Country: Germany

Hazera Seeds Germany GmbH
Hazera ist eine internationale Organisation, die im Bereich der Züchtung von hochwertigem Gemüsesaatgut sowie dessen Weiterverarbeitung und Vertrieb tätig ist. Die beiden Zentralen befinden sich in den Niederlanden und Israel und haben Niederlassungen in 12 Ländern. Die Hazera Business-Unit gehört zur französischen Groupe Limagrain, dem viertgrößten Saatgutunternehmen der Welt.

Die Hazera Seeds Germany GmbH in Edemissen ist die deutsche Niederlassung der Hazera Seeds B.V. in Holland und für den Verkauf von professionellem Gemüsesaatgut zuständig.

Im Moment besteht unser Team aus 21 Mitarbeitern. Für die verschiedenen Verkaufsgebiete in Deutschland stehen unseren Kunden 8 Verkaufsberater zur Verfügung. Unser Produktentwicklungsteam besteht aus 3 Mitarbeitern und unser Team im Innendienst, mit Büro in Edemissen, besteht aus 8 Mitarbeitern. 1 Versuchskoordinator macht das Team der Hazera Seeds Germany GmbH komplett.
Von Deutschland aus werden zusätzlich die angrenzenden Länder Österreich, Schweiz, Tschechische Republik und die Slowakei betreut.
Wir sind ein attraktives Unternehmen mit multinationaler Zugehörigkeit. Unser Team ist aufgeschlossen, freundlich und engagiert. Hazera investiert ständig, um ein kreatives und angenehmes Arbeitsumfeld zu schaffen. Ein breites Weiterbildungsangebot und zusätzliche Sozialleistungen sind bei uns selbstverständlich.

General Manager Germany GmbH

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General Manager Germany GmbH

Hazera is a global leader in the vegetable seed industry. Hazera brings expertise, commitment, and support, combined with decades of experience with state-of-the-art technology. Hazera breeds, develops, produces, and markets varieties and seeds in a wide range of vegetable crops worldwide. Hazera’s headquarters are located in both Israel and The Netherlands, with subsidiaries in twelve countries and an extensive distribution network providing services in over a hundred additional markets globally. Hazera is part of the Limagrain Group, an international agribusiness based in France. The Limagrain vegetable seed division is the world’s leading supplier of seeds in the professional market.

 

Mission

The General Manager will be responsible for expanding our position in German-speaking countries. Leading a team of 21 people (Sales, customer service, finance, and R&D) and expanding the network in Germany, Austria, Switzerland as well as the Czech Republic and Slovakia to further develop our business in the Northern European context and to make optimal use of the available resources in the company and in the Hazera organization.

 

Job Responsibilities

 

Strategy Aspects

  • Lead the strategic planning for the region / local think-tank for business expansion and formulate strategic planning for the region.
  • Supervised local financial matters and assumed responsibility for all local operations, product development, and sales.
  • Responsible for budget and forecast compiled for the various sister companies in consultation with the responsible partners in the individual business units within the Limagrain Group.

Commercial Aspects

  • Driving the continuous optimization of commercial excellence (sales and operations) processes aligned with a global strategy to manage the commercial activities, funnel, and sales numbers with predictability.
  • Manage the cooperation with the sister companies HM.Clause and Vilmorin.Mikado as strategic partners within the Limagrain Vegetable Group (LVS), This includes sales in Switzerland in cooperation with HM.Clause, and in Austria with Vilmorin.

Leadership Aspects

  • Establishing a Shared Vision, clearly defined goals, Effective Work Practices, and priorities.
  • Develop and guide the team towards achieving high performance.
  • Defining a development plan, and training sessions for employee development. And actively lead employee development and growth, through constructive feedback, and empowerment.

 

Requirements:

  • Higher educational level in Agriculture and/or Business Administration/ Finance / etc.
  • Good understanding of the seed industry or the professional agricultural environment.
  • At least 5 years experience managing a team in a technical/commercial environment within the green industry.
  • Hands-on personality, independent and pro-active.
  • Customer relationships are critical to this role and are based on trust and often long-term.
  • Fluent in German and English, additional language desired (Dutch, Hebrew French are nice to have).
  • Willing to travel frequently (25% of working time).
  • Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

Personal skills:

  • Act with integrity & Trust.
  • Keep open communication and dialogue.
  • obligate to employee’s improvement and development.
  • Customer Focus.