Job Description

Who Are We?

Nestled in the heartland, DICKEY-john is at the center of the agricultural marketplace. With more than 60 years of helping farmers produce higher yields to feed the world, DICKEY-john is proud of our heritage and our contributions. As a part of the TSI Incorporated family, DICKEY-john employees also provide support for TSI solutions. TSI’s vision to create a better world by helping to protect people, products and the environment is seen and experienced at all facilities.

Sr. Global Product Manager - Agriculture at TSI

The Upstream Sr. Global Product Manager leads innovation, new product development, and broad portfolio management efforts for the DICKEY-john business within TSI. This role is responsible for conducting voice of business/customer to identify new business opportunities and develop value propositions and associated requirements for hardware, software, and services. This role leads the product launches and is responsible for providing strategic ownership of the NPD pipeline, by defining the key trends and technology roadmap for the DICKEY-john business.

The Sr. Global Product Manager is a key member of the DICKEY-john leadership team that sets business objectives and communicates internally to cross functional partners, including senior management, and externally to key customers. This position collaborates closely with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and others in the definition and execution of planned initiatives, designed to optimize growth and profitability of TSI’s Agriculture products.

What Will You Do?

In order to grow and build a successful career with TSI, you will:

• Lead the development and maintenance of the New Product Development (NPD) pipeline for the DICKEY-john business, including short-, medium-, and long-term projects
• Identify trends within the Ag and adjacent industries, and develop actionable insights for strategic decision making
• Define, create, and execute primary and secondary market research to evolve and support new product development concepts
• Provide business and project leadership throughout the product development process, partnering cross-functionally to achieve and exceed objectives
• Lead product launch planning, execution, and support with key customers, industries, and other partners
• Partner with Sales to present concepts and ideas to key customers, answering questions and supporting strategic platform development virtually and in-person, when required
• Support business development through opportunities assessment, valuation, communication, and future planning
• Partner with marketing communications and downstream marketing to design and deliver strategic messaging through market and customer-facing activities

What Do You Need?

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business or Engineering/Science
• 7+ years progressive Product Management with demonstrated expansion of responsibility
• Complex project leadership in a matrixed organization
• Strong strategic thinking and collaborative leadership skills
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to independently prioritize
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective and influential presentation skills
• Understanding of Strategic Market Plans, voice of customer work, marketing frameworks, competitive assessments, pricing tools and techniques
• P&L Management experience
• Global marketplace experience

Desired

• MBA
• B2B experience or working with OEMs
• Engineering, Instrumentation, and/or Operational experience
• Experience in Precision Agricultural Technology, agronomics, sensors, monitors, and control systems

Travel

Up to 20%, including international

What Can We Give You?

At TSI, our employees are our most valuable assets, and we care about their health and happiness. We offer a competitive benefits program to keep our employees and their family members protected and foster a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, we are committed to employee development and growth, and encourage and foster an environment of collaboration, and innovation. Our work has meaning and the products we design and build help protect people and the environment.

Dress for your day: We want our employees to be comfortable at work and we know they are more productive when they’re comfortable. The dress for your day policy allows employees’ discretion to select appropriate dress for the business of each workday.

Pay & Benefits:

Competitive market salary from $150,000- $165,000 per year* depending on qualifications and experience. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities may be available and awarded at the discretion of the Company.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) with company match.
• Paid Time Off Program: Paid time off, paid holidays, and paid floating holidays.
• Other Benefits: Life insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), and professional development opportunities.

*Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.

Legal authorization to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship. We require proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

EOE/Vet/Disability