Client Manager Open Field Crops

1 month ago


United Kingdom MorePeople Full time

Your job at Rijk Zwaan

As Client Manager Open Field Crops and part of the Commercial Team you will support the clients, specialising in the growing of leaf and brassicas crops across the UK. You will work with experienced Crop Specialists from the Netherlands and UK to support our UK partners, along with our UK Client Manager Chain (Marketing Specialist) to promote new varieties. For customer visits and training requirements you will also be required to visit the Head Office in the Netherlands.

Additionally, you are responsible for:

  • Selling seeds in mainly the following crops: leafies and brassicas
  • Introducing new varieties to customers by trials
  • Maintaining and enhancing long-standing relationships with customers
  • Identifying new opportunities within existing clients and new businesses.

Where will you be working?

Rijk Zwaan is an international family company with a people-oriented culture. Rijk Zwaan is at the beginning of the food chain. We develop vegetable varieties and sell the seeds to growers and other chain partners all over the world. We thus make an important contribution to the world food supply. Everything we do is about healthy growth. The growth of natural and healthy products that we export around the world. The growth of our company. And above all the growth of our people: we give you every opportunity to use your own initiative and achieve your full potential.

As Client Manager, you will form part of the Commercial Team within Rijk Zwaan UK. The Commercial Team consists of several other specialists who work on sales activities in the UK, plus a Client Manager Chain and an Innovation and Trial Coordinator. As a team you will keep an eye on the latest developments, respond to trends, and sell concepts and products.

Your contribution

You have a passion for the industry with proven commercial skills and insight. You seek to influence decision-making in the seed world and conduct this in a professional manner. Also, you have the ability to work independently and understand that transparent communication and accurate recording of information is required to benefit the wider team.

You have a driven, proactive and tenacious approach to your work to open up new markets and to build on the Rijk Zwaan reputation. Moreover, you have excellent organizational and presentation skills. As this is a commercial position, you have to enjoy sales negotiations, and need a keen problem-solving mindset. Given the nature of this position, you will need to be open to national and international travel.

In addition, we can find the following on your resume:

  • Education to a degree level or equivalent.
  • At least 3-5 years of relevant work experience
  • Extensive product and market knowledge of the horticultural industry.

What can you expect from us?

  • In addition to a commercial and international working environment, we are happy to offer you:
  • Permanent contract from the start
  • Market-based salary based on job level and experience
  • Extensive training program by specialists with years of horticulture experience
  • Various training opportunities through our own Rijk Zwaan Academy
  • Good work-life balance.

Interested?

Let us work together for the vegetables of tomorrow Please send your CV and motivation for application to Rae Goss email

The recruitment process will include a mixture of online and in person interviews and will require an assessment.

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