Business Development Manager (F/M)
04/10/2024
Experience : 5 years +
Location : Europe
Contract : Permanent contract
Unique opportunity to help addressing climate change and food security
Elicit Plant is an agribiotechnology company founded in 2017, utilizing a proprietary plant phytosterol platform EliTerra® to reduce crop water stress and increase yield, with a strong focus on row crops which are essential for feeding the global growing population.
Elicit Plants’ products were successfully validated in hundreds of field trials and commercial demos in Europe, Ukraine, Brazil and USA, with exceptional performance and high “win-rates”. We are commercial in France, Ukraine and Brazil, approved in Germany, Spain and Poland, and in process for a global EU approval and US approval.
Elicit Plant’s strategic alliances team is working to make the company’s products available to farmers around the world, through creating partnerships with leading companies in each market, and creating long-term win-win partnerships. We are also engaging with key vertical stakeholders which can work with us to accelerate the adoption of our products.
Job description:
Drive business development and sales in existing and new markets, with partners and potentially distributors, across crops
Work closely with the agronomy and marketing teams to support advancement of the partners in the different countries and crops, addressing the specific needs per market
Strong involvement in account management for partners to verify smooth and successful execution
The role is focused in Europe. Quite frequent traveling will be required.
Requirements:
- Agronomy and business/marketing education
- Proven business development & sales experience in Europe in multiple countries
- 5+ years’ experience in business development and sales in the Ag industry in the EU – proven experience in customer/partner facing roles, and ability to drive and advance business processes up to successful closing, proven track record on driving sales with partners or distributors
- Experience with biological products an advantage
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously & independently, highly motivated and strong sense of urgency
- Good interpersonal capabilities, excellent verbal and written skills in English, skills in additional EU languages a major advantage