Proposition Manager

At Ridder, we work together on a sustainable agri-food sector. Worldwide. As a major player in the international horticultural sector, Ridder creates technical solutions that help growers produce food and flowers more sustainably. Ridder is an innovative family business, in full development, ready with the knowledge and expertise of 350 employees for all their customers, anywhere in the world. They have branches in Harderwijk and Maasdijk and 6 foreign sales offices.

A new position has become available at Ridder for a

Proposition Manager

Propositions / go-to-market strategy / product launches / portfolio strategy

 Job description

In this new role within Ridder you are responsible for the following tasks:

• Conduct market and competitors analysis to identify succesful product-market combinations
• Drive new product launches
• Research customer needs to optimize product propositions
• Contribute to portfolio strategy to meet the customer needs
• Manage the go-to-market strategy and process
• Collaborate with the sales team on refining the pricing strategy
• Consult with intern and extern stakeholders
• Plan and implement new value proposition strategies
• Lead a cross-functional team to ensure successful product launches
• Proactively investigate new industry trends
• Manage external commercial partners
• You report to the CCO

Job requirements

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in a Product Marketing role – managing the full product lifecycle and developing go-to-market strategies
• Experience (or strong interest) in the agricultural technology industry
• Prior experience with technical products
• Excellent communication skills in English and Dutch
• Strong analytical skills and proactive attitude
• Experience with managing internal and external stakeholders at different levels
• You are a good listener, connecting people and self-starting

Job benefits

We offer a very interesting international position with good employment conditions:

• Market-conform salary (€7000 – € 9000 gross per month)
• 25 vacation days and 4 ADV days and good pension
• Plenty space for your vision and initiative;
• Hybrid working
• Do you want to develop yourself personally? Then we will discuss the plan together
• Location Maasdijk
• International experience and environment

Contact information

For this position Ridder has chosen to work with PPM Select, the Executive Search partner for the Technology and Industry sector. For more information on this position please contact Leo Heuvelman via 06-46313113 or send your resume and motivation.