Main purpose:

Responsible for developing agronomic assessment of portfolio (sunflower, sorghum) in Ukraine, customer development and sales generation.

Principal tasks and accountabilities:

• Develop and coordinate with CIS leader segmentation of Nuseed’s pipeline of hybrids and traits. This shall include initial and ongoing sales and market development resource & structure reviews in line with expected commercial outcomes in the country.
• Work across the business functions from business services to R&D to ensure business alignment to key initiatives.
• Team account management strategies with major customers, industry bodies and influential groups/government entities. • Accountable for agronomic trials and coordination with CIS manager for sales generation in the country.
• Provide registration assistance in the country.

Performance Measures:

• Meet or exceed individual and departmental strategic milestone and budget objectives
• Enabling top quartile marketing excellence and customer loyalty strategies
• Well defined category and product introduction strategies
• Speed and quality of product introductions.
• Strengthen the brand experience of Nuseed via positive impressions over time with key customers.
• Demonstrated alignment and unity through quality working relationships with the European team Scope:
• This position initially has significant focus on agronomic characterization and positioning of hybrids as well as sales generation and sales support with key customers.

Key relationships:

Internal

• Nuseed Europe Management Team
• Nuseed Marketing and Sales team
• R&D department
• Registration manager
• Business Services (finance and customer service / logistics)

External

• Distribution – head offices and key customers
• Downstream processors and prospective partners
• Key industry contacts

Experience and qualifications:

• Agriculture Degree
• Extensive related marketing experience with product managers, account management, and senior sales reporting to the position
• Highly developed skills to motivate, inspire and persuade
• Experience with Ukraine agriculture industry
• Experience in developing channel strategies with oil processors, confection processors, and /or food industry

Critical Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Strategic and Learning Agility
• Lead Vision and Purpose
• Integrity and Trust
• Decision Making in Complex Environments
• Drive for Results
• Innovation Management
• Motivating Others
• English language skills

Cultural Leadership:

Ability to create and lead a distinctive team culture that is:

• Agile
• Fun
• Dynamic
• Trusted
• Disciplined
• Innovative

Please send an update CV and cover letter to hr@eu.nuseed.com