Product Manager – Meat

Lallemand; Paris; Hybride; EUR 60 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A food production company in France is seeking an experienced Product Manager to oversee the lifecycle of its meat crop portfolio. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams, providing technical support, and driving product development and market launch. The ideal candidate should have a Master's degree in food science, coupled with 3-5 years of experience in the meat industry. Teleworking options are available, with travel required up to 30%.

Prestations

Teleworking possible

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of successful experience in a technical role in the meat industry.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Strong interest or experience in technical marketing or product portfolio management.

Responsabilités

• Manage the lifecycle of the meat crop portfolio from design to launch.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for product development.
• Provide technical support to sales teams and train distributors.

Connaissances

Autonomy

Technical skills

Business orientation

Team spirit

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Formation

Master's degree in food science, biotechnology or biochemistry

Description du poste

Overview

Main Functions

Reporting to the Category Manager, the Product Manager is responsible for managing the lifecycle of LSC's meat crop portfolio, from product design and development to market launch and post-launch monitoring. This position involves working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product development and marketing.

PRODUCT DEFINITION AND LAUNCH

• Contribute to the product development strategy in collaboration with the sales, R&D and production teams
• Define product positioning (price, image, value proposition)
• Define and supervise the creation of products and packaging with the production and quality teams
• Document products and promote R&D data in sales and customer presentations
• Define a communication plan and create marketing tools in conjunction with the Marketing Manager

SUPPORT TECHNIQUE CLIENT

• Provide technical and scientific support to sales teams, and occasionally participate in customer visits
• Train distributors on the meat crop portfolio and their applications
• Identify customer needs / expectations and translate them into internal actions
• Supervise and monitor customer trials with the sales team

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

• Train sales teams on the meat crop portfolio and their applications
• Monitor and analyze sales performance and customer feedback in conjunction with sales teams
• Monitor market trends and competing offerings to adapt product development strategy
• Contribute to the definition of marketing actions in line with the business development strategy
• Translate and adapt product materials according to markets, customer needs and geographical areas
• Participate in conferences, seminars and trade fairs, and occasionally speak as a speaker
• Write articles for industry trade magazines

RELATIONSHIP WITH INTERNAL R&D / EXTERNAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTES

• Participate in the definition and prioritization of the R&D plan for the meat crop portfolio
• Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of application tests in collaboration with the R&D team
• Facilitate the creation of product documentation by transforming R&D data into customer / user-oriented messages
• Act as a liaison between customers, sales teams and R&D to respond to technical requests

Participation in the establishment and monitoring of the budget and profitability of the meat product category.

Technical skills

Required

• Autonomy, adaptability and confidence
• Technical and synthesis skills, with attention to detail
• Orientation business
• Enthusiastic and dynamic team spirit
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary and international team

Personal abilities

Required

• Master\'s degree (Bac +5) in food science, biotechnology or biochemistry
• 3 to 5 years of successful experience in a technical role (production, product development, technical support, application specialist, etc.) in the meat industry, ideally with meat crops
• Strong interest or experience in technical marketing or product portfolio management
• Fluency in English (oral and written)

General criteria

Required

• Position ideally based at one of the main LSC sites in France : La Ferté-sous-Jouarre (77), Rennes (35) or Blagnac (31)
• Teleworking possible
• Travel up to 30%, mainly in Europe and America

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.

Lallemand Specialty Cultures is dedicated to developing and producing specialty cultures for dairy and meat applications. The team is comprised of agrifood engineers, microbiologists, and biochemists, all of whom strive to produce top-tier solutions adapted to each client\'s needs: Cheese and fermented milk; Differentiation; Various meat-centric applications; Curing processes; Production of tailor-made microbial cultures. This business unit, as well as its production facilities, are located in France with representatives in North America and Europe. This structure allows the entire team to share their know-how with thousands of clients worldwide.

Please take note that accommodations will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.