Vegetable Seeds Territory Business Manager NZ

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ‘Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Where do you want to go?

This is a rare opportunity to join Bayer’s vegetable seed business, where the core focus is developing and maintaining sustainable customer focused relationships with large vertically integrated account holders, seed dealers, large scale nurseries, and direct growers.

As the point person for our De Ruiter brand in NZ, beyond sales you will work closely with our global product development teams to plan and execute trialling of new seed varieties with local growers to identifying and launching products that serve our customer’s needs.

As a national role, you will be comfortable working in an autonomous position and regular travel between the North and South island.

Do something that moves you.

• Develop, maintain, and promote our vegetable seed varieties to increase awareness and strategically achieve targets and market share growth
• Actively segment and analyse the territory to drive optimum return on time and resource investment
• Maintain an appropriate level of technical knowledge, to enable you to confidently translate technical product information into commercial benefits for customers
• Plan, organise field activities to trial new products for commercial viability, along with demonstrating the unique selling points of existing products through demonstration plots, trials, grower field days and grower meetings
• Continually build effective relationships to optimise customer satisfaction and loyalty
• Forecast stock allocation, control, and distribution timelines for customers within the territory
• Accurately produce sales forecasting, monthly sales reports and updates to wider team and management

Does this sound like you?

• A proven track record in crop agronomy or agricultural sales
• A genuine interest in vegetable seeds and growing produce
• Willingness to travel to meet customers on a rotating basis
• Experience in or willingness to learn planning and executing field trials
• Strong computer and literacy skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Current NZ drivers licence

Be You @ Bayer

We are committed to creating a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values inclusion, diversity and flexibility. At Bayer everyone belongs, regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. We also welcome applicants with diverse educational backgrounds, professional knowledge, personality types, thinking styles and life experiences. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 

Be part of something bigger

At Bayer we support your career. Ready to join our team? Click Apply. For more information about this role and the innovative suite of benefits on offer, get in contact with our Talent Acquisition Team via jobs.anz@bayer.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Recruitment agencies please note that this position will be managed via our in-house Talent Acquisition Team. Bayer does not accept any unsolicited resumes.