Head of Product Development and Porftolio Management Europe (H/F)

General information

Organisation

Limagrain Europe is a pure seed player company with solid agricultural roots. Under its LG, international brand, the company is developing innovative solutions based on a multi-crop offer through 20 subsidiaries. LG is one of the European seed leaders in maize, wheat, barley, oilseed rape and sunflower seeds available in more than 50 countries.

Limagrain Europe is contributing to progress in Agriculture every day, by offering genetic and agronomic solutions that allow farmers to achieve better performance while meeting environmental challenges and societal expectations.

Limagrain Europe is a Business Unit of Limagrain, an agricultural cooperative owned by French farmers and an international group, the fourth largest seed company worldwide. As a creator and producer of plant varieties, Limagrain distributes field seeds, vegetable seeds and agri-food products.

For further information, visit us at: www.limagrain-europe.com

  

Reference

2025-10272  

Location

Saint Beauzire

Position description

Employment Type

Regular Full Time

Contractual hours

Full-time

Function

SALES & MARKETING - MARKETING

Main Goal

Limagrain Field Seeds (LFS) Europe is a pure seeds company guided by solid agricultural roots. Through its international brand LG, the company creates innovative solutions based on a multi-species offer marketed by 20 subsidiaries and sales outlets. LG, a brand present in more than 50 countries, is one of the European leaders in corn, wheat, barley, rapeseed and sunflower seeds.

Every day, LFS Europe contributes to progress in agriculture, by developing genetic and agronomic solutions that enable farmers to be more efficient while meeting environmental and social challenges.

LFS Europe is a Business Unit of Limagrain, an agricultural cooperative owned by French farmers and an international group, the 4th largest seeds company in the world. As a creator and producer of plant varieties, Limagrain sells field seeds, vegetable seeds and agri-food products.

 

Job description

 Head of Product Development and Porfolio Management is accountable through the crop team to propose the crop strategy and follow up its implementation in Europe, to ensure overall Profitability and Business Growth and as such:
·       Analyze the market expectations and work in collaboration with Research on the future strategic orientation
·       Identify new products adapted to market condition in the European Trial Network
·       Promote new products and support the commercial areas in the product positioning
·       Manage the Portfolio

·      Work closely with Research and Global Strategic Marketing to identify market needs and requirements and help defining Breeding goals (products characteristics, pipeline, ideotypes etc.)

·       Design and implement trials network to evaluate Experimental Products across BSA Europe in accordance with the local laws and regulations in force in each country where trials are planned. 

·       Accountable for Products registration, for Products qualification, attribution, and technical positioning

·       Manage Products Portfolio, Products Life Cycle and Technology Development (Seed treatment etc.)

·       Lead Crop Teams to improve profitability of the crops; together with Supply and Business teams, manage portfolio range (varieties, seed treatment, SKU etc.) to minimize inventory risk and increase profitability

·       Manage connections between Business and Supply; SOP process, products Allocation, Mix portfolio and crop plan

·       Develop and maintain technical expertise on crops and provide technical support to Business Area (product knowledge, technical expertise by crops, Technology etc.)

·       Actively network with Global Strategic Marketing team providing regional inputs to help building Global Crop Strategy; customize and implement these strategies in Europe.

·       Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop Development & Product Management staff to ensure the quality, validity, and credibility of the organization's Development & Product Management activities.

·       To ensure compliance with all laws and regulations in force regarding his missions defined above by strictly respecting and enforcing the intellectual property rights of any third party as well as the anticompetitive and an