Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the successful applicant will manage the introduction and development of LCS Wheat and Barley varieties with regard to seed production, certification, Plant Variety Protection, inventory planning, and quality assurance.
The Product Development Manager will also contribute to the development of sales volume targets and profit margins on seed sales activity in conjunction with the COO, Regional Sales Managers and Marketing Manager.
The position currently has two direct reports, one responsible for purity and maintenance breeding / production of Breeders Seed; the second responsible for design and implementation of quality assurance procedures throughout the production and sales process.
In addition to the supervision of these two positions, the Product Development Manager will be responsible for:
- Planning annual foundation seed production needs in conjunction with sales managers, COO and marketing manager
- Contracting foundation seed production acres,
- Managing relationships with contract producers,
- Determining seed volumes to be conditioned and made ready for sale,
- Inventory monitoring and control, including non-seed disposals
- Plant Variety Protection applications, in cooperation with breeders who provide technical dossiers
- Certification of contract production plus any additional certification issues raised by LCS distributors
Education and experience required: B.S. degree in an Agricultural discipline; minimum of 5 years experience in seed production, plant breeding or field crop production.
To apply for this position, please send you resume & cover letter to:
Jobs-lcs@limagrain.com.
About Limagrain Cereal Seeds
The parent company of Limagrain Cereal Seeds, Group Limagrain, was founded as a farmer's cooperative in France in 1965 to improve the quality and availability of seed supplies. Today, still farmer-owned, the company has nearly 9,000 employees and has strategically placed cereal breeding programs in every area of the world where wheat and barley are widely grown.
Through the exchange of elite Group Limagrain germplasm across six continents, Limagrain Cereal Seeds gives U.S. farmers access to the best genetics in the world. Through cutting-edge speed breeding methodologies, we bring new, improved varieties to market in a fraction of the time possible just a decade ago.
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