidance on field trial design with Field Solutions teams.
• Input on Quality-related documents & decisions.

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 bio-insecticides market and environment (Regulatory, KIP, etc.)
• Knowledge on microbial products production & customer service constraints
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to execute and complete projects in collaboration with multiple teams
• Ability to manage a budget and analyze product profitability
• Analytical skills to interpret sales statistics and marketing data

An asset

• Knowledge of French and/or Spanish and/or Portuguese

Personal abilities

Required

• Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to work with across functional and geographic boundaries
• Enthusiastic, charismatic, persuasive, and professional
• Curious, innovative, and willing to learn continuously
• Good leadership, autonomy, initiative, and time management skills
• Logical with strong common sense
• Organized and reliable; able to juggle multiple streams of work, keep things on track and consistently meet deadlines for processing work, with a strong attention to detail
• Can work with a variety of people and personalities while adapting to changing conditions and unexpected obstacles
• Not afraid to speak up and make suggestions for areas for improvement
• Ethical and honest

General criteria

Required

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

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.