As a global Seed Company, Vilmorin-MKS has strong basis over the 5 continents and offers a wide and original high-quality range to all the professionals of the vegetable chain. Vilmorin-MKS is specialized in the creation, production and marketing of vegetable and tree seeds and is entirely dedicated to agricultural professionals.

The position reports to the Marketing department. You will be asked to support growth of diverse types of Brassicas by recommending and managing the global strategy and the development of those diverse types. 

Main Responsibilities :

• Follow up and update market data in collaboration with the development and sales teams to anticipate major market trends. 
• Elaborate and recommend the Business plan per specie on his perimeter, execute mid and long term strategic plans to define ambition and to direct marketing, research and development activities of the two specie.
• Ensure growth with innovation, by developing new concepts and new products in collaboration with Breeders, local Development & Sales teams.
• Manage product life cycle and products range, within the objective of turnover and margin growth. 
• Supervise and challenge Sales forecasts and inventories’ management and actively participate to Production plans. 
• Participate to products’ promotion (commercial and new products) to actively support local Development teams and Communication team, to implement performant communication plans
• Support Sales teams with appropriate selling tools: technical information, product sales arguments.
• Maintain and improve product quality consistency, and lead Product Quality Chart follow-up.
• Participate to products’ promotion (commercial and new products) to actively support local Development teams and Communication team, to implement effective and performant communication plans.

Profile : 

• Core education: preferably, Agri/Agro engineer.
• Considerable experience in a marketing or sales position
• Technical knowledge in seeds or other agricultural products 
• Language: fluent in French and English. Another language would be a plus
• Ability to propose a strategic vision: ability to step back and analyze the environment, to define objectives and achieve them.
• Leadership and ability to bring together the different players in a project, transversal management of teams with cultural differences.
• Autonomy, in compliance with the department and company’s objectives
• Project management.
• Business-orientation; Negotiation skills 

Location : 

The position is ideally located in La Ménitré (49), France. Other locations can be discussed. The position will require frequent travels in different areas.

Application :

If you’re interested by this position, please, apply directly by sending your application (CV + cover letter in English) to :
https://talent.limagrain.com/offre-de-emploi/emploi-chef-produit-choux-h-f-_2378.aspx