Pepper Breeder

Shape the Future of Pepper Breeding with KWS Vegetables

At KWS, we are driven by a long-term vision: to build a strong and sustainable
position in the integral vegetable seeds business. Over recent years, this
ambition has been backed by significant investments across the world’s key
vegetable markets, reinforcing our commitment to innovation, growth, and
excellence in plant breeding.

We are now looking for an experienced Pepper Breeder to kick-start and lead our
Lamuyo and Dulce Italiano pepper breeding programmes in Almería, one of Europe’s
most dynamic vegetable-growing regions. This is a unique opportunity shaping
pepper breeding programs quickly into commercial success, with the support of a
global R&D; network and the long term stability of KWS.

Your tasks:

* Develop and manage the breeding programmes for lamuyo and dulce Italiano
pepper segments
* You use, innovate and optimise breeding schemes by using state-of-the-art
breeding technologies for the development and selection of high-quality
commercial successful varieties.




* You cooperate with internal groups of breeding, research, product development
and production.
* You bring your ideas and support scientific research projects.
* Manage, direct, and coordinate activities for competent employees and ensure
an efficient and effective functioning breeding team

Your profile:

* Min. 5 years experience in a vegetable breeding programme
* You hold a PhD or master’s degree with a focus on plant breeding.
* You have gained good knowledge in quantitative genetics, plant pathology,
breeding methodology and the pepper vegetable market
* Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required for the position and
preferably good working knowledge of Spanish
* The ability to work (assessment, selection) under field conditions is common
ground for you
* You are known to be a strong communicator and a team player person with
excellent organisational and analytical skills.
* You have the ability to work in a

📌 Pepper Breeder (Almería)
🏢 Kws Saat
📍 Almería