KWS Vegetables is looking for a Trial Development Specialist - Tomato and Pepper (m/f/d).
This is a full-time and permanent position, based in Ragusa, Italy.
Main Duties:
-Set up product performance trials to assess the added value of new varieties.
-Collect, analyze, and report quantitative and qualitative data from trials.
-Support the Product Manager and the Research Department by establishing experimental trials and proposing product life cycle (PLC) advancements.
Key Responsibilities:
-Manage and conduct field trials for tomato and pepper in Sicily.
-Design, execute, collect data, analyze, and report trial plans using tools such as Mercado.
-Collaborate with the Customer Team for tomato and pepper.
-Provide detailed product information and cultivation advice.
-Design and improve trial protocols to ensure the quality of plans, data, and completeness.
-Prepare for meetings and successful product launches.
-Collaborate with Account Managers, Technical Sales Representatives, and Agents.
About KWS
KWS is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants' resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: www.kws.com/career. Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/.