Global Crop Strategy Director

Job Overview:

We are seeking a seasoned professional to lead our global crop strategy efforts, driving the development and execution of seed production and placement strategies to enhance grower prosperity worldwide.

About the Role:

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• Oversee the global supply of assigned vegetable seed crops (BRASSICA Group) to customers worldwide through the development and execution of seeds production and crop placement strategy.">
• Reach agreed global supply goals on quality, quantity, timing, and cost.">
• Manage risks, identify future supply constraints, and develop actions for their resolution.">
• Responsible for crop knowledge transfer across regional field production teams enabling continuous improvement.">
• Establish close relationships with stakeholders in R&D and Marketing & Sales to optimize variety introduction and commercial scale-up for complete customer satisfaction.">

Key Accountabilities:

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• Develop and implement global sourcing strategy for assigned crop family.">
• Lead global sourcing plan implementation with key stakeholders.">
• Co-create biannual crop release plan for Vegetable Leadership Team approval.">
• Oversee variety promotion decisions, including NPI and IP security.">
• Manage new product transitions to production with R&D and FPR.">
• Lead integration of new product lines and participate in M&A activities.">
• Support contract development and negotiate yield targets with regional teams.">
• Coordinate with MoM and regional managers on vendor plan execution.">
• Ensure seed stock availability and data management for production plans.">
• Establish agronomic data collection needs and regional harmonization.">
• Lead data-driven production analysis and improvement initiatives.">
• Implement KPI system for performance evaluation and improvement.">
• Develop and share IP security measures aligned with crop strategy.">
• Provide technical training and best practices to regional teams.">
• Support new production area development and technology implementation.">
• Review and maintain regional variety production recipes in global tool.">
• Collaborate on exploring and establishing new production areas.">

Requirements:

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• Minimum bachelor's degree in agriculture/business required.">
• Functional knowledge of seed production operations preferred.">
• Experience in planning and agriculture production processes preferred.">
• Strong IT & project management skills and experience.">
• Fluent in English & other appreciated.">
• Financial knowledge & data analytics.">
• Global mindset and experience working in a multi-cultural international environment.">
• Supply Chain experience in global seed movement preferred.">
• Independent and entrepreneurial mindset, ability to set clear vision, end-to-end thinker, and understand impact of decision on ultimate customer satisfaction.">

Location: Sarrians

Travel: Regular business travel required ~30% max both regionally and internationally.

Salary Range: €80,000 - €120,000 per year

Note: Salary is an estimate based on industry standards and location. Actual salary may vary based on individual qualifications and experience.