To manage product development department

・Develop products and create opportunities for accessible markets,
・Bring selling points for sales teams and customers,
・Provide feedbacks to marketing and support to sales,
・Generate direct contacts with customers to create the demand.
・Market intelligence update
・Samples coordination (import, shipments …) with the LPP team
・Trial strategy, Trial plan
・Trials (DV1 & 2) coordination, implementation, follow-up and synthesis
・Feedback to Product Managers and CSP through monthly report
・Forecast for new products
・New product Launching Plan coordination
・Communication plan coordination
・Team management (weekly and monthly reports)
・Monitoring the market, carry out and update market research studies (segmentation, analysis of the
competition, tracking and identification of the dynamic forces that drive change).
・Challenging forecasts for new varieties.
・Collaborate with other departments (customer service, supply chain, crop specialist, sales team, global
development director, etc.).
・Manage promotional activities.
・Manage and lead a team of 6 direct reports.

・Ability to promote, foster and maintain a professional relationship with all customers.
・Capacity to organize, plan and prioritize.
・Ability to analyze large amounts of data and to draw conclusions.
・Leadership, team spirit, management and delegation skills.
・Good negotiation and interpersonal skills.
・Knowledge of IT tools and internal applications.
・Willingness to travel extensively within Japan and occasional international travel.
・Fluent in English