European Sunflower Research Coordinator H/F - Limagrain Europe Chappes - 63

This role, reporting to the Head of Oilseeds Research at LFS, involves the coordination of Sunflower Research Programs across Europe and Russia. Key responsibilities include :

Research Coordination
- Manage the European and Russian sunflower research budget, reports, and technical updates.
- Participate in defining the short, medium, and long-term European sunflower breeding strategy in close coordination with European Joint Venture (JV).
- Participate in defining of the research portfolio of the breeding programs in collaboration with the development and marketing teams in Europe and Russia.
- Participate in the Sunflower Crop team.
- Lead Research in Crop and Product review committees.
- Coordinate the relationship between European & Russian JVs, ensuring contractual obligations while maintaining speed and efficiency, in coordination with the LFS Europe Research Head.
- Coordinate LFS trial services in Europe and Russia for European JV, in coordination with the Head of LFS Europe Research.
- Coordinate trait research activities across Europe and Russia, such as disease resistance and herbicide tolerance.
- Participate in European JV Scientific, Operational committees and Attribution meeting and participate in its Research Working Groups.
- Develop a deep understanding of the business by interacting with relevant stakeholders, including competitors, regulators, and public institutions.

Research Operations
- Visit and follow up on nurseries and Research, synthesizing key indicators of field results, including European & Russian JVs and LFS germplasm. This includes agronomic performance, diseases, quality evaluations.
- Participate in Product Development trials visit.
- Coordinate the exchange of European JV hybrids among Europe, and other LG territories.
- Coordinate seed exchanges between European & Russian JVs including quantities, protocols, and phyto products.
- Verify contracts and legal restrictions when accessing or moving genetic material across Europe and other LG territories
- Manage, in tight coordination with the Germplasm Officer, the registration and protection of lines and hybrids.
- Participate in updating the Germplasm database in coordination with the Germplasm Officer.
- Ensure compliance with LFS germplasm rules and FTO requirements.
- Contribute to the communication of needs and results with the Head of Research for LFS Europe.
- Administrator of Sunflower Breeding tool
- Participate in and follow up with the working group to build a strong interface between the internal Native Trait Team and Innolea JV (research activities in oilcrops genetics and genomics)
- Represent sunflower at scientific conferences and in inter-professional institutions.

Finance & Administration

- Coordinate and consolidate the inputs required for budget, forecast and MTP.

- Coordinate sunflower research portfolio, including technical reports.

- Propose priorities for resources allocation among the European breeding programs.

- Complete Research Portfolio KPIs.

- Education : An MSc or PhD, or considerable experience in breeding
- Experience : Significant experience in plant breeding and management. Experience in sunflower research.
- Skills : motivation to bring innovation to market, result oriented, open communication, make decisions based on financial & business analysis
- Leadership : BE a role model, prepare the organization for the future, anticipate the need for change, and contribute to the evolution of the company rules & policies
- Cultural Competence : Embrace other cultures & diversity
- Principles of Action : Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurship
- Values : Boldness, Progress, Perseverance, and Cooperation

Limagrain Europe est un pur semencier guidé par de solides racines agricoles. Via sa marque internationale, LG, la société crée des solutions innovantes basées sur une offre multi-espèces commercialisée par 20 filiales et vente. LG, marque présente dans plus de 50 pays, est un des leaders européens en semences de maïs, blé, orge, colza et tournesol.

Limagrain Europe, contribue chaque jour au progrès de l'Agriculture, en développant des solutions génétiques et agronomiques permettant aux agriculteurs d'atteindre une meilleure performance tout en relevant les défis environnementaux et sociétaux.

Limagrain Europe est une Business Unit de Limagrain, coopérative agricole détenue par des agriculteurs français et un groupe international, 4e semencier mondial. Créateur et producteur de variétés végétales, Limagrain commercialise des semences de grandes cultures, des semences potagères et des produits agroalimentaires.

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