Planning and executing the technical trials to provide data for portfolio decisions.
Based on the country mapping document - define the overall strategy per each province.
Key points to define:
What to test - selection of portfolio varieties based on the soil environment and farmer practices.
Where to test - selection of different areas to gather the best result based on the different climate conditions and farmer practices.
Select the best competition for the trial.
Collect all the above points into an executive summary plan of activities for field crop business in Iran.
Create the overall strategy for field crops based on the variety of ages, availability, and performance Lead and introduce the plan to management.
Detail the necessary support requested from different stakeholders.
Follow the execution of all the trials from the first step till the last in all the different locations (Presence in all stages of the trial conduction and evaluation).
Regulatory:
Plan and follow up the registration process for the ongoing variety with the authorities.
Plan the strategy for registration of new varieties based on the specifications and the different needs of the territory.
Communicate to the management team the key needs of the country in terms of commercial variety introduction supported by trial results.
Manage the importation of the samples promptly with the different parties.
Commercial:
Be responsible for the current customers and their operations and support.
Defining new customers and new strategies for developing the diverse field crop business.
Comply with all the internal and external regulations.
Handling customer complaints processes.
Organizational:
Submit the necessary document and request in the tool.
Coordinate with the authorities the necessary requirements.
Submit the periodic plan (weekly/ Monthly/ quarterly) in an executive abstract.
Clear messaging to be delivered to higher management.
Define needs and actions based on supporting documents.
Support any commercial requirement.
Build and strengthen relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Behave as E2E accountable for the representative area.
Continuously improve the knowledge and understanding of agribusiness and the company's ways of working to link relevant teams to each other.
Be the ambassador of communication to make sure local businesses are represented healthily at the regional level.
Requirements:
Good knowledge of products, diseases, pests, nematodes, weeds, and crops.
Good knowledge of agricultural practices on seeds and crop protection.
Good knowledge of seeds/field crop registration procedures.
Good knowledge of trialing.
Good understanding of the corn/field crop market (sunflower seed on top).