Manager Proposition - Feeding CLUSTER SEET

Lely; Colturano; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work

Flexible working hours

Lely Academy training

Job summary

Lely is seeking a commercially driven Manager Proposition – Feeding to lead the growth of our Feeding portfolio across Southeast Europe & Türkiye. You will drive strategy, coordinate with Lely Centers, and ensure strong market adoption of installed systems.

The role reports to Head of Commerce and sits in Colturano (MI), Italy, with travel across the region. You will build a high-performing team and align sales, installation and service to deliver an exceptional customer experience.

Qualifications

• University degree required or equivalent.
• Strong leadership experience in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proven track record in driving commercial performance and growth.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team across SE Europe & Türkiye.
• Drive the Feeding proposition strategy and execution.
• Ensure a strong pipeline, market adoption, and healthy installed base.
• Coordinate with Lely Centers, Cluster SEET, and International teams.
• Align sales growth, installation capacity and service capability to safeguard customer experience.

Skills

Team Leadership

Commercial Acumen

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Management

Multilingual EN/IT

Communication Skills

Education

University degree

Job description

A sustainable, profitable and pleasant future for a dairy farmer by combining robotization, engineering and farmerknowledge. We believe in that. That started 75 years ago with a dream of two brothers in Maassluis. Since then, we have been an innovative leader in automated systems for dairy farmers around the world. With 2.300 specialized professionals, we are constantly working on new agricultural revolutions. We do this from our Campus in Maassluis, but also from other international offices. Together we have the goal: to make dairy farming interesting for the next generation.

Job Description

We are looking for a commercially driven and strategic Manager Proposition – Feeding to lead the growth and performance of our Feeding portfolio across Southeast Europe & Türkiye. This is a key leadership role within the Cluster Management Team, responsible for delivering the “what” and “when” of the Feeding proposition, ensuring it is successfully brought to market through our network of Lely Centers (franchises). You will act as the vital link between Lely International, Cluster SEET, and our Lely Centers, ensuring sustainable growth, strong market adoption, and high-performing installed systems on farm.

Your main activities

• Lead and develop a winning Team, driving high performance and creating a collaborative culture
• Drive Commercial Performance, ensuring a strong pipeline and delivering results
• Lead the Feeding Proposition, defining and executing strategy across the region
• Enable and develop the distribution network, building capacity and capability in all relevant areas
• Own End-to-End Execution, ensuring alignment between sales growth, installation capacity and service capability to safeguard the customer experience over the sales to service process

You will report functionally to the Head of Commerce and locally to the Cluster Manager, with responsibility for the geographical area of South-East Europe & Turkey. The role is based in Colturano (MI), and it requires willingness to travel within Italy, to the HQ in Maassluis (NL) and to the countries covered by our Cluster.

What you bring

• You have successfully completed university studies
• You speak, write and present in English and Italian fluently
• Experience in leading and influencing multi-disciplinary teams
• You are a confident communicator, feeling at ease also with difficult conversations
• Strong commercial mindset with a proven ability to drive business performance with a customer focus
• Solid business management background, possibly within a dealer or franchise network environment
• Experience in leading and influencing multi-disciplinary teams

Additional Information

Our team

• An International, Cross functional team with plenty of learning opportunities and interactions
• Positive and proactive approach, we work with a common purpose towards clear goals
• Assertive and attentive communicators, we believe in the power of communication
• Efficient and well-organized, we make good use of time and resources
• Data driven in any aspect of the business, we take decisions analytically

What We Offer

• A Certified Great Place To Work®
• An open work environment with flexible working hours
• A conducive environment that encourages personal development and growth
• Our Lely Academy with a variety of training programs

The position will be aligned with a predefined salary band, which will be disclosed to the candidate during the interview.

About our Cluster

Our cluster is in Colturano (MI), and it supports the distribution network of Lely Centers in South-East Europe and Turkey.