Head of Marketing and Business Development (H/F)
- Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
- Vast
- Voltijds
As a global leader in the vegetable seeds industry, Hazera, Business Unit of Group Limagrain, brings you expertise, commitment and support founded on the legacies of Hazera Genetics and Nickerson-Zwaan. Combining decades of experience with state-of-the-art technology, we breed, develop, produce and market varieties and seeds in a wide range of vegetable crops around the world.Reference 2025-10407LocationAmsterdamPosition descriptionEmployment TypeRegular Full TimeContractual hoursFull-timeFunctionSALES & MARKETING - MARKETINGMain GoalWe are looking for an energetic, innovative and experienced Global Head of Marketing & Business Development able to set a clear marketing vision and growth strategy while inspiring the teams to achieve it.Job descriptionIf you are ready for a new challenge and want to be part of the No1 Vegetable Seed Group, a major scope of your Head of Marketing & Business Development accountability will be:
- Developing and implementing the Global Marketing strategy by providing clear guidance to the marketing team, setting up the growth assumptions per crop and geography, go-to-market strategies, customer segmentation, portfolio strategy and product life cycle management
- Leading the portfolio management and steering the crop strategy implementation through the established cross-functional Crop teams
- Building strong brand awareness and positioning of our company's brand by creating a clear and compelling communication strategy and organizing company international conferences, trade shows, and major events
- Leading the business development by identifying different product collaborations opportunities and partnerships to grow our footprint and complement our portfolio, as well as playing a key role in any potential M&A projects
- Working closely with our sales department to develop a pricing strategy to maximize profits and market share
- Contribute for an effective inventory management by defining clear crop market segment targets and working closely with Supply, Production and Sales in monitoring the inventory optimization plan execution
- Being an important member of Hazera's Strategic Leadership team co-developing the business strategy
- Being part of the Limagrain's Marketing Management Leadership Team and contributing to the Groups Marketing Strategy, objectives and key strategic initiatives
- Collaborating closely with the other Limagrain vegetable seed companies to build strategic crop reviews, ensuring alignment, key learnings and best practice sharing
- Bachelor or Master's degree in business, life science marketing, communications, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in agriculture, in senior management roles, preferably in the seed business
- Executive experience in all aspects of Marketing-management within a global, large and complex organization
- Successful change management and company strategy transition track record
- Experience in running a diverse multinational marketing team in B2B international markets
- Act as a key collaborator and a team player in the SLT
- Ability to work in dynamic and high-pressure environment without transmitting stress and ambiguity to the team
- Willingness to travel up to 30% across the world
- Fluent in English, any additional languages are a plus