Product Manager - Bale & Choppers

Kverneland Group is a leading international company developing, producing, and distributing agricultural machinery and services. Strong focus on innovation allows us to provide a unique and broad product range with high quality. Kverneland Group offers an extensive package aimed at the professional farming community, covering soil preparation, seeding, forage and bale equipment, spreading, spraying, and electronic solutions for agricultural tractors and machinery for the brands Kverneland, Kubota, and Vicon. The Group was founded in 1879 and has factories located in Norway, Denmark, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Italy, Russia, and China. The Group has own sales companies for 17 countries and exports to another 60 countries.

Kverneland Group is part of the Kubota Corporation, which has a strong ambition to support and solve problems in food, water, and the environment, leading the way to a more sustainable world. Since 1890, Kubota has been a leading manufacturer of agricultural, turf, hay, and construction equipment and also produces a diverse line of other products including water filtration systems, irrigation, piping, roofing, housing, and large underground valves. With headquarters in Osaka, Japan, Kubota has a global workforce of more than 40,000 employees distributed throughout offices in more than 110 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia. In 2018, Kubota achieved revenues over $16.7 billion.

In order to further develop our presence in this area, we are looking for either a junior, medior, or senior individual who aspires to be (come) a product manager for bale equipment and choppers. You will help support our international team located in the manufacturing and competence center in Italy.

Responsibilities & contribution

• Prepare and execute product training for our distribution partners (globally)
• Utilize Business Intelligence to monitor market and competitor developments / trends
• Satisfy market / customer demands by continuously developing product programs
• Prepare input for R&D projects (LOR, market potentials, cost targets, etc.)
• Ensure correct price positioning in the various markets
• Ascertain sustainable product profitability by following up on product cost / sales price structure
• Support our marketing team with preparation of sales concepts, making relevant material available (e.g., photo shooting, leaflets, etc.) and preparing / executing of events
• Manage product performance in the field
• Contribute to securing sales and production planning needs of our customers through forecasting
• Achieve team objectives through collaborative efforts

We need

• Degree, with focus in agronomy or agricultural economics
• Technical understanding and strong practical experience with agricultural machinery
• Good communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Structured, motivated, and able to present in front of large groups
• Fluent in Italian, preferably also in English
• Willingness to travel within and between countries regularly

We offer

• Exciting challenge within a very dynamic product scope
• Supportive multicultural team environment
• Potential for growth within the agricultural machinery market
• Remuneration and social packages reflecting the importance of this position
• Company car

The position is preferably situated on site in Italy, Russia, or France.

Only CVs presented in English will be reviewed.