We need a dynamic and motivated Product Application Specialist professional for our Global Light Ag Product Portfolio team.
Someone who is willing and able to travel and can collect and distil information from a wide variety of countries and cultures and then apply this to support at the knowledge base on agricultural areas bringing the customers point of view and being part of validation process of our product & solutions.
Ultimately, you will ensure all the necessary support and know-how to our CSU light ag inside portfolio strategy journey.
In Detail
The Product Application Specialist Light Ag, the professional will be responsible for product validation during the development process, making sure that we delivery outstanding customer experience, bringing valuable input to R&D, Project and Product Management teams as source of knowledgeable insights for our solution development, also will support our regional strategy to transfer that knowledge acquired inside our Light Ag regions cascading through marketing and regional product management. This includes:
Align field experience with business opportunities and strategy, being part of market research and opportunity development within the agricultural value chain;
Deepening of the knowledge of the agricultural space and of the different crops that cover the applications of light agriculture and emerging technologies;
Bringing solutions and ideas about the potential process of mechanization within the light agricultural space, as well insights for primary development group;
Product performance evaluation - Testing and validation of new products;
Benchmarking of solutions and opportunities as well competitors solutions;
Support the local product management teams with material, training and attendance as approved by the Portfolio Manager Light Ag;
Ensure all support technical material (videos / presentations) and sell-in information for new light agriculture products are available in a timely and accurate form.
Responsibilities:
Evaluation of new product ideas and / or product concepts;
Assess market competition, market data and business intelligence from key countries;
Resolve customer pain points and improve methods to increase productivity and leverage customer mechanization and future affordable technology solutions;
Support the creation of business case supporting the product management team in the ideal solution for the market based on application and technical requirements in agricultural processes;
Ensuring the product portfolio aligned with the needs of the target customer segment and brand positioning respective;
Analyse and validate new products and solutions based on application technical background;
Recommend and review product specifications and requirements;
Deepening of Ag trends inside tech areas such as the remote sensing, GIS, IOT, robotization and autonomous solutions within Light agriculture;
Workshops (application and use of the product), training and development of regional team.