Country Manager Germany & Northeast Europe Business Area (M/F)

Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in the Limagne-Val d’Allier plain, in the heart of Central France’s Auvergne region, while we are an international seed and agri-food group with some 9,600 employees working in 53 countries.

As the 4th largest seed company in the world, we achieved sales of 2.522 billion euros in , with additional sales of 729 million euros from activities carried out in collaboration with our strategic partners.

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

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 (seeds, crop protection, or related technical agricultural products)
• Strong commercial mindset and customer orientation, with experience managing complex product portfolios
• 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.

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