GLOBALG.A.P. is looking for:
Product Development Manager (m/f)
Department: Global Key Account / Product
Development
Job location: Cologne/Germany
(required)
Reporting to: Product Development Management
Type of job: Full-time
Position
Date of entry: 1 September 2013
Job Duties and Responsibilities
As a member of the Global Key Account team, responsible for all GLOBALG.A.P. scopes (crops, livestock and aquaculture), your duties are to:
- Coordinate the development and drafting the codes and rules in proper English (revisions and add-ons).
- Understand what is needed and report back to each member of the team on what is not working.
- Coordinate projects among the teams with technical background to easily write up logical standard and rule documents.
Job Specifications:
1. Qualifications: BSc/BA or higher in the field of food, feed or agriculture required; GLOBALG.A.P. auditor qualification or equivalent preferred
2. Skills: Languages: German/English - Excellent written, technical and verbal communications skills. Other global language is an advantage.
3. Experience:
- 3+ years of related technical writing experience with standards.
- Strong technical background in agriculture, all three scopes preferred.
- Practical work experience with a quality management system.
4. Requirements:
The candidate must be well organized, communicative, and attentive to detail, able to write project proposals (grant proposals) and normative documents for quality management systems:
- Excellent communication skills: verbal and written
- Strong coordinating skills
- Ability to liaise between different teams
- Appreciation and understanding of agricultural technical issues including food safety and sustainability
- Able to work well in a multi-disciplinary team
- Can meet regular strict deadlines
- Results oriented
- Drivers license is necessary
Send your CV and covering letter to Brigit Thelen-Coco via email: thelen-coco@globalgap.org