Description

Corteva Agriscience Benelux is looking for a MARKETING MANAGER FORAGE CROPS BENELUX

Corteva Agriscience markets an extensive package of seeds, seed treatments and crop protection products. Seeds are sold under the Pioneer brand and consist mainly of corn seeds. Corteva's crop protection products in forage crops are mainly herbicides and biostimulants in pasture and maize. A filled pipeline with new products and technologies is ready to be introduced in the coming years. In addition to traditional means, Corteva Agriscience focuses on the development of innovative organic cultivation solutions.

The Benelux organization of Corteva Agriscience works with a compact, motivated and close-knit team in which knowledge sharing and collaboration are central: they support each other and jump in where necessary. Achieving a joint result is paramount. To expand our Benelux team, we are looking for a Marketing Manager Forage Crops Benelux.

Goal

The Marketing Manager Forage Crops is responsible for the overall sales, planning and promotion of our forage crop portfolio in the Benelux.

Main responsibilities:

• Leads the sales teams on the forage segment.
• Planning the volumes and prices in the forage segment together with the sales teams.
• Plan together with the sales teams: 
  • the volumes and prices in the forage segment
  • eMarket at our best the products and organize demonstration trials and platforms for new and existing products. Making portfolio presentations, brochures and mailings

Workplace

You work from your 'home office' combined with monthly presence at the office in Bergen op Zoom. You are regularly on the road to visit customers or trial fields.

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Qualifications

Job requirements

• Intensive knowledge and experience in sales and advice at HBO level or master in agriculture or equivalent through experience
• Technical knowledge of animal feed and/or forage crop production.
• Dutch and English language, both orally and in writing.

Competences 

• Team spirit and strongly focused on cooperation in the Benelux team, but at the same time also able to work very independently
• Ability to work accurately and systematically
• Knowledge of the market and the ability to work in a market-oriented way, have a commercial feeling
• Good communication and presentation skills, active listening
• Leadership skills
• Flexibility to respond to rapidly changing market conditions
• Possessing computer skills

What Can We Offer

• An independent position at an innovative global company in a team with enthusiastic colleagues.
• You are part of a new organization in the agricultural sector. In the Benelux, lines are short and responsibilities are high. You are given every opportunity to use and expand your knowledge. In addition, you will receive solid support that is necessary when performing the position. You work in the Benelux organization, while you are also active in meetings with European colleagues. Corteva Agriscience also offers an excellent package of employment benefits that is appropriate for the position.