Soy Portfolio Lead: Strategy, Launch & Lifecycle (Global)

SeedQuest; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Retirement savings plan with company 2

Well-being programs including mental 1

Family forming benefits

Back-up child and elder care

Mentoring and career development

Matching gifts program

Employee crisis support

Access to BASF wine cellar

Job summary

BASF Agricultural Solutions in Research Triangle Park, NC seeks a Portfolio Development Manager, Soy, to own portfolio plans across Drive Countries and coordinate product positioning, lifecycle activities, and launch preparation. You will align global strategy with market priorities and work across functions to deliver successful launches.

The role requires leading end-to-end development, coordinating dossier and label support, and driving cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Chemistry, Biology, Business, Marketing, or related discipline.
• An advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in crop protection, strategic marketing, product management, product development, or related agricultural business function.

Responsibilities

• Owns development and implementation of portfolio plans for assigned Soy Crop System products across Drive Countries, translating global strategy into market-specific development priorities.
• Leads end-to-end product development and launch workstreams, coordinating target product profile, dossier and label support, value proposition, and launch toolbox with relevant functions and countries.
• Develops cross-functional portfolio recommendations by combining market, customer, competitor, technical, regulatory, and P&L inputs into practical decisions within established strategy.
• Owns lifecycle management plans for assigned products, coordinating re-registration, label extensions, active-ingredient defense, and risk mitigation.
• Leads collaboration across Drive Countries and functions, aligning product messaging and positioning and ensuring agreed deliverables are completed.
• Contributes expertise and continuous improvement, coaching colleagues and improving portfolio tools and processes

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Analytical thinking

Strategic marketing

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture/ Agronomy/ Chemistry/ Biology/ Business/ Marketing or related discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

BASF Agricultural Solutions in Research Triangle Park, NC seeks a Portfolio Development Manager, Soy, to own portfolio plans across Drive Countries and coordinate product positioning, lifecycle activities, and launch preparation. You will align global strategy with market priorities and work across functions to deliver successful launches.

The role requires leading end-to-end development, coordinating dossier and label support, and driving cross-functional collaboration.