Success tastes better together

Nunhems®, a business of Bayer, is a global specialist in vegetable seeds. With more than 1600 employees and a portfolio of 2500 varieties in 28 vegetable crops, we are presents in all major vegetable areas in the world.

For our site in Sant’Agata Bolognese (BO), we are looking for a Breeder, Lettuce.

Your role:

You will be responsible for the development of commercially successful varieties for Lettuce and present the technological image of Nunhems by designing and executing a process of continuous variety creation and development.

Major Accountabilities:

• Optimize efficiency and output of the breeding program by developing and implementing new technologies and breeding methods within the crop improvement process
• Identify promising results from different fields of research and integrate them in the breeding program
• Propose and inform the management on long and short term crop specific breeding strategy as well as participate in development activities of specific crop strategic plans
• Translate market requirements and future needs along with Marketing and Sales into breeding goals to produce new products
• Prepare implement and monitor specified crop budgets and operational plans
• Manage, support and direct the breeding team personnel in alignment with Nunhems corporate values and vision

Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

• PhD in Genetics / Plant Breeding with a minimum of two years of experience. Lettuce experience preferred.
• In depth working knowledge of horticulture, agronomy, genetics, pathology, statistics, physiology and molecular genetics
• Experience and skills:
• Management and budgeting
• Team player
• Project management
• Organization and planning
• Computer skills (data management, management information systems, databases, spread sheets, statistical software)
• Must be able to work independently
• Excellent communication skills
• Functional Competencies: analytical thinking, convincing, solving problems, innovation, entrepreneurship

Application and information

To submit a new résumé for this posting, please visit www.nunhems.it

For more information you can contact:

Mrs. Domenica Larocca
HR Country Manager
Phone + 390516817424
E-mail domenica.larocca@bayer.com 

or

Mr. Johan Warringa
Head of Breeding EuMEA
Nunhems Netherlands B.V.
Tel. +(0)475 599 106
johan.warringa@bayer.com