You manage and optimize a portfolio of specialty crop products, drive innovation, and lead negotiations with suppliers while ensuring clear communication and strategic alignment with partners.
Anforderungen
- •Degree in agricultural sciences
- •At least 5 years of relevant experience
- •Strong expertise in specialty crops
- •Proven leadership skills
- •Excellent command of English
- •Knowledge of German, Hungarian, or Romanian
- •High level of initiative
- •Structured working style
- •Solution-oriented mindset
- •Excellent communication skills
- •Negotiation skills
- •Intercultural competence
- •Willingness to travel up to 50%
- •Confident user of MS Office
Deine Aufgaben
- •Develop and optimize crop protection product portfolio.
- •Identify new products and partnership opportunities.
- •Lead negotiations with international suppliers.
- •Maintain strategic relationships with key partners.
- •Align portfolio strategies with product management teams.
- •Support go-to-market execution for product launches.
- •Create business cases based on regional market needs.
- •Lead and develop a cross-functional innovation team.
- •Ensure smooth communication with stakeholders and management.
- •Analyze sales and stock data for decision-making.
Deine Vorteile
Key role in innovation pipeline
Dynamic international team
Employment at family-owned company
Location at headquarters in Vienna
Home-Office option up to 40%
Company car and employee benefits
Competitive compensation package from € 6.000 monthly
Original Beschreibung
To strengthen our **Crop Protection Team** at our **headquarters in Vienna** we are looking for an experienced
**Ihre Aufgaben**
* Strategically develop, manage, and optimize the portfolio of conventional and organic crop protection products, fertilizers, biostimulants, and adjuvants for specialty crops in Austria, Germany, Hungary and Romania
* Identify and assess new products, technologies, and partnership opportunities based on market trends, agronomic potential, and regional requirements
* Lead negotiations with international suppliers for distribution and development partnerships
* Maintain and grow strategic relationships with key partners and innovation networks
* Align portfolio strategies with local product management teams and support go-to-market execution
* Develop business cases and value propositions tailored to regional market needs
* Lead, coach, and develop a small cross-functional team focused on innovation, performance, and collaboration
* Ensure smooth communication and coordination with internal stakeholders and executive management
* Analyze and interpret sales, purchasing, and stock data for strategic decision-making
**Ihr Profil**
* Degree in agricultural sciences with commercial experience and strategic thinking
* At least 5 years of relevant experience in portfolio, sales, or consulting roles within the agricultural industry
* Strong expertise in specialty crops (grapes, fruits, vegetables) and related input products
* Proven leadership skills and experience in managing teams or cross-functional projects
* Excellent command of English; knowledge of German, Hungarian, and/or Romanian is a strong asset
* High level of initiative, structured working style, and solution-oriented mindset
* Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with intercultural competence
* Willingness to travel up to 50% across the core regions
* Confident user of MS Office and data analysis tools
**Freitext**
* A key role in shaping the future of the specialty crops portfolio and innovation pipeline
* The opportunity to work in a dynamic and international team
* Employment at a successful, expanding, family-owned company with strong values
* Location preferably at our headquarters in **1220 Vienna, Austria** – other set-ups may be considered
* Home-Office option up to 40%
* Company car and attractive employee benefits
* Competitive compensation package (from € 6.000,- monthly) based on experience and qualifications