Market Solution Manager (Interim) Automatic Milking System & Farm Management Support (8933) Bardi

Market Solution Manager (Interim) Automatic Milking System & Farm Management Support (8933)
Bardi
Emilia Romagna, Bardi

Do you want to work in a global company where you can contribute to a more sustainable food production?

DeLaval is a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of solutions for dairy farmers around the world.

As a company built on innovation, we constantly work to find ways of helping our customers do more with less.

DeLaval is now looking for an Interim (12 months) **Market Solution Manager to drive automatic milking system & farm management business** in Italy.

This position is located in Milan and will cover a period of 12 months starting from March 1st.

**Purpose of the role and key responsibilities

You oversee the product life cycle of all automatic milking system & farm management range.

You are managing the global life cycle of the assortment including:

- Price set up

- Launching new solution and package adaptation and execution (together with local sales support team)

- Local implementation of usual marketing activities (together with sales support) to generate profitable growth; campaign, incentives, training

- Training plan & Competence hand over (to be coordinated with local technical & commercial team)

- Quality follow up You are also expected to participate actively to the South Europe solution managers team and have a close cooperation with the market area representatives: sales team and technical team

**Qualifications and experience

To be successful in this role you have to following profile:

- An academic degree in Agriculture Business, Animal Science, Agricultural engineer or equivalent

- Strong marketing experience with multiple product lines; 5+ years' experience in marketing and or sales

- A fluent knowledge of Italian and English

- Customer/marketing mindset and the ability to evangelize this perspective within the company

- Self-motivated/starter, who takes ownership of the business

- Working through and with people in a cross

- functional manner, must be a good team collaborative worker

- Effective priority management skills - able to prioritize between conflicting demands.

- Training capabilities, good in communication

- High level of autonomy, including rigorous time management capabilities: very good at planning

**Working at DeLaval

Our core values Passion, People, Professionals and Partnerships connect individuals across entities and geographies

Success is far more than knowledge - it is strongly related to behaviours.

At DeLaval we are all guided by our three behaviours: Setting Direction, Make things happen and One DeLaval

**We offer you** a meaningful job in international company, learning and development opportunities, an atmosphere built on trust, support and mutual respect and a salary package with incentive and Insurance package

The position is in Milan, you will report to Market Area Development Manager - South Europe.

For further information, please contact: Thibault Burg, Market Area Development Manager, at +33 625 337 444 or Kathleen van de Voorde, HR, at +32 475 809 400

**We look forward to hearing from you!