Main Goal

As Country Manager Germany and Head of the Northeast Europe Business Area, you lead the development and performance of Limagrain Field Seeds across Germany, Poland, Denmark, and the Baltics.

In this role, you define and implement the Business Area strategy aligned with Limagrain Field Seeds' European ambitions. You drive sales and marketing performance across the region while ensuring strong collaboration with European functions and support teams.

You also act as the legal and administrative representative of the German entity, ensuring compliance with local regulations and alignment with Limagrain policies and governance.

This position is located in Edemissen, Germany.

Job Description

Drive business performance

Define and implement the Business Area strategic roadmap aligned with Limagrain Field Seeds Europe strategy
Lead sales and marketing performance across the Business Area to achieve revenue, market share, and profitability targets
Supervise the development and implementation of sales and marketing plans
Manage demand planning processes at Business Area level
Identify and develop new business opportunities across the region

Lead the organization

Develop and manage the Business Area organizational structure and leadership team
Ensure the availability of the right competencies and capabilities within the organization
Foster people development, engagement, and collaboration across the Business Area
Promote operational excellence and continuous improvement

Strengthen cross-functional collaboration

Work closely with European Marketing, Commercial Excellence, Supply and support functions to ensure alignment and execution of crop strategies and commercial initiatives
Facilitate the implementation of European strategic initiatives within the Business Area
Support portfolio, pricing, and demand/supply optimization initiatives

Represent The Company

Act as the main representative of Limagrain Field Seeds towards key customers, partners, and industry organizations
Ensure compliance with German legislation and Limagrain corporate policies
Contribute actively to European business committees and strategic initiatives

What We Expect Of You

You are a commercially driven leader with strong business acumen and the ability to lead teams in a complex international environment . You combine strategic thinking with operational execution and know how to mobilize teams around clear business objectives.

You bring:

Significant experience in Sales leadership within the agribusiness sector
Strong commercial mindset and customer orientation
Proven experience managing P&L and business performance
Solid leadership experience managing international and multicultural teams
Demonstrated change management capabilities and ability to lead organizational transformation
Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
Fluency in German and English, with strong understanding of the German business environment
Willingness to travel frequently across the region

Strategic, resilient, and hands-on, you thrive in matrix organizations and are able to create strong connections between local teams and global functions while driving business growth.

Recruitment process

Once your application has been submitted, an acknowledgement of receipt will confirm its receipt. We will study your profile in relation to the needs of the position and the company.

If your application is selected, the following steps are part of our process:

After a prequalification interview, you will meet your manager and HR Director.
Then we will ask you to participate into the assessment process.

Groupe Limagrain is an employer that respects diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds

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