Crop Specialist: Hydroponic Lettuce

Crop Specialist: Hydroponic Lettuce Based in Eastern USA In this new role as Crop Specialist: Hydroponic Lettuce, based in the Eastern USA Region, you will service existing and potential new indoor lettuce-focused greenhouse customers in Canada and the United States. You will provide customer service and technical support in North America for the greenhouse business of Rijk Zwaan. Your job at Rijk Zwaan As Crop Specialist: Hydroponic Lettuce, you fulfill an essential role in the strategic product management, technical support, commercial introduction, and coordination of greenhouse lettuce activities in North America. Additionally, you are responsible for  - Providing feedback on indoor lettuce strategy to Breeders, Crop Coordinators, and Crop Teams  - Developing and sustaining strong, ethical, and personable relationships with key customers; addressing needs and establishing effective and innovative solutions for our clients. - Collaborating with Crop Specialists and Crop Teams with follow-up and account management activities.  - Providing technical support to growers by clearly understanding their needs - Identifying and developing new opportunities by leading the local planning, assessment of trials, and collaboration on decisions for greenhouse lettuce. Where will you be working? Rijk Zwaan is an international family-owned company with a people-oriented culture. Rijk Zwaan is right at the start of the food chain. We develop vegetable varieties and sell the seeds produced from them globally. We take great pride in contributing to the health and well-being of people all over the world. Rijk Zwaan currently employs over 4,000 people globally in over 30 countries. Our most important focus is the growth for our people: we give you every opportunity to use your own initiative and achieve your full potential. Working with colleagues to produce the best and tastiest vegetables. We continuously strive to work together towards a healthy future.   Rijk Zwaan USA with headquarters in Salinas, California is one of the subsidiaries from where we support commercial-related activities in all of North America. The hydroponic lettuce crop specialist position is remote-based in the Eastern USA Region, ideally within reasonable proximity to the highest concentration of US indoor lettuce growers (Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Upstate New York, etc.). There will be an estimated travel of 25-35% throughout the USA, with occasional travel to Canada and Europe required.   Your contribution: As a Crop Specialist, you are dedicated to advancing our hydroponic lettuce crop portfolio and to maintaining the ethics of the company. You take the initiative easily, and you have a commercial and client-focused approach. As a Crop Specialist, you can think strategically and have good analytical skills. You are a team-player with persuasive communication skills, an independent self-starter with the ability to set your own goals and agenda, and to manage your own progress towards those goals in a structured way. You are enthusiastic about horticulture and keep track of the latest developments in the hi-tech horticultural industry.  In addition, the ideal candidate would possess: - A completed Ag-business degree in the field of AgriBusiness or AgriScience.  - At least 5 years of relevant work experience. Experience within the vegetable seed business is highly preferred - Demonstrated track record of experience in proactively assessing, clarifying, and validating crop & customer needs on an ongoing basis. - A collaborative nature with both internal and external stakeholders, to include communicating across diverse cultures and inspiring trust at all levels What can you expect from us? As Crop Specialist, you will be part of the North America team responsible for the complete crop market in North America. Besides an enjoyable job involving contact with colleagues from various departments and countries, we can offer you: - Various training courses through our very own Rijk Zwaan Academy - The freedom to take initiative and work on your own development - A team-oriented working atmosphere - Good work and life balance Excellent full benefits Health, Dental, Long-Term Disability, Employer Funded Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Family Fitness Benefit, and an exceptional 401(k) Matching Program. Interested? Let us work together for the vegetables of tomorrow! You can address your cover letter to Theresa Perrotta, Managing Director USA. Our human resources department will consider your application carefully, which may take some time. You will hear from us as soon as possible. An assessment will be part of the procedure. Rijk Zwaan USA starting base salary ranges are determined by location, role, and level, and reflect a minimum and maximum target for new hires for this position across all of our US locations. Within the base salary range, an employee’s pay is determined by work location and other factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter or hiring manager can share more about the specific salary range for the position and required work location(s) during the hiring process. For position inquiries, contact [email protected] Search Tags: Agriculture, Hydroponic, Lettuce, CEA, Controlled-Environment, Indoor, Greenhouse, Seed