Crop Specialist Leafies

Your job at Rijk Zwaan Türkiye

The Crop Specialist Leafies co-ordinates the crop activities for the lettuce and spinach within the Turkish territory. They include activities like collecting market information, developing a product development plan & trial plan, trial evaluation, preparing introduction plans, marketing plans and sales planning including pricing strategy.

Your contribution:

You have an entrepreneurial attitude, you are a teamworker and able to maintain the contacts in our international organisation. You are pro-active, take initiatives easily and you have a commercial and client-focused approach. You have good collaboration with different stakeholders. You provide a strategic view based on market information and you are strong at negotiating and always keep track of the latest developments in the horticultural industry. You have good knowledge of crop management and market knowledge of the Turkish horticultural industry.

Plus we look for the following in your CV:

• BSc degree in Agriculture Engineering
• At least 5 years experience of crop management, client management and commercial experience
• Fluency in English
• Proficiency in using CRM systems and having a data-driven approach in measuring, analysing and reporting business results
• Willingness and mobility to travel within country and internationally

Where you will be working?

Rijk Zwaan is an international family-owned company with a solid people-oriented culture for 100 years. Rijk Zwaan is at the beginning of the food chain. We develop vegetable and fruit varieties and sell the seeds to growers and other chain partners all over the world. We make an important contribution to the world food supply.