Working with the Rubus breeding team and Territory Managers in the Americas, China and EMEA, you will build the pathway that takes selections from trial sites to commercial plantings with Licensees.

Key responsibilities

- Get selections into nurseries, and build and manage a global Rubus nursery network that propagates and supplies them correctly
- Manage trial sites, and set the protocols used to select sites, collect data and monitor each selection
- Analyse trial data and recommend which selections advance to release
- Prepare the annual Rubus grower guide and provide hands-on technical support to Licensees
- Maintain regular, direct contact with Licensees around the world, and report quarterly on trials, nurseries and plantings

About you

- A degree in agronomy, horticulture or a related field
- Senior experience in commercial Rubus production, ideally across several countries and production systems (open field, tunnel, substrate and long-cane)




- Experience running trials, and turning data into practical advice for growers
- Knowledge of berry nursery and propagation systems
- Strong communication and relationship skills, with the ability to work across cultures. Spanish, Portuguese or French is highly regarded
- Willingness to travel internationally, often for extended periods
- A competitive salary package plus super
- Company-paid international travel, supported by a explicit travel procedure
- The chance to shape a new global programme in a business with a long breeding history

About us

Mountain Blue has been breeding berries for more than 50 years, and our genetics are grown under licence in more than 30 countries. We are now taking our Rubus (blackberry) Programme from evaluation to commercial production worldwide.

📌 Rubus International Accounts Manager (Lismore)
🏢 Mountain Blue Farms
📍 Lismore