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Market Development Representative (all genders), Work area: Lower Saxony/NRW
The Market Development Representative (MDR) (all genders) is the Agronomy expert (all genders) within the Customer Facing Unit. This role will focus on value demonstration of our portfolio, knowledge transfer and technical solutions to our partners and customers. The MDR (all genders) creates variety demand at customer level by identifying and providing technical solutions through a dedicated trialing focus. In this position it is important to interact cross-functionally with key partner functions (i.e. R&D, Marketing, Sales etc.) to develop and execute go to market strategies. In addition. the MDR (all genders) is responsible for Squad P&L together with squad peers.
YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Demand Creation: You will work cross-functionally to implement local launch activities for vegetable varieties (NVIs = New Variety Introduction) and/or solutions. Your role will involve demonstrating value and providing technical recommendations that support customer success. You will organize portfolio demos and agronomy events to generate demand, while being responsible for the Squad P&L in collaboration with your squad peers.
* Generate Portfolio Agronomy Knowledge & Recommendations: You will coordinate and conduct performance, demand generation, and value-added (PCM4, CM) trials for portfolio and solution development under local farming conditions. This will involve working with internal and external commercial stakeholders, including customers. You will ensure timely project completion, and the integrity of the data collected, while communicating actionable insights from applied field research based on sound data analysis using appropriate and scientifically rigorous methods.
* Innovation & Digital: You will embrace digital tools and technologies, utilizing data and insights to offer customer-focused solutions and enhance the capabilities of dealers and partners. Your goal will be to generate high-quality data and insights to strengthen our understanding of portfolio potential and customer needs.
* Knowledge Transfer, Recommendation & Coaching: You will share agronomic and portfolio knowledge, as well as market and competitor insights. Your advice on crop production and management best practices will be tailored to our customers. You will provide timely and consistent guidance to strengthen specific knowledge and skill areas among diverse stakeholder groups, positioning products, demonstrating value, and providing technical recommendations that support customer success. Additionally, you will execute agronomy training for internal teams, dealers, distributors, and growers on the key Features, Advantages, and Benefits of the vegetable product portfolio and innovative solutions.
* Business Engagement & Planning: You will secure alignment with the relevant commercial strategy and influence the strategic direction of breeding and research programs through market trend analysis, competitive landscape assessment, and new technology exploration.
* Collaboration: You will build strong collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and strategic influencers across the agriculture and technology industries to provide technical solutions that extend beyond advancements in genetic gain. You will work cross-functionally on events (field days, grower summits, grower meetings, etc.) to generate demand for the vegetable portfolio at the customer level.
WHO YOU ARE
* You hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in agricultural or life sciences, horticulture, genetics, plant pathology & entomology, or agricultural business or a comparable qualification.
* Several years of agronomic experience preferred (product development, agricultural consulting, agricultural production, promotion, research).
* You are self-motivated and assertive, with a strong results orientation and you demonstrate strong influencing and collaboration skills.
* You have the ability to effectively conduct training and knowledge transfer programs.
* You are analytical and capable of converting data into practical, applied knowledge and solutions for partners and customers.
* You showcase a strong results and sales orientation, with a dedicated customer focus, additionally, you are able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, dynamic, team-based environment.
* You are willing to travel within the squad territory and occasionally across territories and you possess excellent overall computer skills and are engaged in the use of digital tools.
* Furthermore, you hold a valid driving license in category “B”.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German and English complete your profile.
Our benefits package is flexible, appreciative, and tailored to your lifestyle, because: What matters to you, matters to us!
* We ensure your financial stability through a competitive compensation package, consisting of an attractive base pay and our annual bonus. In addition, managers can recognize special contributions by granting an individual performance award.
* Your family is a top priority. We offer loving company daycare centers at multiple locations, support in finding childcare, time off for the care of elderly or dependent family members, summer camps for children, and much more.
* We support your professional growth by providing access to learning and development opportunities, training programs through the Bayer Learning Academy, development dialogues, as well as coaching and mentoring programs.
* We promote health awareness and opportunities for selfcare through various measures, such as free health checks with the company doctor and our health platform #machtfit.
* We embrace diversity by providing an inclusive work environment in which you are welcomed, supported, and encouraged to bring your whole self to work.
This is a fixed-term contract for one year.
Be you. Be Bayer.
YOUR APPLICATION
This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.
Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.
Location: Work area: Lower Saxony/North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Division: Crop Science
Reference Code: 838871