Business Manager AMEA-Asia
€7,550 - €11,850 per month
Key Skills
Job Description
To execute our strategy worldwide, Bejo companies are specialised in breeding, production and sales of our vegetable seed. Our activities around the world are organised in three regions to be prepared for further growth. To manage part of the sales activities within the region AMEA (Africa, Middle East & Asia), we are looking for a Business Manager that can build bridges between people and cultures. Your job As Business Manager, you will support General Managers and Sales Managers by closely tracking local developments and needs in sales, translating crop plans into effective Marketing & Sales Plans, and building and maintaining strong customer relationships. Your goal will be to ensure excellent execution of operations and achieve healthy financial results, with a strong focus on people, culture, finance, and compliance within the assigned entities. You will contribute to the formulation of regional strategies by providing insights into internal and external sales developments. You will translate these strategies into regional plans, set goals, monitor risks, determine priorities, and plan investments. You will lead, coach, and support your direct reports while fostering a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous development. You will provide clear direction, stimulate entrepreneurship, and empower teams to achieve their objectives. Operating across Asia subregion, you will demonstrate strong cultural awareness, embrace diverse perspectives, and build trusted, long-term relationships with employees, dealers, and customers. Through collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing, you will drive technological advancement and business growth while ensuring exceptional customer service and customer satisfaction. The Business Manager will focus on Bejo's commercial activities across Russia, Kazakhstan, Japan, Indonesia and selected distributor markets in Asia. Working closely Asian Crop Management and with colleagues responsible for other key Asian markets. Operating across a wide range of markets, cultures and customer segments, the role offers significant opportunities to drive growth and strengthen Bejo's market position in the region. This Is What You Get From Us At Bejo, you work in a committed family business with an informal and collegial atmosphere, where you are given ample room to develop your talent and maintain a good work-life balance. We invest in your growth, vitality, and sustainable employability, and offer an employment benefits package that suits what you need to enjoy your work. For the role of Business Manager AMEA-Asia, you will receive, among other things: Study and development opportunities, career advancement opportunities, and various vitality provisions (such as OpenUp and #BejoFit). Good pension scheme and supplementary insurance Vacation and wellness days in accordance with the Tuinzaden CAO Active employee association that organizes various company activities - drinks and outings Social commitment, with a strong focus on sustainability and global food supply. About You To successfully perform the role of Business Manager, you demonstrate strong leadership qualities and a people-centric management style, enabling you to lead effectively across diverse cultures and regions. You recognize that success in Asia is built on trust, patience, and the ability to establish and maintain long-term relationships. With a deep appreciation for cultural nuances and intercultural dynamics, you create strong partnerships with employees, dealers, customers, and other stakeholders. Preferably, you have a solid understanding of the industry and regional market environment. You are skilled at balancing local market needs with the strategic priorities of the Dutch headquarters, acting as a bridge between cultures and ensuring effective collaboration and alignment. Through your strategic mindset, commercial awareness, and strong communication skills, you drive sustainable business growth, innovation, and high-performing teams. You have the following qualifications: A Master’s Degree (or proven work and thinking level) in business/management or agriculture, Proven leadership experience from 5 years in an international or multicultural environment; A respectful, people-oriented leadership style with strong cultural awareness. Broad experience in commercial jobs in agriculture or food sector (seed industry is preferred), Excellent English language skills, and proficiency in other relevant languages is a plus You could be based in the Netherlands or within subregion, and like traveling (up to 25% of your time). I would like to tell you more Would you like to know more about this vacancy? Please contact Sergey Kalinenkov, Head of Region AMEA, by phone +31 226 396 162. On the sites werkenbijbejo.nl and bejo.nl you will find more information about our company. On the Cultivation & Agribusiness page you will find more information about the working area this position falls under and you can already see your new colleagues. Are you enthusiastic and would you like to be considered for this vacancy? Then don't wait any longer and upload your application using the form below! Bejo is committed to an inclusive workplace, values diversity and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Do not hesitate to apply regardless of whether you meet all the criteria.
Core Responsibilities
Support regional and local sales leaders by monitoring market developments, translating crop plans and regional strategies into sales and marketing plans, and building long-term customer and dealer relationships. Lead and develop teams, oversee operational execution and financial results, manage risks and investments, and strengthen commercial growth across Russia, Kazakhstan, Japan, Indonesia, and selected Asian distributor markets.
Requirements
Requires a master's degree or equivalent business, management, or agricultural experience, at least five years of leadership experience in an international or multicultural environment, and broad commercial experience in agriculture or food, preferably in the seed industry. Candidates should demonstrate people-oriented leadership, cultural awareness, strategic and commercial judgment, excellent English, and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
Benefits
- Study And Development Opportunities
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Vitality Programs
- Pension Scheme
- Supplementary Insurance
- Vacation Days
- Wellness Days
- Employee Association Activities
About Bejo
Industry: Farming
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Together with our customers and partners we actively explore market opportunities and innovative research methods. We stay close to nature to develop the best vegetable seeds so professional growers around the world can harvest healthy, flavourful varieties for consumers to enjoy, today and in fifty years’ time. – Exploring nature never stops. Bejo is a leading company in breeding, production and sales of vegetable seeds. With operations in more than thirty countries, we are an internationally oriented family business. Our 1,900 employees are dedicated to developing the best vegetable varieties for the present and the future. We build long-term relationships with our customers rather than going for quick wins. Our representatives are in close communication with growers, exchanging views and listening to their concerns. We invest considerably in research. Just as we were ahead in the 1960s in applying modern breeding techniques, we never stop actively exploring all new technologies. The more we learn about plants, right down to the DNA level, the more able we are to develop new varieties faster and more accurately than ever. As the world population increases and more mouths need to be fed, there is a steadily growing need for good, healthy food. We contribute with our expertise and by further improving our breeding methods. We stay close to nature. We feel that the world’s scarce natural resources deserve protection, so that growers can harvest from healthy, fertile soil, now and in fifty years’ time. That’s why we are always looking for new, more sustainable farming methods and why we invest in a broad range of organic vegetable seeds. As a family business, we continue to do what we have always done: produce the best seeds and create the best varieties for healthy, flavourful, sustainably grown vegetables. Working together with growers and partners in the supply chain to give good initiatives room to grow: that’s our passion.