Technical Crop Manager

Job Id: 6354- City: Namur, Walloon Brabant, Belgium- Department: Sales and Marketing- Function: Sales, Marketing and Alliance- Employee Type: Permanent Full Time- Seniority Level: AssociateDescription:
**About UPL**

UPL is a leader in global food systems and with the acquisition of Arysta LifeScience, is now one of the top 5 agricultural solutions companies worldwide. With revenue of US$5 billion, UPL has presence in 130 countries. With market access to 90 percent of world’s food basket and focused on high-growth regions, UPL represents a compelling value proposition for growers, distributors, suppliers and innovation partners in a consolidating market. UPL offers an integrated portfolio of both patented and post-patent agricultural solutions for various arable and specialty crops, including biological, crop protection, seed treatment and post-harvest solutions covering the entire crop value chain.

UPL Benelux is searching for an enthusiastic and driven

**Technical Crop Manager (Belgium, Walloon region)**:

- Commercial focus, practical mind set, crop protection knowledge_

**Location**: Belgium, Walloon region

UPL, a leading producer (5th largest in the world; $5 Bln turnover) of both, chemical as well as biological crop protection products, biostimulants, seeds and digital solutions, is looking for an enthusiastic colleague to reinforce the technical team by adding value through technical support. You will be part of the local Benelux team. A team with ambitious people, a hands-on mentality and short communication lines. You will be part of the Sales and Marketing team and closely work with the product development and regulatory team. You have preferably a proven track record in (technical) crop management and advisory of crop protection products in agriculture & horticulture.
- Positioning of our product portfolio at distributor level (with the Sales Manager and peer Crop Advisors)
- You are a technical professional in your respective crop disciplines
- Build relationships with distributors, mainly technical advisors of distributors, end users (farmers) & other market stakeholders to support them with technical (product) information and to inform them about our UPL activities
- Responsibilities and your daily time investment will be a split between customers (distributors & growers), crop and market segment organizations (Food & Value Chain (i.e. trade & processing industry), grower associations, research stations (CROs), etc.) in Belgium and towards the regional UPL organization
- Be the first contact for technical (product) questions coming from the market and fulfil the demand for (customer) events, open field days & demo trials
- Flag opportunities & possible future product developments and positionings in crops to the internal UPL organization
- Initiate & execute pré-marketing and demo field trials (with the Marketing & Development Manager) for product positioning
- Develop technical presentations & input (including content) for sales
- and marketing plans & communication
- Deliver input for product campaigns (to be set up and implemented with the Marketing & Development Manager, Sales Manager and peer Crop Advisors)
- Key Account plan initiation and execution with the Sales Manager and peer Crop Advisors

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- A profound knowledge of crop protection practice in predominantly Belgium and Luxemburg
- A background in agriculture and crop protection, preferably the commercialization thereof
- A network within the Belgian and Luxemburg market of crop protection suppliers (distribution) is considered as a distinct advantage
- A HBO / WO graduate in the field of agriculture
- A team player, goal oriented, result driven, entrepreneurial attitude and be able to work well in a large international organization as well as in the leaner Benelux team
- You are a professional in your working area and you take responsibility for this
- You should feel comfortable presenting in front of a large group of professionals
- You are down to earth, have a hands-on mentality and are able to organize your work efficiently
- You are fluent in speaking and writing in French and you have a reasonable command of speaking and writing in English

**UPL offers**:
A dynamic and pleasant work environment, with lots of variation in your day-to-day activities. Besides a good salary you will observe excellent secondary benefits. You have the freedom to re-define the framework of your job description as you prove your value to the organization as you go.

We are one team, for maximum impact. One team with shared goals. We all play for the team and no-one plays against team. We have a laser-like focus on what our customers need and want, on anticipating their future needs and how we can create innovative solutions and experiences for them.