Project Manager - Marketing Corn & Sunflower (all genders)

Project Manager - Marketing Corn & Sunflower (all genders)

Field of Work:  Marketing & Sales
Location: 

Einbeck, Lower Saxony, DE

Legal Entity:  KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (0001)
Contract Type:  Temporary
Is Full Time?:  Yes
Onsite/ Remote: 
Job ID:  14875

Exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to spearhead marketing initiatives for Corn & Sunflower! As part of our team, you’ll craft and manage strategic campaigns, collaborating with key stakeholders to boost the presence of the hybrid seeds of KWS SAAT SE & Co KGaA in different local markets. The position is open both to experienced professionals and young talents with a fresh perspective. The place of work is in Einbeck (Lower Saxony, Germany). The contract is full time and limited. 

 

Your Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute international product campaigns and marketing concepts for Sunflower and Corn, aligned with Business Unit objectives.
  • Support the launch of new products in close collaboration with relevant teams (Agroservice, Portfolio Management, Breeders) by creating marketing and communication strategies.
  • Participate in cross-business unit marketing initiatives with global marketing functions. 
  • Manage external service providers for the development and execution of marketing projects.
  • Conduct marketing-related analysis, track performance, and evaluate the impact of projects and campaigns.

 

What You Bring:

  • A university degree in agricultural sciences, business administration with a focus on marketing or agribusiness, or a related field.
  • Strong proficiency in English (written and spoken); Proficiency in additional languages, especially those from Eastern or Southeast Europe, is a plus.
  • A goal-oriented, independent working style paired with proactivity, self-initiative, and drive.
  • Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate effectively in an international, cross-functional team.

 

You can look forward to: 

  • Interesting and challenging tasks & projects in an international working environment with the opportunity to contribute your innovative ideas in the seed industry. 
  • Flexible working time model with the possibility of mobile working (with weekly office presence). 
  • As a family-run company, we live by the values of closeness, reliability, independence and foresight - a culture that is also lived out in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere. 
  • True to the motto: "Make yourself grow!" we promote your individual professional and personal development.

 

Bring your passion for agriculture and marketing and make yourself grow! We look forward to receiving your application via our SuccessFactors application system! Please use the "Apply" function in the online advertisement. 

 

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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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