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Marketing and Development Manager for Agro-chemicals in Africa
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Update day: 23-02-2024
Category: Marketing / PR
Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
Position: Mid-Senior level
Job type: Full-time
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FMC Agricultural Solutions is a leading provider of innovative crop protection technologies that helps feed diverse populations seeking a nutritious, sustainable food supply. We currently comprise around 6,400 employees, 5 major innovation centers and 25 manufacturing sites globally. Join a science-driven company working toward creating more sustainable solutions for the agricultural sector and help take our products to the next level.FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives. Your education and professional experience are valued and use from day one. Your success at completing key initiatives can result in a varied, progressive, and fulfilling career with FMC.With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility, and customer focus, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.About The RoleYou will refer to the Business Director for Africa. The main areas of work will be linked to current and future development programs of a product portfolio and to the technical/commercial support of the sales organization.More specifically, the activities will include:Marketing role:- Prepare market studies/business cases requested by the regional marketing team or by the commercial team for current and new products in the portfolio
- Develop marketing communication plan and help our distributors execute this plan
- Support customers in the realization of their marketing actions: seminars, farmers’ meetings, demonstration tests, customer trips
- Support the customers in the creation of their own marketing communication media: technical bulletins, brochures, flyers, billboards, magazine advertising, gift gadgets
- Provide our customers with technical support when needed
- Organize training for customers’ teams on our products (with internal support)
- Help in the selection of distributors for a product and in the preparation of launch plans
- Market intelligence: Prepare and keep a database of market information and competitors
- Oversee and manage the marketing budget
- Manage and develop the current portfolio by interacting with sales force and main external stakeholders
- Relate to R&D and Regulatory departments to develop products already for sale and assets under development
- Receive strategic guidance from Regional Marketing team to establish an adapted pricing policy and distribution strategy
- Drive Branding strategy with the regions with respect to global versus regional branding
- Coordinate future development work for new products, including biologicals and pheromones, through internal cross functional and 3rd party collaborations
- Rally IP and Regulatory strategies
- Develop annual testing program (POC trials, pre-launch demo tests, demo tests for existing products)
- Provide customers or subcontractors with test protocols and product samples
- Monitor field trials with customers and subcontractors and communicate internally about trials results
- Oversee and manage the development budget
- Degree in Agriculture or at least 5 years of experience in Marketing / Development of Agrochemicals in AFRICA
- Proven technical knowledge in the specific field and strong interpersonal abilities
- Excellent communicator and proactive team player
- Fluent in English. French will be an asset for North & West African countries
- Strong aptitude for team working
- Ability to travel into various regions of Africa
- Exciting opportunities for growth within an international company
- A diverse and inclusive work environment
- Pay and grading that match your specific experience and skills.
- Located in Geneva
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Deadline: 08-04-2024
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