Sakata Seed America, Inc.

Product Manager

• Responsibilities include all facets of product development, marketing and sales of Sakata products for assigned territory.
• Develop marketing plans, sales strategies and action plans for identified targets of opportunity that clearly define company objectives and goals.
• Duties include devising and implementing sales strategies, forecasting demand, field trials, and coordinating various sales programs with Area Sales Managers for assigned territories.
• Responsible for meeting sales budget and marketing reports and files.
• Develops products for baby leaf spinach, beet, chard, arugula, and wild rocket product lines.
• Work with the Crop Business Unit Manager to aid in preparing worldwide baby leaf business plans, defining breeding targets and priorities.
• Propose sales targets per territory, assisting with trial planning and local action plans.
• Provides direction and leadership to other team members and local product managers to implement company’s baby leaf strategy and tactics.
• Develop tools and procedures to improve market knowledge and product knowledge.
• Establishes territory sales targets and implement them in close relation with territory Sales and Marketing.
• Collect the data to prepare, update, and define market potential: market size, segments, cropping cycle, seed rate per acreage unit, seed volume, and seed value.
• Estimate company’s and competitor market share. Identify competitive leading varieties in each selected segment.
• Scout technological information, trends, production shifts, etc., to keep company informed on new threats and opportunities.
• Assist and monitor implementation of new product introduction in all key territories.
• Maintains effective budgetary control of expenses within budget frame.
• Assures a positive employee and customer relations position is maintained. Ability to handle stress, especially when encountering necessary projects, deadlines and/or high workload.
• Must be able to work under strict time constraints and requirements. Strong character traits required including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, and honesty.
• Monitors activities of global product team employees and provides the necessary coordination between divisions and territories involved.
• Performs any directly related or other appropriate duties as assigned.

Product Manager, Spinach & Baby Leaf

Software Engineer

• In Office Position (this is NOT a remote position) In Woodland, CA Weekends on-call when needed
• As a Sakata SAH Dynamics 365 Functional Developer, you will serve as a bridge between technical development and business processes by configuring, customizing, and implementing Dynamics 365 (Finance & Operations or Customer Engagement) modules.
• Your responsibilities will include gathering requirements, developing extensions (using X++ or C#), creating integrations, and managing data migrations to enhance system functionality.
• Key tasks will involve building workflows, generating SSRS reports, and providing solutions using the Power Platform.
• Key Responsibilities: Requirements & Design: Analyze business requirements to design, document, and implement effective Dynamics 365 solutions.
• Configuration & Customization: Configure D365 modules, develop X++ and C# extensions, and create plugins or custom workflows to meet specific needs.
• Cross-Functional Technical Contributions Implement minor-to-medium complexity enhancements, bug fixes, and integrations.
• Assist in developing and maintaining integrations leveraging Power Platform, Azure Logic Apps, or related Microsoft cloud services.
• Utilize telemetry, monitoring tools, and analytical insights to troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and improve reliability.
• Operational Excellence & Documentation Own incident resolution workflows, ensuring accurate documentation and timely stakeholder updates.
• Contribute to internal knowledge assets such as SOPs, troubleshooting guides, and operational runbooks.
• Support automation initiatives for deployments, environment refreshes, and operational tasks using DevOps practices.
• Leadership, Collaboration & Communication Coordinate effectively with cross-regional technical and functional teams.
• Communicate confidently with U.S.-based stakeholders, often during overlapping working hours.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and analysts.
• Explain technical solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical audience groups.
• Integrations & Data Management: Build integrations with third-party applications (e.g., EDI, CRM) and manage data migration processes.
• Support & Testing: Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, conduct Functional Unit Testing (FUT), and assist with User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• System Optimization: Enhance system performance, manage batch jobs, and ensure system configurations are always up to date.

Product Manager, Spinach & Baby Leaf

D365 Functional Developer