Trial and Innovation Co-ordinator

-United Kingdom, Pocklington
Horticulture
Bachelor
- Do you have a passion for horticulture? Would you like to join an innovative, market leading international seed company ?Rijk Zwaan’s activities in the UK are focused on building long term relationships with our business partners and developing product assortments that are suitable for the UK climate and specific markets.

To help us realise these goals, we are looking for a Trial & Innovation Co-ordinator. You will carry out trials and evaluation of varieties in accordance with the Rijk Zwaan UK sales and crop strategy and will report to the Crop Specialists in order to increase Rijk Zwaan UK market share in defined areas.

The position requires UK wide travelling to offsite trial growing areas to provide agronomic advice and variety assessment.
- You will develop trial plans and select growers where trials can be carried out in consultation with the Crop Specialists. You will carry out trial evaluation and qualitative tests, provide detailed technical advice to growers, plant raisers and distributors to achieve the best market share for Rijk Zwaan varieties. You will also issue regular reports on trial performance and commercial opportunities. You will support and participate in promotional activities such as demo days. You will ensure that all relevant stakeholders, Crop Specialists, Account Managers, Breeders and the UK Commercial Director are informed about the progress of trials.**We are seeking a Trial & Innovation Co-ordinator with**:

- Ideally a degree in horticulture / agriculture or similar
- Experience and passion for the sector
- Pro-activity and self-motivation
- Excellent communication with colleagues and customers, both written and verbal.
- Good organisational skills
- Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
- A good level of IT literacy with the ability in interpret data.As Trial & Innovation Co-ordinator you will operate in a team of experienced and professional colleagues within Rijk Zwaan. You will be working in a fast changing sector and have contact with different experts from within the industry. In addition to a dynamic and innovative work-environment, we are happy to offer you:

- Market-based salary based on job level and experience;
- Various training opportunities through our Rijk Zwaan Academy;
- Good work - life balance
- Rijk Zwaan is an international family 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.
- From our strategic position we contribute to the world food supply. Everything we do is about growth. The growth of natural 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.