International Agroservice Manager (m/f/d) for Hybrid Cereals

International Agroservice Manager (m/f/d) for Hybrid Cereals

Field of Work:  Marketing & Sales
Location: 

Bergen, Lower Saxony, DE

Legal Entity:  KWS LOCHOW GMBH (0095)
Contract Type:  Regular
Is Full Time?:  Yes
Onsite/ Remote:  Hybrid Working Within Country
Job ID:  14841

International Agroservice combines the areas of plant breeding, marketing and sales within KWS. As an International Agroservice Manager (m/f/d) for Hybrid Cereals, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic, international team and actively contribute to the positioning of new products. In close collaboration with global portfolio management and regional product management, you will play a key role in the success of our BU Cereals. 
The workplace is our BU Cereals headquarters in Wohlde (Lower Saxony/Germany). This exciting and varied position is permanent and full-time

 

Your tasks - challenge meets responsibility: 

  • Development of cultivation guidelines for new KWS hybrid cereal products based on own trial results. 
  • Development and implementation of solutions and strategies for agronomic challenges related to cereal cultivation. 
  • Identification of new market trends and, based on this, development of content for digital services for our customers. 
  • Planning of field trials and generating trial data.    
  • Hosting of regular training sessions for internal stakeholders within the KWS core markets on new topics and trends in cereal cultivation. 
  • Recording, analyzing and communicating of external trial results in close collaboration with global portfolio management. 

 

Your profile - competence meets personality: 

  • University degree in agricultural sciences or related fields with experience  in practical agriculture.  
  • Solid practice-based knowledge in cereal cultivation, ideally in more than one country. 
  • Experience in planning and conducting field trials is an advantage.
  • Good technical understanding, strong IT skills in MS Office, knowledge of statistics is a plus. 
  • Fluent English skills (spoken and written) are required; knowledge of German is advantageous. 
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to convey complex topics, combined with confident manner and a results-oriented, independent working style. 
  • Creative thinking and a high level of initiative. 
  • Willingness to travel occasionally (15%). 

 

Sow your future at KWS: 

  • As a family-run company, we live by the values of team spirit, closeness and trust, independence and foresight - a culture that is also lived in practice. 
  • Interesting and challenging tasks & projects in an international working environment, with the opportunity to bring your innovative ideas to the seed industry. 
  • At Agroservice, no two days will be the same for you! You can bring your passion for agriculture to life every day, a unique combination of work in the office and in the field. 
  • According to the motto: "Make yourself grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development. 
  • We offer a company pension scheme, capital formation benefits, Christmas and holiday bonuses, special prices for company shares, childcare allowance and a job bike. 

 

Did we spark your interest?

Then apply now via our online portal and send us your documents. We look forward to getting to know you! 

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About KWS
KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Over 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.8 billion in the fiscal year 2022/2023. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugar beet, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests, and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: www.kws.com/career. Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/.

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