Technical Manager - Agriculture

MorePeople; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned seed specialist in Lincolnshire is seeking a talented professional to manage product development and drive the commercialisation of new crop varieties. The ideal candidate will have expertise in plant breeding, strong leadership skills, and the ability to coordinate across various teams. Key responsibilities include managing trials, technical relationships, and ensuring product alignment with market strategies.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in plant breeding or related agricultural sectors.
• Ability to plan across multiple crops, timelines, and seasons.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate between breeding, product development, marketing, and sales.
• Manage technical relationships with end users.
• Drive continuous improvement using new breeding tools.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Technical expertise in plant breeding

Communication skills

Data analysis

Understanding of agricultural markets

Education

Degree in a relevant field

FACTS/BASIS Qualification

Job description

A well-established family-owned seed specialist in Lincolnshire are looking for a talented professional to help shape its future.

In this pivotal role, you'll bridge research-driven breeding programmes with the successful commercialisation of new crop varieties.

From breeding through to market launch, you'll manage the technical aspects of product development, ensuring outputs meet customer needs, comply with regulations, and align with market strategies.

Success in this role requires strong cross-functional leadership, deep technical expertise in plant breeding, and the ability to turn scientific innovation into commercially viable products.

You'll work alongside some key players in the industry whilst contributing to an experienced and collaborative team.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Coordinate between breeding, product development, marketing, and sales to ensure alignment on variety positioning, timelines, and customer expectations.
• Lead multi-location trials of candidate varieties, analysing performance data to guide selection and recommendations.
• Define and implement product advancement criteria, ensuring data-driven decisions.
• Produce technical data to support sales, covering agronomy, processing performance, and end-use suitability.
• Manage technical relationships with end users and user and markets including Milling Wheat and Malting Barley (actively contributing to MBC and UKFM conversations)
• Support intellectual property protection, regulatory submissions, and variety registration.
• Contribute to technical marketing materials and provide agronomic training to internal teams and external partners.
• Drive continuous improvement by integrating new breeding tools, trial methods, and digital solutions.
• Manage third-party variety registrations and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Uphold high health and safety standards across all operations.

What You'll Need

• Degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• FACTS/BASIS Qualification.
• Strong crop knowledge and broad understanding of agricultural markets and supply chains.
• Experience in plant breeding, seed production, or related agricultural sectors.
• Proven skills in trial design, data analysis, and presenting technical results in a commercial context.
• Wide experience of agricultural markets, drivers, influencers, demand, process requirements for all relevant industries
• Excellent communication, relationship building, and organisational skills.
• Understands the seed production and certification process in detail.
• Ability to plan across multiple crops, timelines, and seasons.

About You:

• Results-driven with a passion for innovation and quality.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and open to feedback.
• Committed to continuous improvement and professional development.
• Safety-conscious, leading by example.
• Able to work independently and under pressure, with flexibility for travel and occasional out-of-hours work.
• Equally capable of working alone or as part of a team.
• An ideas person - someone who can spot opportunities and generate information to support them being progressed.

Interested to hear more? Apply below or get in touch with me, Hannah, on 01780 480530 or email me [e-mail]