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Role purpose
Lead the planning and coordination of commercial seed production activities which includes grower contracting, planting, detasseling and harvesting
Collaborate with key stakeholders to execute and deliver the Crop Plan in full on time
Planning and monitoring Field Operations budget including mobile equipment and materials
Key responsibilities and tasks
Lead building and maintaining a reliable and sustainable grower base, to ensure reliable supply of commercial seed to the commercial team within Tanzania
Lead analytics for field processes, to ensure the correct decisions for planning and liaise closely with Field and Plant Management teams
Lead the planning and coordination of production activities, Grower contracting, Planting, Detasseling and Harvesting and distribution across the geographies
Lead the coordination with seed growers to ensure a smooth transition and flow of product from field to plant
Lead HSE efforts according ISO45001 standards focusing on legal compliance and identifying safety risks applying the HIRA methodology
Lead the development, update and compliance with quality assurance standards and management system set by ISO9001:2015
Create, manage and continual tracking and compliance of the Operational budgets
Identify and deploy operational improvement, tracking and best practices and processes to continually seek improvements in reliability and cost efficiencies
Promote and coordinate the Velocity data management tool, to effectively analyze and utilize field data to manage productions effectively. This extends to new technology deployment.
Manage Velocity and SAP data, to ensure correctness for contracting and field processes
Actively laisse with Government and Seed certification bodies in industry decision making
Increase end-to-end operational efficiency and advance customer experience through continuous improvement initiatives
Promote and implement best practices with focus on Quality and Reliability to improve them every year
Experience, Skills, and Qualifications
Minimum a diploma or bachelor’s degree in agronomy or 10 years’ experience in seed production
Fluent in English
MS Office software (Excel, E-mail, Word, Project etc.)
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Results focused with ability to work on own initiative
Strong teamwork development capability (flexibility to work across the areas and positively influence others)
Establish clear direction
Effective and timely decision making
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