Director Fresh Produce North America

Director - Fresh Produce - North America Aminov Search Partners Chicago, IL Job Details Full-time $140,000 a year 13 hours ago Qualifications Agricultural sales Full Job Description Join a leading European Seed Company specializing in R D, production, marketing, and sales of tomato and pepper seeds as the visionary leader of their North American Fresh Produce division. This role blends business development with strategic positioning to propel the company's offerings among top retailers and suppliers. You'll craft a robust go-to-market strategy aimed at broadening the brand's reach across key accounts in North America, fostering relationships at senior levels. Key responsibilities include designing long-term product development and sales strategies, spearheading demand generation, and leading promotional activities. Your efforts will involve coordinating field promotions, managing key grower, distributor, and retailer relationships, and precisely planning product placement. You'll also play a crucial role in sales forecasting, evaluating the product pipeline, and attaining revenue targets. Collaborative cross-functional efforts with R D, marketing, finance, and customer support teams will enhance product value propositions and ensure supply reliability. Leverage your agro-vegetables sector experience and agricultural education to drive growth and influence our market share. To thrive in this role, a candidate will require over seven years of North American agro-vegetables industry experience, preferably with a mix of product placement and business development expertise.