Product Manager High-Tech
Enzazaden· startup· Food Production· Oct 25, 2026 · 1d ago
United States · Canada
Full-time
Staff
$133K–$161K
8+ years exp
Job description
Product Manager, High-Tech
Tomatoes | Cucumbers | Peppers
Remote Home Office, Ontario, Canada | Leamington/Kingsville Area Preferred Make a difference as Product Manager, High-Tech At Enza Zaden, we re passionate about developing innovative vegetable varieties that help growers succeed. As our Product Manager, High-Tech, you will play an important role in maximizing the potential of our product portfolio by connecting market needs, customer insights, and product strategy across the region. In this role, you will help drive market share and gross margin by optimizing variety positioning, supporting the introduction and advancement of new varieties, and translating global crop strategies into regional market plans. You will work closely with Portfolio Management, Sales, Product Development, Marketing, and Breeding to ensure our product portfolio responds to evolving customer and market needs. What you ll do As Product Manager, High-Tech, you will: Maximize market share and gross margin by optimizing variety positioning, analyzing regional sales and forecasts, and aligning the regional product assortment with Sales and Portfolio Management;
Co-create strategic market and crop segment plans and translate them into tactical and operational plans, incorporating customer needs, key product traits, and relevant market insights;
Provide market and product insights to Breeding and Product Development to help shape product concepts, product-market combinations, and the future portfolio;
Support customer plans by providing technical product expertise and maintaining close relationships with key customers and industry stakeholders;
Lead proposals for variety advancement through the relevant product advancement stages and coordinate seed allocation decisions for new introductions and existing varieties in alignment with Global Portfolio Management;
Partner across Sales, Portfolio Management, Product Development, and Marketing to align product and customer strategies and strengthen Enza Zaden s competitive position throughout the region.
What you bring as our future colleague You are an analytical and collaborative agricultural professional who understands how products, markets, and customer needs come together. You are comfortable turning market information and sales data into actionable product strategies and enjoy working across functions to move ideas from strategy into execution. You bring strong communication skills and agricultural knowledge and are comfortable building relationships with customers and colleagues across different functions and locations. You can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution and use market, customer, and product insights to support sound business decisions. In addition, you have: Bachelor s degree or equivalent higher professional education in Agriculture, Horticulture, Plant Science, Business, or a related field;
8 years of relevant experience in agriculture, horticulture, product management, product development, or a related field; Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers
Strong agricultural knowledge and understanding of agricultural markets and customers;
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales, forecast, market, and product information;
Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills;
Willingness and ability to travel frequently within Canada, USA, Mexico and the Netherlands.
Must be eligible for coverage under the company’s auto insurance policy.
Enza Zaden as your employer Enza Zaden is an international family-owned company that has been developing innovative vegetable varieties since 1938. Together with more than 3,300 colleagues worldwide, we work on vegetable seeds with better flavor, higher yield, and strong resistances. We do this from our mission: “Breeding to feed the world.” Every day, more than 480 million people eat vegetables grown from our seeds, and that is something we are very proud of.
We’re passionate about our work and care about one another. Good ideas are given room to grow, and together we keep moving forward. This is how we continue to grow and innovate, both as a company and as colleagues.
What you can expect from us We believe it is important that you can grow in your work and feel good about what you do. That is why we invest in your development, well-being, and job satisfaction. Through our Great to Grow development program, our focus on vitality, and activities that bring colleagues together, we create a work environment where you can keep learning and contribute with energy and enjoyment.
You can also count on:
An estimated annual base salary of $133,000–$161,000 CAD based on your experience, skills, and location;
Eligibility for a bonus plan;
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and a Retirement Plan with employer match;
Paid personal time off, paid volunteer time off, a monthly fitness reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program;
Room to develop through our Great to Grow program, training courses, and e-learning platform.
Let’s connect Looking for a career that grows with you? Apply using the application button. You will receive an automatic confirmation within a few minutes.
Enza Zaden is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on background, identity, or personal characteristics.
Want to learn more about Enza Zaden? Visit our website.
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