France Allium seed production supervisor H/F

France Allium seed production supervisor H/F Job Description Posting Start Date: 12/15/25 Offer ID: 1203 Unit: Vilmorin‑Mikado Job Title: France Allium seed production supervisor H/F Job Location: La Ménitré Contract type: Permanent Function Within the Hazera production team, but based in the Vilmorin‑Mikado site in La Ménitré (49), both companies belonging to the Limagrain Group, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the supply of seeds for the Allium sector (onions and leeks) throughout France and part of Italy. Your responsibilities: coordinate, allocate, and supervise regional seed production within Limagrain’s network of farmers and with external suppliers for the production of Allium seeds. The main objective of this position is to ensure the region’s production performance indicators (KPIs) in terms of costs, quantity, and quality. Main Goal For this position, we have defined four main responsibilities: Animate and manage a network of producers (propagator farmers), anticipating seed/bulb needs, planning production phases and equipment requirements, providing technical support, monitoring, and crop evaluation. Prospect and identify the best producers: develop the network, create new partnerships as needed, negotiate volumes and prices. Ensure seed quality and traceability: crop monitoring, field and batch inspections, up to obtaining phytosanitary documents, in compliance with standards and contracts, to ensure operational excellence for our clients through key performance indicators (KPIs), as well as advice and good relationships with regulatory authorities (FNAMS). Contribute to the production strategy: data analysis, contribution to the selection of acreage, producers, risk allocation, and crop placement, decision‑making, and technological and competitive intelligence. This position is based at our La Ménitré site (30 minutes from Angers and Saumur) with frequent travel to France and Italy during peak season. Remote working is possible (2 days/week). For this position, fluency in French and professional English level is required. Job environment Replacement in the context of a retirement.We hope to implement a 12‑month knowledge transfer (working in pair). What we expect of you You have a Bachelor or a Master’s degree in agriculture, horticulture, or any other equivalent field. You have at least 5 years of successful field experience as a seed supplier/producer, ideally allium, seed carriers, or biennial crops. You are autonomous and will be able to organize your work (seasonality, visits, deadlines, etc.) and demonstrate good communication skills in order to adapt to the different people you meet (farmers, colleagues, institutes, etc.). As a leader, you will be able to be both diplomatic and proactive in order to successfully complete the projects entrusted to you. Your benefits and working environment This position will provide you with direct and cross‑functional integration into two seed companies, benefiting from expertise across a variety of production lines. Additionally, you will be part of the Limagrain cooperative group, where the diversity of positions allows for long‑term commitment. Salary will be determined based on your profile, with a 13th month’s salary paid monthly. ‘Cadre’ status with a high degree of autonomy, daily package (211 days worked per year), granting you 14 to 19 additional days of leave per year, in addition to the 5 legal weeks of vacation. Performance bonus (up to 1.5 months’ salary), incentive bonus. Company car, on‑site cafeteria‑restaurant, Works Council benefits. Support and training program for up to 12 months (upon retirement). Recruitment process First selection interview (online meeting) with the Recruiter and the Manager Second validation interview (online or on‑site) with the Vilmorin‑Mikado Production Director and the Hazera Production Director. If you are selected, we will offer you a third and final meeting to present the proposal and explain the package, the conditions of employment, etc. #J-18808-Ljbffr