General information
Organisation
The fourth largest seed company in the world, Limagrain is an international cooperative group created and directed by French farmers. As a creator and producer of plant varieties, Limagrain markets field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products.
As a global leader in the vegetable seeds industry, Hazera, Business Unit of Group Limagrain, brings you expertise, commitment and support founded on the legacies of Hazera Genetics and Nickerson-Zwaan. Combining decades of experience with state-of-the-art technology, we breed, develop, produce and market varieties and seeds in a wide range of vegetable crops around the world.
Reference
2020-5093
Company
HAZERA SEEDS INC
Local contract
Local contract only
Position description
Function
SALES & MARKETING - SALES
Employment Type
Fixed Term
Contract duration
01.03.2020
Contractual hours
Full-time
Main Goal
Your challenge is to further strengthen our position on the Texas market and surrounding regions, by making optimal use of the available resources in the company. Your personal input will make the difference. You will be focused on Product Development and Sales Promotion of the Hazera line of products in the region.
You will be based in Texas, USA and report to the West Coast Sales Manager.
Job description
• Managing and conducting field trials of development varieties in the assigned territory, independently as well as in conjunction with our distributors in this region.
• Work with the dealer network to trial, promote Hazera varieties.
• Develop a Hazera network of key growers/shippers in the territory.
• Represent Hazera in tradeshows, open days etc. in your territory.
• Provide support for breeder trials and visits of Product Managers and Breeders in your territory.
Profile
• Bachelor's degree in agriculture or related field and minimum of 3 years' experience in a sales/ PD position, preferably in the vegetable seed industry. Focus crops are onion, radish, brassica, watermelon, tomato.
• Open communicator with good interpersonal skills, able to interact between different disciplines in Hazera USA team, customers and dealer network;
• Professional reporting and computer skills;
• You have a strong action-driven personality, and you are able to motivate yourself
• Drivers License;
• Willing to travel frequently.
Position localization
Job location
America/Carribean, USA, Texas
Candidate criteria
Minimum level of education required
Bachelor's degree
Specific expertise
Agriculture/Agronomy
Minimum level of experience required
3 years or more
Languages
English (5 - Mother tongue)
Requester
Position start date
08/03/2020
