Area Manager (m/w/d) - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg

KWS is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies. Almost 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated sales of around 1.68 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year. Euro. For almost 170 years, KWS has been run independently and independently as a family-oriented company. The focus is on plant breeding and production as well as the sale of sugar beet, corn, cereals, vegetables, rapeseed and sunflower seed. KWS uses state-of-the-art plant breeding methods to increase the yields of farmers and to further improve the resistance of plants to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. In order to achieve this goal, the company invested more than 300 million in the past financial year. Euro in research and development. Take a central role in the sales team of KWS SAAT SE & Co KGaA as Area Manager (m/w/d) - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg and actively shape the future of our sales region! In this responsible position, our regional sales team, implement customer-oriented strategies and manage our customers' support through the best sales channels. With your passion for leadership and organization, you are driving the further development of the team towards professional, motivated and customer-focused sales. Be part of our mission to successfully position the KWS products in the region and to optimally utilize the potential of our market. The body is full time and unlimited.

Your tasks – challenge meets responsibility: Building, leadership, development and motivation of a powerful sales team through training and coaching. Effective communication between internal and external interfaces. Responsible for regional budget planning and sustainable market strategies. Development and implementation of regional variety and sales strategies, including quantity and sales planning. Support for regional specialist dealers and coordination of trader contracts. Planning and implementation of regional type studies in cooperation with relevant institutions. Professional complaint management in specialist trade Implementation and implementation of stewardship measures Implementation of market analyses to identify trends and strengthen competitiveness. KWS team support and representative at regional events in close cooperation with marketing and product management.

Completed studies in agricultural sciences, business management or a related area. Funded knowledge of German agriculture and several years of experience in sales and team management – ideally in the agricultural sector. Expertise in budget planning, complaint management and sales models. Result-oriented working, experience in change management, as well as a high degree of empathy and leadership. Their distinct organizational and communicative skills go hand in hand with strategic thinking, analytical competence and negotiation skills. Customer orientation and stakeholder management are at your heart. readiness to travel within the region for missions within Germany (>50%). Flowing German knowledge is a prerequisite, English knowledge of advantage.

An interesting and varied activity in an international environment with further development perspectives As a family-run company, we live the values of team spirit, closeness and trust, independentness and vision - a culture that is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working environment According to our motto: “Make yourself grow!” we promote your individual professional and personal development We create the right framework for you: occupational pensions, asset-effective benefits, preferential shares, Christmas and holiday allowances and other social benefits JOBV1_EN