Crop Coordinator Tomato (High Tech)
Key Skills
Job Description
Your job at Rijk Zwaan! Responsibilities As Crop Coordinator Tomato you are responsible for coordinating the product development for the tomato breeding programmes focusing on high-tech greenhouse horticulture. Together with your colleagues, you work on commercially successful positioning of new and existing varieties in various markets worldwide. Your tasks include: Translating market information into concrete strategies for breeding projects focused on high-tech markets Coordinate the introduction, positioning and sales support of new varieties in close cooperation with local crop specialists Lead focus groups and act as knowledge centre on our high-tech tomato portfolio. Maintain close contacts with strategic customers and contribute to customer-oriented solutions Coordinate with internal stakeholders such as breeding, production & supply, crop support, and client managers. Where will you be working? The head office of Rijk Zwaan is in De Lier, near Delft. An international family business with a people-orientated 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 make a contribution to the world's food supply. What do you bring? You Have a Strong Affinity With Plants And Horticulture. Structure, Overview And Clear Communication Come Easily To You. You Are Good At Making Contacts, Building Long-term Relationships And Using Your Commitment To Motivate Others. You Work Independently, Think Commercially And Customer-focused, And Naturally Take The Lead In Projects. You Feel At Home In An International Environment And Like To Travel Abroad Regularly. Furthermore, We Can Find The Following On Your CV A completed WO degree in the direction of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Business Administration or similar At least 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in tomato or another vegetable crop Good command of the English language, both verbally and in writing What can you expect from us? Besides a Working Environment In Which You Get a Lot Of Freedom To Undertake, You Will Work In An International Context On a Sustainable Mission; World Food Supply. Furthermore, We Would Like To Offer You A permanent contract for 38 hours per week A good balance between work and private life The possibility to participate in Rijk Zwaan Fit Various training opportunities via our Rijk Zwaan Academy Would you like to know more about our terms of employment? Then take a look at our terms of employment page. Interested? Work on tomorrow's vegetables as Crop Coordinator! Click “Apply” and upload your CV and motivation. You will receive a response within 10 working days. Please send your application to Madelon Vos (Advisor Human Resources). Would you first like to know more about this vacancy? Contact one of our recruiters via Whatsapp on the contact page.
Core Responsibilities
The Crop Coordinator manages product development for high-tech tomato breeding programs and translates market information into concrete breeding strategies. They coordinate the introduction and positioning of new varieties while maintaining relationships with strategic customers and internal stakeholders.
Requirements
Candidates must have a WO degree in Plant Sciences, Agricultural Business Administration, or a similar field, along with at least 5 years of relevant experience in vegetable crops. Strong communication skills, a commercial mindset, and proficiency in English are essential.
Benefits
- Permanent contract
- Work-life balance
- Rijk Zwaan Fit program
- Training opportunities via Rijk Zwaan Academy
About Rijk Zwaan
Industry: Food Production
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Rijk Zwaan is a family-owned fruit and vegetable breeding company. We develop improved fruit and vegetable varieties and sell our seeds to vegetable growers all over the world. We tap into the rich diversity nature offers us, and combine it with market knowledge and high-tech research. Rijk Zwaan has 4,400 highly motivated employees in more than 30 different countries. CROP AND RETAIL SPECIALISTS At Rijk Zwaan we treat our customers as partners, which is why we devote a lot of time and effort to sharing knowledge. We have a sizeable network of knowledge and contacts within the global vegetable sector. In addition to our numerous crop specialists, we also have an international chain team who understands retail and sales. This enables us to help retailers and other chain partners to ensure year-round availability of a high-quality product. R&D AT RIJK ZWAAN - WHERE GROUNDBREAKING IDEAS MATTER In order to develop new varieties and supply top-quality seeds, continuous innovation is essential. 40 percent of our colleagues is involved in research and development, and we invest around 30 percent of our annual turnover in R&D. The research departments of Rijk Zwaan use state of the art knowledge and technology to support our breeders in the efficient creation of new varieties. To achieve this goal, we continuously strive to enhance our expertise in basic plant biology, molecular analysis and data analysis. RIJK ZWAAN AS EMPLOYER Rijk Zwaan’s primary objective is to offer employees an enjoyable and long-term job with attractive pay and conditions. In our family-owned company, everyone is given the freedom to demonstrate their entrepreneurial spirit. The typical Rijk Zwaan employee demonstrates engagement, loyalty and team spirit. Our continual growth means that we regularly have new vacancies for a wide range of different business processes. For more information, visit: www.rijkzwaancareers.com Vegetables ◊ Seeds ◊ Breeding ◊ Innovation ◊ Research ◊ Jobs