Rijk Zwaan is an international family business with a people-oriented corporate culture. Rijk Zwaan is at the beginning of the food chain. We develop vegetable varieties and sell their seeds to growers all over the world. From our position we can and want to contribute to the world's food supply.

Do you like to be the linking pin between the Spanish vegetable market and our breeding programs? Do you have experience is horticultural sales? If so, apply for this vacancy for Crop Specialist. This position can be filled either in Murcia, Valencia or North Almería

What does a typical working day look like a Crop Specialist?

Bring together all the market information and product information – that’s what you do on a day-to-day basis. You are the link connecting the international lettuces market, our breeding programme and our global crop organization. You work in close collaboration with colleagues all over the world and you play an important role in deciding on the launch of new varieties as well as in formulating the future product development strategy. You maintain and intensify contact with customers and the market. In addition, you visit trial fields to gain market information and product information and you identify opportunities that can lead to new product development activities. Together with colleagues within your team, you advise the management on the future of lettuces within Rijk Zwaan.

Also you have Client Management responsabilities. You are an important link between the customers and the crop organization. You will have the opportunity to develop as a commercial role in direct contact with customers: taking information, consulting, selling and monitoring of varieties, also building an extensive knowledge of the technical characteristics to give satisfactory answers both agronomic and commercial to our customers.

Your contribution:

You have an entrepreneurial attitude, you are a team worker and able to maintain the contacts in our international organization. You are willing to travel along the country. You are pro-active, take initiatives easily and you have a commercial and client-focused approach. You are strong at negotiating and always keep track of the latest developments in the horticultural industry. You are fluent in speaking and English.

• A completed bachelor degree in the field of horticulture or agriculture
• At least 5 years' relevant work experience in the vegetable seed industry

What can you expect from us?

Besides an enjoyable job involving contact with colleagues from various different departments and countries, we’re happy to offer you:

• A permanent contract from the start
• Various training courses and opportunities through our very own Rijk Zwaan Academy!
• A dynamic environment
• Freedom to take initiative and work on your own development