Job Description
Posting Start Date:  2/9/26
Offer ID:  1687
Unit:  Hazera
Job Title:  Communication manager
Job Location:  Made
Contract type:  Temporary
Job Description: 

Marcom Communication Manager (maternity cover)

Are you ready for a next step in Marketing and do you have a passion for fresh vegetables and the seeds market? 

Then the position as Marcom Specialist is the perfect challenge for you. 

 

In this role, you will closely collaborate with both internal and external partners, such as: Commercial, Product Managers, Chain management – Fresh Produce, R&D, Customer Service, HR, Processing. Customers, Growers, Distributors, Suppliers (designing agencies, printing agencies, etc.), Digital services, Press, Limagrain & Sister companies, Competition, Institutional, visitors.

Job description

Your mission:

  • Providing marcom expertise and support to our subsidiaries and other internal partners,  applying market driven approach and solutions orientation.
  • Creating a bridge between corporate organization and regional markets.
  • Creating a marcom strategy in assigned domains and implementing it on corporate and regional level.
  • Strengthening the brand visibility and awareness on global and local level.

Candidate profile

  • A background in marketing and communication, events management or another suitable education or work experience
  • At least three years marketing experience as a specialist/ manager, experience within a seeds company, agriculture or food is a plus
  • You are energetic, enthusiastic and eager to learn. You have an open-minded approach to things and dare to think out of the box
  • You enjoy collaboration, are positive and service minded. You also enjoy helping others to reach their goals
  • Excellent communication skills, in Dutch and English (Dutch native level is required for this role)
  • Experience with time management and able to prioritize your own workload

Your benefits and working environment

  • Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) for Horticultural Seed Companies

  • 25 days paid holidays (full time employment)

  • 13 days paid ATV (full time employment)

  • Vitality leave to facilitate sustainable employability (number of days depending on age)

  • Holiday allowance of 8,33%

  • Flexible working hours 

  • Hybrid working policy

  • Lease-a-bike to promote sustainable employability

  • Discount on collective health insurances

  • Commuting allowance according to the CLA

  • Free fresh fruits

  • Free fresh vegetables to take home in the growing season

  • Career opportunities within Limagrain Group (access to all vacancies, locally & abroad)

  • Learning & Development opportunities (Hazera Academy)

  • Working with passionate colleagues

  • Active Employee Association (regular events, e.g BBQ & Padel)

Information at a Glance

Hazera is a global leader in the development of high-quality hybrid seeds. As part of the Limagrain Group, an international agricultural cooperative based in France, we have headquarters in Israel and the Netherlands. With 11 subsidiaries and a vast distribution network in over 130 markets worldwide. We represent a global community of experts and stakeholders, committed to making a positive impact on the present and future of agriculture. We take this responsibility seriously, striving to make a greater impact and recognizing the importance of every seed, person, and partnership.

Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in the Limagne-Val d’Allier plain, in the heart of Central France’s Auvergne region, while we are an international seed and agri-food group with some 9,600 employees working in 53 countries. As the 4th largest seed company in the world, we achieved sales of 2.522 billion euros in 2023-2024, with additional sales of 729 million euros from activities carried out in collaboration with our strategic partners.