Field of Work:
Research & Development
Location:
Several (SK), Several (SK), SK
Legal Entity:
KWS Semena S.R.O. (8400)
Contract Type:
Regular
Is Full Time?:
Yes
Onsite/ Remote:
Hybrid Working Within Country
Job ID:
15674
Are you excited by the idea of working hands-on in the field and shaping the future of agricultural products? We’re looking for a proactive and organized professional to support KWS Semena product management activities by coordinating variety trials as Product Manager (m/f/d). If you're fluent in Slovak and English, highly mobile across Slovakia, and eager to contribute your knowledge in a dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you. This position is unlimited and full time.
Responsibilities:
- Support and ensuring Agroservice activities
- Support and ensuring product management activities (the observation and evaluation of local, external trials (e.g., UKSUP, YAS, Strip))
- Support and ensure supervisor in sampling as part of monitoring activities
- Responsible for observations, results and knowledge transfer to supervisor
- Organizing and ensuring of internal local and international variety trials system
- Cooperation with local and foreign providers of trials, quality analysis
- Assist in organizing and representing KWS at regional events to promote the visibility and acceptance of KWS products, in collaboration with the marketing department and sales
- Implement product-specific and local practical trials in coordination with product management and the sales team
- Provide technical and seeds transport support to supervisor and sales team
- Build and maintain networks, as well as internal and external stakeholders (associations, official and private consulting)
- Monitor competition (assessment of the portfolio, special features)
- Preparing local technical articles based on field observation and current issues
Qualifications and skills:
- University degree in agriculture or biological areas
- Fluency in Slovak and English language
- Driver's license B
- Willingness to travel within Slovakia >75%
- Advanced MS Office knowledge (especially Excel)
- Comprehensive cross-crop, arable farming knowledge
- Very good time management, organizational and communication skills
- Detail oriented for field observations, accurate & precise work style
- Self-motivated and proactive approach
- Ability to work in a team as well as independently, flexibility
Our benefits:
- As a family-run company, we are guided by the values of closeness, reliability, foresight and independence - this culture is lived in practice, creating an open and friendly working atmosphere
- In line with our motto "Make yourself grow", we promote the professional and personal development of our employees
- 13th salary
- Corporate car and work equipment
- Pension insurance or life insurance benefit