Strong breeding programs are the foundation of long-term crop success. As Global Manager Breeding, you will lead breeding strategy and execution for one or more crop segments, ensuring high-quality program delivery and continuous improvement. You will combine strategic responsibility with hands-on leadership, working closely with breeding teams, product development, and commercial stakeholders. This is how you contribute to a strong innovation pipeline and sustainable value creation for Enza Zaden and for our customers.
Make a difference as Global Manager BreedingAs Global Manager Breeding, you are responsible for translating breeding strategy of Brassica, Asparagus and Leek into effective execution and delivering strong breeding performance across your crop segment(s). Reporting to the Vice President Breeding, you work closely with breeding teams and Crop Segment Teams, ensuring alignment between business priorities, breeding objectives, and operational delivery. You combine strategic insight with hands-on leadership and play a key role in strengthening breeding capabilities, innovation adoption, and long-term pipeline development.
In this role, your work will include:
What You Bring As Our Future ColleagueAs Global Manager Breeding, you are an inspiring and driven leader who enjoys building, coaching, and developing high-performing teams, while staying close to the core of breeding and delivering strategic impact. You know how to connect long-term vision with day-to-day execution and can effectively engage and influence stakeholders across functions and regions. With your collaborative mindset and strong leadership skills, you create focus, build capability, and deliver results through others in an international environment.
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Enza Zaden as your employerEnza Zaden is an international family-owned company that has been developing innovative vegetable varieties since 1938. Together with more than 3,300 colleagues worldwide, we work on vegetable seeds with better flavor, higher yields and strong resistances. We do this from our mission: “Breeding to feed the world.” Every day, more than 480 million people eat vegetables grown from our seeds, and that is something we are very proud of.
We are passionate about our work and care about one another. Good ideas are given room to grow and together we keep moving forward. This is how we continue to grow and innovate, both as a company and as colleagues.
What You Can Expect From UsWe believe it is important that you can grow in your work and feel good about what you do. That is why we invest in your development, well-being, and job satisfaction. Through our Great to Grow development program, our focus on vitality, and activities that bring colleagues together, we create a work environment where you can keep learning and contribute with energy and enjoyment.
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Let’s connectLooking for a career that grows with you? Apply using the application button. You will receive an automatic confirmation within a few minutes. We will let you know the next step within 10 business days.
An assessment is part of the application process. This role cannot be filled on an interim basis.
Do you have questions about the role or the application process? Please feel free to contact Annemarie Weening, Senior Corporate Recruiter, at a.weening@enzazaden.nl.
Enza Zaden is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on background, identity, or personal characteristics.
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