Crop Specialist Leafies

Do you like to be the linking pin between the Turkish Leafies market and our breeding programs? Are you passionate in being part of a fast growing vegetable seed company? If so, apply for this full-time vacancy for Crop Specialist Leafies.

Turkey , Antalya
Horticulture
Bachelor

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Your job at Rijk Zwaan Türkiye

The Crop Specialist Leafies co-ordinates the crop activities for the lettuce and spinach within the Turkish territory. They include activities like collecting market information, developing a product development plan & trial plan, trial evaluation, preparing introduction plans, marketing plans and sales planning including pricing strategy.

You will work in close co-operation with our commercial team: sales representatives, product development specialists, sales support and the international breeding teams to be successful. You'll visit customers frequently to give technical support and to promote the varieties. You will represent Rijk Zwaan Türkiye in international events and organisations for your crops.

Your contribution:

You have an entrepreneurial attitude, you are a teamworker and able to maintain the contacts in our international organisation. You are pro-active, take initiatives easily and you have a commercial and client-focused approach. You have good collaboration with different stakeholders. You provide a strategic view based on market information and you are strong at negotiating and always keep track of the latest developments in the horticultural industry. You have good knowledge of crop management and market knowledge of the Turkish horticultural industry.

Plus we look for the following in your CV:

BSc degree in Agriculture Engineering
At least 5 years experience of crop management, client management and commercial experience
Fluency in English
Proficiency in using CRM systems and having a data-driven approach in measuring, analysing and reporting business results
Willingness and mobility to travel within country and internationally

Where you will be working?

Rijk Zwaan is an international family-owned company with a solid people-oriented culture for 100 years. Rijk Zwaan is at the beginning of the food chain. We develop vegetable and fruit varieties and sell the seeds to growers and other chain partners all over the world. We make an important contribution to the world food supply.

As Crop Specialist Leafies, you will be a member of Rijk Zwaan Türkiye team which currently has 130 colleagues. Rijk Zwaan Türkiye headquarters is located in Yukarıkocayatak, Serik region of Antalya.

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Let us work together for the vegetables of tomorrow!

Please send your CV in English together with your motivation letter to hr@rijkzwaan.com.tr. We receive a lot of applications and to carefully review your cv and reply to you takes us some time. We will get back to you in 3 weeks.

Assessment will be part of the recruitment procedure. In case applicants outside of Antalya is invited for interview, we will support the transportation and accommodation.