Product Specialist Manager

Syngenta; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Syngenta seeks a dynamic product leader to harmonize processes across crops and geographies. You will guide the PS team, develop geography-specific product strategies, and shape portfolio lifecycle with senior cross-functional partners.

You will define local Target Product Profiles, lead trial planning, and drive New Product Introduction campaigns including naming and IP protection. Strong market analysis and pricing judgement will be essential as customer needs evolve.

Qualifications

• Leadership and team management experience across crops/geographies.
• Experience in product strategy development with cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of market positioning and lifecycle management.
• Ability to consolidate trial data to support decisions and promotions.
• Experience defining NPI strategy and customer experience campaigns.
• Ability to assess value traits, market positioning and pricing strategies.
• Skill in updating customer needs to inform portfolio health and TP profiles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and harmonize processes across crops and geographies via a PS team.
• Develop product strategies for defined geography with cross-functional input.
• Define local Target Product Profiles and manage portfolio shape and lifecycle.
• Plan trials: standard varieties, seed allocation, and key traits for PLC evaluation.
• Aggregate trial reports to support advancement decisions and promotions.
• Drive NPI strategy and campaigns, including variety naming and IP protection.
• Assess value traits positioning and propose pricing based on market trends.
• Provide strategic market insights and support sales with portfolio health analysis.
• Update customer needs and preferences to inform TP updates and crop prioritization.

Skills

Leadership and team management

Product strategy development

Product lifecycle management

Data consolidation and analysis

New product introduction strategy

Market analysis and pricing

Customer needs analysis

Job description

Job Description

Role purpose:

Harmonize ensure consistency of processes across crops by managing a team of PS, monitoring, and shape the product portfolio.

Key responsibilities of role:

• Managing a Team of PS in the territory and harmonizing processes across crops and geographies.
• Developing product strategies for a given geography, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product alignment with business goals
• Define local Target Product Profile, leading product decisions including market positioning and overall product life cycle management including portfolio shape
• Planning trials: define the standard varieties, trial seed allocation, and standard key traits for evaluation of the PLC 6 trials
• Inputs Seed Production needs of PLC 5 to 6 6 to 7 for the territory
• Consolidate CU or Territory Trial reports (PLC6) to support advancement decision and promotional activities
• Define and drive New Product Introduction (NPI) strategy and Plans with the Customer Experience campaigns Drive variety naming and activate registration / IP protection
• Assess value traits positioning, proposing pricing
• Provide strategic inputs to RCL by maintaining an in-depth understanding of the changing market trends, values, and value chain needs, including competitor landscaping
• Update customer needs and preferences to support analysis of portfolio health, update of TPP, and prioritize crops, segments, and market scope
• Provide technical support to key producers, leveraging technical knowledge to the sales team to prepare sales arguments and after-sales support Qualifications

Knowledge, experience capabilities

• Leadership and team management experience
• Product Strategy Development: Experience in developing product strategies and collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Product Lifecycle Management: Knowledge of defining market positioning and life cycle management
• Data Consolidation and Analysis: Experience in consolidating Trial reports to support advancement decisions and developing promotional activities
• New Product Introduction Strategy: Ability to define and drive NPI strategy including customer experience campaigns
• Market Analysis and Pricing: Experience in assessing value traits, market positioning, and proposing pricing strategies based on market trends and competitor analysis
• Customer Needs Analysis: Ability to update customer needs and preferences, support portfolio health analysis, and update Target Product Profiles.

Competencies

• Ability to conduct market research and analyze customer needs and preferences to identify opportunities for product development and portfolio expansion
• Strategic thinking: The ability to think strategically and develop long-term plans for product portfolio development that align with business goals and customer needs
• Communication skills: Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, and engineering, to ensure that product development aligns with customer needs and business objectives
• Adaptability: The ability to adapt to changing market conditions and customer needs to ensure that the product portfolio remains relevant and competitive.
• Leadership: Strong leadership skills to inspire and motivate teams to achieve product development goals and drive innovation