Chief Operating Officer
DE SANGOSSE Group
Flexible home office base in Europe, 50% to 70% travel requirement globally
In the last three decades the DE SANGOSSE Group has undergone a highly successful transformation into a global Biocontrol and Crop Protection business, with 44 international operating companies, nearly 1,400 employees and sales in over 60 countries. This record of success has been achieved through some 15 strategic acquisitions, a long-standing program of investment in R&D and focussing on profitable, niche, products, particularly in the biocontrol domain. As a result, the company is now poised to achieve even more dramatic growth over the next five years as demand for its innovative, bio-based, products continues to expand.
This new and senior role, which functions as number two to the company’s CEO, has been created to enable the company to continue to respond effectively to the ever-changing needs of agricultural sector customers. It centres around implementing the Group’s bio-solutions strategy internationally, taking on the operational management of some 22 international operating companies, and working closely with the senior management team on new acquisition projects. As a member of the Senior Management Committee, the role holder will also play a key part in developing DE SANGOSSE’s future international business strategy and structure.
The role’s objectives and the profile sought are:
Job Scope:
To achieve the company’s business objectives for the regions concerned
To coordinate the realisation of the company’s international bio-solutions strategy
To provide guidance and senior commercial input to the international operating companies
Requirements:
Possess a bachelor’s or master’s degree in agronomy, biology, chemistry or similar + an advanced business qualification, such as an MBA
Fluent in English, with reasonable fluency in Spanish and French
Solid experience in international business management in the crop protection and/or biocontrol fields
Comprehensive knowledge of the global bio-solutions markets
Good financial and business management skills (income statements, budgets etc.)
Proven success in managing culturally diverse teams in the industry
Strong operational, analytical and strategic thinking skills
Highly motivated, a self-starter, ambitious
If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, Adderleys Executive Search invites you to submit your curriculum vitae in absolute confidence for consideration in the first stage of the interview process.