Field Production Supervisor at Bayer East Africa

Role purpose

• Plan and coordinates seed production activities with seed growers to meet the seed availability, and quality standards required.
• Ensures the efficient use of human resources, equipment, and materials.

Key responsibilities and tasks

• Plan and coordinate seed production planning which includes the following activities:
• Grower selection and recruitment building strong grower network and maintaining good relationships and trust.
• Grower contracting according to Bayer seed grower agreement.
• Coordinate and supervise key cultivation activities from field selection, soil preparation, planting, weed, insect control, fertilizing and irrigation monitoring.
• Coordinate key processes, planting, detasseling, harvesting and deliveries to processing plant.
• Lead HSE efforts according ISO45001 standards focusing on legal compliance and identifying safety risks applying the HIRA methodology.
• Ensure compliance with ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System.
• Record field data in Velocity platform, to manage productions activities effectively.
• Comply with KEPHIS seed certification standards and requirements
• Lead continuous improvements efforts through data analysis identifying focus improvement initiatives.
• Increase end-to-end operational efficiency and advance customer experience through continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications 

• Minimum a diploma or bachelor degree in agronomy
• 3 years’ experience in seed / corn / veg production
• Must have solid negotiating skills
• Thorough communication and involvement are vital
• Possess patience and endurance
• Ability to solve problems promptly
• Must be willing to travel extensively
• Fluent in English
• MS Office software (Excel, E-mail, Word, Project etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Results focused with ability to work on own initiative
• Strong teamwork capability (flexibility to work across the areas and positively influencing others)
• Making informed decisions on a timely manner.