At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Seeds Production Field Representative

At the core of our operation, we're accountable for top-quality seeds, ensuring reliable yield, cost-effectiveness and timelines. We excellerate in nurturing professional relationships with growers, contractors, and internal teams. Safety and compliance, along with pricing and contract strategies, are our focus, guaranteeing your success.
You will work closely in a small team consisting of 4 people and report to the Area Production Lead. In this role your field area is Belgium where you will regularly visit the growers and build up an intensive relationship with them. You will also visit our site in Enkhuizen with some regularity, where you will work closely with the cleaning team.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accountable and responsible for the grower selection process to achieve higher production reliability, which includes grower background check, review previous reliability and performance, isolation distance, suitability of the production area etc.
• Ensure that all the prework is done before the start of each production cycle and grower is prepared to start the production within the optimum sowing window.
• Responsible for supporting activities e.g. timely stock seeds shipment to grower, arrangements for the trial (production research, production related), arrangements of harvesting, threshing, and drying. transportation of seeds from grower to other locations for further processing and cleaning.
• Ensure that timely visit of crops at all stages of crop cycle to monitor crop development. Discuss and advise growers to adopt best practices for seed productions. Based on the crop stages and crop condition, advising/instructing growers to apply crop protection products (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides etc.).
• Providing guidance and instructions to growers about crop growing (Growing Instructions), cutting, drying and threshing. More detailed instructions and advise growers to adopt best practices for seed production. Insuring the isolation control and perform crop rouging.
• Responsible for training production workers and growers.
• Ensuring timely and realistic update of the production estimates in the sytems.
• Ensuring that field inspections are done in a timely manner with Field Quality team and local authorities to obtain required phytosanitary certificates for shipping the seeds to other countries.
• Production Data and Analysis - Review quantity, quality, cost and timeliness data and address areas for improvement, simplification, optimization or expansion of our business, including Grower Performance analysis.
• Monitor seed shipments from production to plant operations based on the schedule and commitment to pay grower on time.
• Responsible for timely grower settlement and coordinate / support to resolve any issue with grower / vendors.
• Innovation. Work with Seed Production Specialist, Filed Quality and Production Research personnel to identify and address projects to improve reliability, quality, and/or cost.

Creating value to, on and beyond the farm by offering tailored solutions, that’s what we do. At Bayer Vegetable Seeds, we are dedicated to developing new vegetable seed varieties that growers around the world can cultivate. By combining our passion and in-depth knowledge, we strive for crop optimization and innovation for the benefit of farmers, consumers and our planet. From glasshouses to open fields, we join our forces with science and mother nature to advance health and nutrition. Do you want to join this team as well?

WHO YOU ARE

• B.S. degree or Master degree (MS or MBA, preferred) with 3+ years' experience in seed production / seed industry.
• Excellent human relation skills, effective communication skills required.
• Ability to influence all levels in the organization.
• Customer Focus, Innovation & Experimentation, Collaboration and implementation of best practices, Knowledge Sharing.
• Process Oriented and Results Orientated.
• Negotiations Skills, Plans and Aligns.
• Fosters use of digital and analytic tools.
• Instill Trusts (with his team and Growers).
• Courage & Candor, Business Insight.
• Good knowledge of English and Dutch, our company language is English.

WHAT BAYER OFFERS YOU
As a modern employer, we take care of our employees and help them find a balance between career development opportunities and personal life planning. We offer our employees a wide range of career prospects, a modern working environment and competitive compensation. Bayer employees benefit from great employment conditions, such as:

• An excellent competitive salary based on a 38-hour workweek.
• An additional 8,33% holiday allowance and a bonus (based on company results).
• 25 days of leave, with the option of buying a maximum of 10 additional days.
• You have the option to work from home, but we expect you at least 2 days per week at the office and you will visit our site in Enkhuizen frequently.
• Company car.
• A solid retirement plan and bicycle lease plan.
• An inspiring working environment with professional and committed colleagues.
• A successful innovative organization with international career possibilities.
• Challenges and possibilities to learn and to develop.

Be innovative, be Bayer. We shape the future of everyday health, patient care and agriculture. Together, we can advance health and nutrition for all. Guided by our purpose ‘science for a better life’, rooted in our LIFE-values and steered by the organization’s strategy, we reach for our ambitious vision. Help bring this vision to life: Health for all, hunger for none.
Are you looking for a new challenge? Apply online by sending us your resume and cover letter. Do you have a question, or do you want to learn more about the position? You can always contact Mirella.kuijer.ext@bayer.com.

What can you expect? The application process consists of a phone screening, a personality questionnaire and reasoning test and an interview with the recruiter and hiring manager.
Do you want to know more about what our people do at Bayer? Check our social wall: https://www.bayer.com/en/nl/career/our-people#489796 and follow us via #TeamBayerBenelux!
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