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Seed and Trial Manager

Published: 15 October 2024

Findus, part of Nomad Foods since 2015, is a leading name in the frozen food industry across the Nordics. We are looking for Seed and Trial manager to support seed supply of own varieties to the Nomad Foods production’s sites and trial work in Sweden.

Application deadline: 2024-11-15

About the Role

As the Seed ant Trial manager your responsibility will be assuring seed supply of own varieties to the Nomad Foods production’s sites (from elite seed maintenance and seed multiplication in, processing, packing and delivery to factory/processing site) and trial site availability and trial management quality in Sweden. Reporting to the head of Research and Sciences Agriculture and contributing to development of our Agri operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Retrieving information/communicating with internal production sites/raw material suppliers to plan for required seed volumes, variety distribution and other seed related specifications.
  • Arrange seed production on farms - communication to seed growers, contracting, field suitability assessment, conducting seed field inspections.
  • Organising seed treatment, handling seed storage, and arranging logistics and distribution of seed to the customers
  • Retrieving information/communicating with state authorities seed on seed standard requirements (e.g. arranging official seed testing for batches, ordering seed labels).
  • Arrange variety evaluation and breeding selection trials (e.g. contracting, field suitability assessment etc.).
  • Practical support in trial establishment, maintenance, and harvest work
  • Documentation of information on seed production/trial fields, seed movements etc. and internal accounting for seed received and dispatched.

Qualifications & Previous Experience

  • Experience with practical agriculture and trial management
  • BS/MS degree in a plant science related field (Agricultural Sciences, Crop and Soil Science or equivalent)
  • Experience working with databases and software tools for trial and production field and seed distribution management.
  • Driver license category B, BE and experience operating agricultural machinery. Knowledge & Skills
  • Seed growing and processing for commercial seed.
  • Use of means of crop protection.
  • Establishing and managing trials.
  • Data management and documentation.
  • Office Package, Google maps or equivalent, GIS.
  • Operating a drone for field assessment
  • Good spoken and writing language skills (Swedish and English).

About the position & application

This is a permanent position, with initial 6 months trial period and we’d like the right candidate to start in January/February 2025.

Apply for this job via the application form on Findus' website.

Facts:

Findus, part of Nomad Foods since 2015, is a leading name in the frozen food industry across the Nordics. As part of Europe's largest frozen food company, Nomad Foods, listed on the NYSE, we are dedicated to serving the world with better food. Our well-known brands, including Findus, Birds Eye, Iglo, and Green Cuisine, are loved by millions across Europe. With over 8,000 employees in 22 countries, we have experienced over 4 years of consecutive organic revenue growth, and our mission is to continue growing by reaching more consumers with nutritious, sustainable, and delicious food. At Findus, quality, health, and sustainability have been at the heart of our mission since the 1940s. Join us in making it easier for everyone to cook nutritious meals, while contributing to a better, more sustainable world. More informtionat www.findus.se and https://www.nomadfoods.com/