Channel Specialist / Vegetable Seeds

BASF Türk Kimya San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.

The vacancy for Channel Specialist for Black Sea Region at BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Business.

At BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Business, it is our ambition to make healthy eating enjoyable and sustainable by offering vegetable solutions that are in line with consumer demands. Do you want to be part of a company that contributes to a healthier world? Then we are looking for you! Here at BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Business we are looking for a Channel Specialist for Marketing & Sales Team.

Job Description

·       Create demand on the market - personal contact with customers (farms & sales channel)  and cooperation with distribution network,

·       Steering sales at end user level (farm),

·       Manage CRM – update database information about farms from the region,

·       Forecasting & Reporting – Budgeting sales within sub-region (as a part of CRM),

·       Provide Risk & Opportunities information from the region,

·       MAS implementation in the region (focus on defined customers with interlink to other functions),

·       Represent BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Businessin the region (trainings, customer events, complain management),

·       Monitor market, collect & report market intelligence (collect data relevant for agro business, update about distribution, competitors & other relevant stakeholders in a compliance frame),

·       Ensure compliance with BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Business Vision, Values, Principles and Compliance Code,

·       Ensure behavior according to BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Business Culture.

·       Plan & Realize all Sales Activities (multi-crop) in sub-region,

·       Focus on all crop targets in sub-region,

·       Support Market Development Specialist, Crop Specialist, steer Crop Specialism in sub-region,

·       Drive Sales Channel in Company Strategies.

·       Focus all crop targets in sub-region.

   Qualifications

·       University degree, preferable in Agricultural Engineering,

·       Min 3 years of experience in the agro business (preferably),

·       Fluency in English,

·       Good knowledge of the local crop market,

·       Strong commercial and market orientation,

·       Excellent customer relationship management and customer focus,

·       Excellent social and connection skills,

·       Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.

BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Business

BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Business is one of the largest vegetable seed companies in the world, with its Nunhems® brand. Under this brand, BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Business offers specialized advice and 1,200 vegetable varieties in 24 crops to the professional horticulture and vegetable chain. The company is present in all major vegetable producing markets and has more than 2,000 employees worldwide.

What’s in it for you?

We offer you to work for a large, global organization, where you’ll have a chance to grow professionally and personally, expand your network and build a rewarding and dynamic career.

BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Business provides interesting and challenging learning and development opportunities to help you make the most of your talents and your job making sure you never stop learning, as we believe investing in you is investing in our success.

Interested to join us?

If you are curious about this full-time vacancy for Channel Specialist and meet our profile, please apply with your motivation and CV in English. You will be part of the Marketing & Sales Team and will report to the Regional Sales Manager in Turkey.