KWS is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies. Over 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.8 billion in the fiscal year 2022/2023. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugar beet, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants' resistance to diseases, pests, and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development.
For our
Business Unit Cereals at
KWS Lochow GmbH, we are looking for a
Project Manager (m/f/d) Marketing Oilseed Rape for the location in
Einbeck at the earliest possible date.
In this role, you will be responsible for steering and implementing our future-oriented marketing projects within the Cereals Business Unit, with a focus on Oilseed Rape.
This exciting position is
permanent and
full-time.
- Development and implementation of business unit specific international product campaigns and marketing concepts for Oilseed Rape in line with Business Unit goals.
- Supporting the launch of new products and traits in close cooperation with relevant working groups (including Agroservice, Portfolio Management, local markets) by developing marketing & communication strategies and concepts.
- Further development of existing marketing campaigns.
- Supporting the implementation of cross-business unit marketing projects in close cooperation with global marketing functions.
- Steering external agencies and third-party providers in the development and implementation of marketing projects.
- Marketing-relevant analysis, tracking, and evaluation of relevant projects and campaigns.
- University degree in agricultural sciences or in business administration, ideally with focus on marketing or agribusiness, or comparable fields of study.
- Previous work experience, including first experience in the agriculture and in marketing.
- Project management skills across regional and cultural borders.
- Very good English skills (both written and spoken), German skills are advantageous.
- Goal-oriented and independent working method combined with proactivity and high degree of self-initiative and drive.
- Open and convincing personality with excellent communication skills, ability to cooperate and teamwork in an international environment.
- Willingness for occasional international travel (up to 10%).
- Interesting and challenging tasks & projects in an international working environment with the opportunity to contribute your innovative ideas in the seed industry.
- Flexible working time model with the possibility of mobile working (hybrid model).
- As a family-run company, we live by the values of closeness, reliability, independence and foresight - a culture that is also lived out in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere.
- True to the motto: "Make yourself grow!" we promote your individual professional and personal development.
- We create the appropriate framework conditions for you: capital-forming benefits, Christmas and holiday pay, childcare allowance, job bike etc.
Did we spark your interest? Then apply now via our online portal and send us your documents. We look forward to getting to know you!
