Organisation

Limagrain is an international agricultural co-operative group specialized in field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products. More than 8 600 employees in the world spread out in 41 countries. Limagrain strives to improve agriculture in order to face today's food-related challenges.
HM.CLAUSE, Business Unit of Group Limagrain, is an innovative global leader in the development, production, and commercialization of vegetable seeds. HM.CLAUSE belongs to the top 5 vegetable seed entities in the world. With over 2,000 varieties in more than 20 vegetable crops, HM.CLAUSE provides innovative solutions to growers worldwide.

Responsibilities include:

• Introducing and promoting the new HM.Clause products in Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Austria :
  • Directly involved in launching and promoting the new products.
  • Promote the technical results to the producers and distributors networks.
  • Help the distributors in building the product sales points and characteristics.
  • Follow up and collect data of the adaptation trials.
• In connection with the European Product Development Manager, building the trial plan, field realization and results monitoring.
  • Manage the available sample stock from reception to sowing.
  • Supervise and realize when necessary trials sowing and planting.
  • Compare and evaluate varieties to the industry standards.
  • Summarize and share the results.
  • Evaluate the sales potential.
  • Identify the added value of a new product in these countries.
• Technical contact to help the local distributor for sales and contact with opinion leaders.
• Update and exchange market information with the European Product Development Manager, synthesize and report it at the frequency and under the format requested by the European Product Development Manager:
  • Watch over and follow up prices, performances and positioning of products from HM-Clause and the competition.
  • Be up to date with the vegetable seeds administration requirements and main actors.
  • Evaluate market size, describe characteristics, anticipate evolutions, and suggest development and sales strategy.
  • Take active part in preparing the Forecast.
• Keep up with a high level of communication, organization and time management in order to be proactive and compensate the distance from the head quarter and the main contact. 
• To be the key link between regional customers & the product managers & breeders at HM.Clause.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree, or above, of Agronomist specialist on plant production or plant protection

Experience

Minimum experience of 5 years in seed or agricultural business in the region.

Localization : Position ideally located in Greece.

Application: anne-laure.debon@hmclause.com