French/Spanish speaking Junior Business Developer (based in the Netherlands) in Berlin

Jobbeschreibung

Company Name - Kubota Holdings Europe Company Location - Nieuw-Vennep, North Holland, Netherlands About Kubota Group & Kubota Innovation Center Europe (ICE) Kubota Corporation has been a leading manufacturer of agricultural, turf, hay and construction equipment since 1890. With World Headquarters in Osaka Japan, approximately 40,000 employees and offices in more than 110 countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia, Kubota achieved revenues last year over $16 billion. In June 2019 Kubota Corporation established Innovation Centers (IC). Starting in Japan and Europe for the creation of new business ventures, products, and services in Kubota’s fields of business including agriculture and construction. Working together with external partners, the Innovation Centers should foster open innovation for proactive engagement with ICT, AI, Telmatics and other advanced technologies, to accelerate the creation of new business, products, and services. French / Spanish speaking Junior Business Developer Since its founding, Kubota has placed considerable resources and investment to understanding and overcoming the agricultural challenges farmers face, by working closely with them in Japan and in other countries worldwide. Kubota is now moving forward in the Smart Agriculture sector, focusing on reducing labour costs and increasing the quality of production based automation and data based precision farming. We work on next generation of agtech solutions and invest in promising agtech start-ups with focus on specialty crops (fruits, vegetables & wine) as well as in hay & forage automation. In the food sector, we aim to go beyond our existing business domains focused on crop production to provide total solutions that support the food value chain, which encompasses the entire scope of agricultural production from purchasing to processing, sales, and consumption. Nowadays we are looking for entrepreneurs to validate business opportunities, be held accountable for timelines and deliverables. Your goal is to create momentum in your validation and ultimately launch a high-potential business idea within the agriculture sector. You will work in sparring with the Business Development Manager and General Manager/CTO of the Innovation Center Europe as well as with EU stakeholders. Job Description You work intensively to validate a problem/business hypothesis You will conduct interviews with industry stakeholders and farmers and gain access to experts from the Kubota Group network to gain further insights You will scout for potential tech partners among start-ups and find a possible solution to that problem (inside or outside of the company). Drive further commercial implementation and develop a partner and establish go-to-market model that will enable rapid scale-up Set priorities, targets for projects You think and act with a long-term business perspective in mind: Your ultimate goal is to launch a business case with Kubota Group. Why Kubota Innovation Center? We offer you business hypothesis or pre-validated agriculture problems, not solutions Pre-validated problems increase the likelihood of success due to better chances of product-market fit You have the freedom to develop your own business model and business plan within the project. The Kubota Group is a more than a 130-year-old family business, our company’s DNA is that we are looking for added value for farmers to improve their wellbeing and want to help you build something really big that will have a tremendous impact on society in the future. At Kubota Innovation Center, you will be advised and coached on business development - and have access to our network of experts including end-clients. Your Profile Master’s degree, preferably in Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation or any other related field You have very strong analytical skills and demonstrable curiosity. You have at least 2 years of start-up experience or/and 2 years of professional experience in technology and/or agriculture sector Experience within agriculture sector is preferable Proven track record of bringing business ideas to life is preferable Experience in Customer Development Process is preferable Willingness to shape and build a market that does not yet exist Comfortable working both in person and remotely English as well as Spanish or French is a requirement. Please let us know which level you have.

Extra Informationen

Status

Inaktiv

Ausbildungsniveau

Andere

Standort

Berlin

Arbeitsstunden pro Woche

4 - 40

Jobart

Teilzeitjob

Tätigkeitsbereich

IT / Software-Entwicklung / Programmierung

Führerschein erforderlich?

Nein

Auto erforderlich?

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