DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY COORDINATOR:  manage the annual budget, designee the local trials plan per area, including sample seeds needs, timing and check variety; Define and supervise the implementation of the experimental plan at national level; Propose the variety to advanced/stop/retry to the company. Collect and guarantee the synthesis and sharing of information about the varieties to Product manager, crop specialist and all the Italian team (New product positioning);

MARKET INTELLIGENCE: Knowledge of the Italian market, describe market needs, maintain update a market intelligence database for the area and anticipate market trend in Italian market

CUSTOMERS KNOWLEDGE: contribute to the customer needs intelligence in collaboration with the sales team referent "market data, accessibility, penetrability, market shares and competition”

COMUNICATION, PROMOTION & TECHNICAL SUPPORT: manage the Italian communication budget and coordinate the action regarding advertising/Publicity/events; manage launch phases of the pre-commercial product: bring product knowledge of new varieties to trains sales team to design sales arguments. Participate in the construction of promotional tools for new varieties; Support the sales team in the realization of the promotion action of new varieties. Provide adapted technical advice to the customers with recommendation/support in collaboration with sales team.

SALES FORECAST: in collaboration with sale representative participate to the design of the sales forecast for new varieties

TEAM MANAGEMENT: leadership focused on optimization, collaboration and security. Manage directly a team of 7 LPP and 1 communication coordinator. The main activities are in the Center-South and Sicily

COLLABORATE WITH SUB MANAGER and support the follow-up of the projects

FULL AVAILABILITY TO BUSINESS TRIP: This position includes many trips throughout the country and abroad (50% of working days). 80 % of travelling work is in Italy in the region of Abruzzo, Lazio, Campania, Sicily, Emilia Romagna, Veneto where LPP’s are located.

The position is reporting to the Susidiary Manager and is part of the management team.

We required:

• Graduation in agriculture

• Customer orientation

• Good abilities on sale and relationship

• Teamwork

• Good motivation and determination to reach objectives

• English (written and spoken)

• Good level of computer usage (Microsoft Office programs)

Minimum level of experience required

5 years or more

Would be considered as an asset experience in seeds and vegetable sector.