Manager Proposition - Feeding CLUSTER SEET New

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.

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 al 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

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.

Apply now!

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If you have any questions about the position or the procedure, do not hesitate and mail to hr-italia@lely.com