Business Development Manager, Soil Improvement Products - Neova Group

Neova is an international company, with a strategy of satisfying
people's essential needs for clean food, air and water. We promote professional
growing and home gardening, the construction of attractive and pleasant living
environments and the well-being of animals. We provide our customers local
fuels and produce activated carbon for air and water purification.

Neova
Terra's newly renamed Business Area, Neova Agro, is currently seeking a Business Development Manager for our Group's locations in Finland, Spain,
Italy, or the Netherlands. Neova Agro is dedicated to securing food supply
through the provision of biostimulants and animal feed to international
markets.

You would be responsible for new business development projects, their go-to market and product launch. Your focus
will encompass the entire value chain, from raw materials and processes to the
validation of customer value and business cases. You will not be alone in this
endeavor, as a talented team at Neova Agro will support you, including experts
in raw materials, processes, customer insights, and commercialization. We also
collaborate with international external R&D partners and maintain our own
development laboratory in partnership with the University of Jyväskylä.

Currently,
our latest business opportunity project involves higher value-added soil improvement products, which will be the
primary responsibility of this role. Additionally, you will oversee other
projects and initiatives within the Neova Agro business portfolio.

Business Area Director Mia Suominen summarizes the need succinctly: "For this position,
I seek an individual with international commercialization expertise and the
flexibility to transition between various subject areas within Neova Agro as
needed."

Are you
ready to join us on this growth journey to secure the essentials of life? Bring
your expertise in commercialization, and customer and market knowledge to our
team and help create sustainable value and drive new growth for Neova.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development of high
  value-added soil improvement products for international markets. This role
  also includes responsibility for other new business opportunities and
  initiatives within the Neova Agro portfolio.
• Plan and execute new business
  development projects following Neova's idea-to-market process, utilizing
  both internal and external partners.
• Focus on the entire
  value chain, starting from raw materials and technologies through to
  product development, customer value validation, and market launch.
• Work closely with customers to
  gather valuable market insights and understand customer needs for new
  business and product development.
• Conduct business feasibility
  analyses, prepare reports, and perform investment calculations as
  necessary.

Main skills needed in the position:

• Master's degree in agriculture,
  technology, or economics.
• Several years of commercial
  work experience, with international contacts and networks in agriculture
  being advantageous.
• Experience with go-to-market
  strategies and sales of new innovative products.
• Focus on international markets
  and customers, with a hands-on approach.
• Experience in product
  development and project management.
• Ability to switch between
  projects and a motivation to learn new skills.
• Willingness to travel to meet
  customers and network in target markets.
• Goal-oriented, efficient,
  organized, and structured.
• Fluent in English and at least
  one local language (Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Dutch).

We offer a
significant opportunity to be part of our journey in developing
high-value-added products. At Neova, you will experience a high degree of
freedom, responsibility, variety, and challenges.

The recruitment process is carried out in collaboration with Adecco
Finland. Please apply by submitting your CV and application, including your
salary request, by January 19th, 2025. For more information about this position, please contact
Adecco's Senior Recruitment Manager Tero Ojaniemi, tero.ojaniemi@adecco.fi,
+358 40 554 8005.