Crop Manager - Agricultural Solutions Turkey

BASF Türk Kimya San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.-1

Title: Crop Manager- Agricultural Solutions Turkey

Location: İzmir

Working type: Hybrid

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

At BASF Agricultural Solutions, we develop solutions that help farmers produce more efficiently and sustainably. To continue our growth in Türkiye, we are looking for a Crop / Portfolio Manager to join our team.

Define the portfolio strategy for the assigned crop group, drive profitable growth, and manage product launches and the product life cycle end to end together with Sales, Technical, Regulatory and Supply Chain teams.

Your responsibilities

1.    Strategy and planning: Develop crop and country strategies with regional portfolio managers; prepare the 3-year Short Term plan and support preparation of annual budget.

2.    Portfolio development: Run LCM projects; screen new product opportunities, build business cases, create product strategies and present them to management.

3.    Pricing and profitability: Set pricing strategy based on competitor and market analysis, develop generic defense strategies and monitor product margins.

4.    Launch and positioning: Define product differentiation with Technical and Regulatory teams; manage launch plans and train the sales team and sales channales.

5.    Demand and inventory planning: Prepare sales forecasts; manage channel stocks and order plans with Supply Chain.

6.    Regulatory and life cycle: Collaborate with the Regulatory team to manage product life cycles, evaluate label expansion opportunities, and contribute to registration strategies.

7.    Partners and stakeholders: Coordinate supplier and distributor agreements; represent the country in global and regional teams.

8.    Market intelligence: Follow market trends and contribute to Market Intelligence studies.

9.    Demand creation: Plan demos, field days and commercial actions (incl. seed treatment where relevant).

What We Offer

•     Work with international teams in a global company

•     Broad responsibility in portfolio and business development projects

•     Professional development and training opportunities

What we expect

•     Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering or a related field

•     Min. 5 years of experience in crop protection / agriculture

•     Ability to build business cases, P&L and pricing analyses

•     Advanced English

•     Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

•     Analytical and strategic mindset with strong persuasion and negotiation skills

•     Ability to work across functions

•     Willingness to travel