Global Head of Tropical Crops Product

The job will be global and focused on tropical crops. It will require significant travel to the tropical markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. However, a large part of the activity can be done remotely, from home or local office. Due to this fact, no specific location is required, though some limitations apply.Duties:Collect inputs /trends from region/global to shape the long-term crop strategy of our tropical vegetable crops.Project leader and cross-functional convenor for these crops on global initiatives.Define IP strategy metrics.Provide strategic guidance and collaborate with stakeholders/counterparts for product centric teams in Production & Supply, Finance and Research & Development.Responsible for securing a clear strategic segmentation of the portfolio between customer segments.Own the global Target Product Profiles for the crop mega-segments.Prioritize traits and breeding program resource allocation across regions & customer segments.Drive solving product portfolio gaps and opportunities to address alliances and licensing (in close collaboration with the ‘growth’ team).Set Global portfolio thresholds to drive profitability and new product introduction success.