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Noord-Holland, Nederland
Onsite
PPDA plays a key role within our global breeding programs. The department supports breeders and Seed Operations with disease and stress phenotyping, routine diagnostics and monitoring, and is continuously evolving towards high-throughput, automated, and data-driven workflows. As Manager PPDA, you will lead an international organization with teams in the Netherlands, Spain, and the United States, playing a key role in the further digitalization, automation, and professionalization of our services.
Make a difference as Manager PPDA
As Manager PPDA, you will lead Process Supervisors and Team Leads and be responsible for a team of approximately 20 to 30 specialists across multiple locations. In Spain and the United States, you will provide functional leadership to the PPDA teams in close collaboration with local managers. You will ensure a stable day-to-day operation while also creating a clear, shared direction, regardless of location or reporting line. Together with your team, you will help shape the future of PPDA, where global diagnostics will become an increasingly important pillar alongside digital phenotyping for biotic and abiotic testing.
In this role, you will:
What you bring as our future colleague
You are a people-oriented manager with a strong affinity for processes, technology, and international collaboration. You know how to effectively connect and lead teams, including in a remote setting, while bringing structure, clarity, and trust to an international environment. You recognize and develop talent, encourage collaboration across departments and locations, and contribute to an open, transparent, and inclusive team culture.
In addition, you bring:
Enza Zaden as your employer
Enza Zaden is an international family-owned company that has been developing innovative vegetable varieties since 1938. Together with more than 3,300 colleagues worldwide, we work on vegetable seeds with better flavor, higher yields and strong resistances. We do this from our mission: “Breeding to feed the world.” Every day, more than 480 million people eat vegetables grown from our seeds, and that is something we are very proud of.
We are passionate about our work and care about one another. Good ideas are given room to grow and together we keep moving forward. This is how we continue to grow and innovate, both as a company and as colleagues.
What you can expect from us
We believe it is important that you can grow in your work and feel good about what you do. That is why we invest in your development, well-being, and job satisfaction. Through our Great to Grow development program, our focus on vitality, and activities that bring colleagues together, we create a work environment where you can keep learning and contribute with energy and enjoyment.
You can also count on:
Let’s connect
Looking for a career that grows with you? Apply using the application button. You will receive an automatic confirmation within a few minutes. We will let you know the next step within 10 business days.
This role cannot be filled on an interim basis.
Do you have questions about the role or the application process? Please feel free to contact Annemarie Weening, Senior Corporate Recruiter, at a.weening@enzazaden.nl.
Enza Zaden is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on background, identity, or personal characteristics.
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