Nunhems® is a global specialist in vegetable seeds and sharing products, concepts and expertise adding value to the professional horticultural production industry and supply chain. Nunhems is a leading supplier of varieties based on a specialized and personal approach and a proximity to the main markets with breeding, screening, sales and expert advice around the globe. With more than 1,500 employees, Nunhems is present in all major vegetable production areas. The company is active in research, plant breeding, production, processing and marketing and sales of vegetable varieties for the professional vegetable production and supply business.

We are looking for an Application Specialist, Breeding, based in Italy (St. Agata)

Job purpose
Support the breeding teams in data management by:

• Keeping existing applications within the breeding department up and running.
• Training and supporting users in specific breeding applications.
• Supplying and maintaining tools (hardware and software) for collection of phenotypic data and for generation of field labels

Major Accountabilities

• Functional application management of all breeding-specific software
  • Execute implementations and migrations to global breeding applications.
  • Develop and maintain, within existing breeding applications, custom-made tools and reports for users.
  • Develop and maintain interfaces between the different breeding applications
  • Translate needs of users into new functionality for the development of new releases
  • Testing of new applications or new releases
• Support the users of breeding-specific software
  • Develop trainings, training documents with regard to the specific applications.
  • Instruct, train, inform and monitor users, new and experienced, regarding the use of the specific applications.
  • Purchase and maintain of hardware (local/regional) as hand-held computers, barcode scanners, balances, label printers etc.
  • Contact person between users and local/regional ICT department.
• Budget responsibility for local/regional hardware, user materials (eg labels), traveling
• Contribute to the global knowledge and expertise of the application management team
  • Participate in global coordination meetings
  • Be a sparring partner of the Application Manager Breeding

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor degree (preferable “green” degree).
• Experience in breeding applications and practical experience in plant breeding.
• Extensive knowledge of MS-Excel and VBA is preferable.
• Retrieve information from databases, based on knowledge of ICT technologies (SQL), databases (MS-Access) and reporting tools.
• Excellent speaking and writing in Italian and English.
• Competencies: analytical, accurate, interpersonal skills at and with all levels, independent, pro-active/initiative, creative and a team player, ability to work in a global team.

Working conditions

• Be prepared to start earlier or work later in case difference in time zone of supported end users exist
• Traveling with regard to international (global Nunhems) users and meetings, occasional workshops/trainings or congresses/conferences (up to ± 10 trips/year).

Application & Information

For more information, please contact Mr. Casper aan den Boom, Application Manager Breeding, e-mail: c.aandenboom@nunhems.com. 
If you are interested and meet our profile, please load up your application and extensive CV on our site www.nunhems.com.  
Applications must be submitted by April 1st, 2010.