Seed Process Expert (m/f/d)

Seed Process Expert (m/f/d)

Field of Work:  IT
Location: 

Einbeck, Lower Saxony, DE

Legal Entity:  KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (0001)
Contract Type: 
Is Full Time?:  Yes
Onsite/ Remote: 
Job ID:  15211

We are seeking a full-time Seed Process Expert (m/f/d) to join the breeding information team of the maize and oilseed breeding technology department at KWS SAAT SE in Einbeck (Lower Saxony, Germany). 

This position is to be filled, as soon as possible, in full-time and with a permanent contract. 

 

Your responsibilities: 

  • Focus on the logistic and digital improvement of seed storage and seed processing workflows. 
  • Coordinate, administer, and further develop a cross-crop seed storage system logistics and harvest process platform. 
  • Work closely with plant breeding, research, logistics, and programming teams.
  • Communicate with stakeholders, standardize processes, and support software development.
  • Travel to various KWS breeding stations nationally and internationally to support and train users on-site, as well as to gain experience with the variability of on-site conditions and specificities.

 

Your profile:

  • Ph.D. or M.Sc. in logistics management, information technology, plant or animal breeding, or a related field.
  • Experience in Logistics Management, more precisely in process design, standardization and digitalization of processes. 
  • Basic knowledge of logistics in breeding and seed storage.
  • Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., Oracle) and optionally APIs.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Strong analytical thinking, process- and goal-oriented, hands-on, and you excel both independently and as part of a team.
  • Proficiency in German and English. Knowledge of the Spanish language would be appreciated. 
  • Willingness to frequent travel nationally and internally. 

 

If you are passionate about data management and would like to contribute to the success of the agricultural industry, please apply now! We look forward to receiving your application

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About KWS
KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, 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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