Working for Enza Zaden means working for a leading breeding company of innovative vegetable varieties. Our head office is located in the heart of the seed industry: Enkhuizen. Worldwide, Enza Zaden employs over 1000 staff members, divided over 25 locations. Our activities include the development of varieties for local markets as well as the sales and distribution of high-quality vegetable seeds. With the expertise and dedication of our employees we continue strengthening our market position. Working for Enza Zaden means working in an international environment.

We now seek for our cucumber department in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands a:

Crop Breeding Manager
full-time, with at least a bachelor’s degree.

As a Crop Breeding Manager you will be involved in planning the cucumber breeding programme strategy. Moreover, you will be responsible that this programme, covering numerous countries, is implemented successfully by managing an international team of breeders, crop specialists and assistants.
You will develop, promote and implement new ideas and techniques in the field of breeding, biotechnology and cultivation. You will be responsible, together with our (senior) breeders, for the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the breeding programmes and/or projects. The Crop Breeding Manager confers proactively with other departments, such as Marketing & Sales and Production, to decide with crop specialists and our commercial staff which varieties are best suited to be introduced commercially. In this position, in which you work independently, you will report to the Crop Research Manager.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of relevant working experience in the field of plantbreeding and has a clear track-record in this field. Moreover, you have a thorough knowledge of modern breeding techniques and phytopatholgy.
As a Crop Breeding Manager you know what is going on in the market and you know how to apply this in breeding programmes. Apart from that, you have several years of experience in managing a team of breeders and you know how to motivate people and how they can develop themselves. You are an excellent planner and organiser, you have an analytical mind and you are a real innovator. Your communication skills are excellent, both in English as in Dutch. This position requires frequent travelling.

Do the job requirements above apply to you and are you interested in a challenging job in a growing and dynamic company?
We will offer you a varied job, an attractive salary and good benefits.

Please, send your application and CV to the
Enza Zaden BV
HR department
attn. Ms. F. Koning
P.O. Box 7
1600 AA Enkhuizen
The Netherlands

or send an email to: vacatures@enzazaden.nl

P.O. Box 7 | 1600 AA Enkhuizen | The Netherlands | tel 0228 35 01 00 | fax 0228 31 59 60 | www.enzazaden.com