PBR Administrator APAC

Pudong, China, 201306

Dümmen Orange is the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding plants and perennials. For our Commercial Organization in the APAC region, we are looking for an PBR Administrator – APAC (to be based in Shanghai/Beijing).

Job objective
Our organization grows and flourishes. This results in a fast-changing and, therefore, challenging environment.

The PBR Administrator – APAC is responsible for the overarching PBR registration and protection of intellectual property across the APAC region. This means improving the regional compliances, securing company’s intellectual property rights by maintaining up-to-date registrations and royalty contracts to become more competitive as one of the world’s top breeding company.

Your tasks and responsibilities
•    PBR Registration Management:
o    Work with a diverse group of stakeholders to overseeing the registration and maintenance of PBR applications .
o    Verify new variety information, follow-up on the process of new variety registrations RHS and ensure the PBR registration is secure and maintained.
o    Align with Crop/Product Managers to verify on market strategies and determine the maintenance of PBRs at specific region/countries.
o    Collect and in put the technical data for local variety registration.
o    Process the registrations of Dümmen Orange intellectual properties, this means taking proactive approach on the required actions new/renew/termination for PBRs, company trademarks, contracts and etc.
•    Maintain PBR’s:
o    Consult & update with corporate legal on new/renew/termination of PBR applications/trademark applications/royalty contracts.
•    Liaise with industry representative:
o    Build strong relationships with local PBR authorities to ensure Dümmen Orange compliance with UPOV regulations and successful registration of varieties.
o    Lobby towards authorities on matters relating to PBR registration within the APAC countries.
•    Coordination for infringement investigations:
o    Project manage the enforcement of PBR rights within APAC.
o    Prevent infringement losses and minimize undesired propagation in the APAC region.
o    Fulfill the company strategy, under the direction of the regional leadership team.
o    Coordinate stakeholders (external & internal) to achieve the desired outcome.

Your profile
•    University degree preferably in horticulture or law.
•    Training in project management, intellectual property management is a plus.
•    3+ years in the horticulture industry experience.
•    Proven track-record on managing Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR) is looked upon favorably.
•    Skills and experiences in breeding looked upon favorably.
•    Strong skills in project management.
•    Good communication skills; business capable in English and Mandarin. Additional language skills looked upon favorably.
•    Trustworthy, reliable, consistent performer.

We offer
Dümmen Orange has great global ambitions. Innovation, technology and quality are high priorities. This results in a challenging working environment in which you can develop yourself. Dümmen Orange offers plenty of room for personal growth and development to its employees. We have an informal and easily accessible working environment in which cooperation is very important.

Dümmen Orange     
Dümmen Orange is the world’s largest breeder and propagator of flowers and plants. Its annual turnover is about 350 million euro. The company employs over 7,300 employees worldwide. In addition to a large marketing and sales network, Dümmen Orange has a diversified network of specialized production sites. The key to Dümmen Orange’s success is a broad and deep product range, supported by a global supply chain. The company embraces its social responsibilities and invests in the health, safety and personal development of its staff.

Your application
Click on the button below to apply for this job. If you have questions about the job, you can contact Yu-Jen Hsiao (Dennis Hsiao), Senior Human Resource Manager – APAC via y.hsiao@dummenorange.com.

Acquisition with reference to this advertisement will not be appreciated.