Job Description

Shape the Future of Agriculture with Us!

Are you looking to take the next step in your career with an international, sustainability-driven company? At

KWS LOCHOW GmbH

, we are offering you an exciting opportunity as

International Production Research Lead (m/f/d)

for

hybrid cereals

in our Business Unit Cereals.



In this expert role, you focus on developing methodologies in hybrid cereal production. You design and implement field production and seed processing research projects with an international scope. Your target is to identify and continuously improve methodologies and technologies to ensure the best possible economic production costs.



This

permanent

,

full-time

position can be based at our sites in

Einbeck

or

Bergen-Wohlde

(Germany). Alternatively, you may choose to work from our location in

Mons-en-Pévèle

, France. Flexible options for

mobile work

are also available

Your Tasks – Challenge meets Responsibility:

Assessment of optimal environmental, technological requirements and methodologies for production of hybrid cereals. Planning and execution of field production trials. Analysis and interpretation of trial data, harvest data and quality results. Management of internal and external trial providers. Autonomous mentoring, training and consulting of internal and external stakeholders, involved in seed multiplication regarding continuous optimization of yield and quality (Internal colleagues, multiplication farmer, processors). Collaboration in internal and external projects. Ensuring activities are in line with budget targets.

Your Profile – Competence meets Personality:

Completed agricultural university studies with focus on plant production or comparable education. Several years practical experience in farming or agricultural domain and experience in field production trials. Solid agronomic know-how. High level of flexibility, and reliable, goal-oriented as well as independent working style. Very good communication skills and networking ability. Very good written and spoken English; Knowledge of German and/or French is an advantage. Driving license B and willingness to travel internationally (up to 30%).

You can look forward to:

A varied job with the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas. Working in a highly motivated and dynamic team with flat hierarchies. As a family-run company, we live by the values of closeness, reliability, vision and independence - a culture, which is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere. This position also offers an attractive salary package (incl. company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, Christmas and holiday bonus, preferential shares, company car, childcare allowance, job bike). According to the motto: "Make yourself grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development.


Would you like to realize

your potential

and

grow

with

KWS

? Then we look forward to receiving your application via our online portal!