Senior Manager Agriculture

Hire Resolve is currently seeking a highly qualified and motivated Senior Manager in Agriculture to join our client's team. As the Senior Manager Agriculture, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing agricultural operations, ensuring optimal productivity and efficiency.

Our client is a reputable company in the industry, known for their commitment to sustainable agriculture and innovation. They are seeking an individual with extensive experience in the agricultural sector who can drive their agricultural initiatives forward.

Responsibilities

• The person is responsible of developing and updating digitization strategy for supply chain and secure top management approvals and funds (CAPEX and OPEX)
• The role is the link between supply chain, IT and external service providers for all technical services digitization initiatives
• This role is a key enabler to delivering Company volume and SC growth, Productivity & agenda
• A critical part of the role scope is building out the Digitization road map for SC-Agri function across the Sector and particularly building Digitization capability
• This is a sector role and will have geographic coverage across Egypt, ME BU, Pakistan, South Africa, India, Bang’d , Ethiopia , Iraq & potential 4 new markets
•  Lead on the digital transformation agenda for the Agro supply chain in AMESA sector working with all sub functions on their respective digitization needs ensuring optimal efficiency of resources
• Explore, Evaluate, Adopt New cutting edge technologies in Precision/Decision Agriculture
• Focus on building resilient supply chains thru fast emerging technologies like disease prediction, yield forecasting, water sensing
• Prepare long term strategy for the company to continuously stay ahead in technology space for business advantage and sustainability
• Scout for right technology thru partnerships, start ups and prepare business model for adoption through tie ups, buy outs
• Key technical resource for Potato storage design, quality in operations
• Design a storage quality monitoring program that will provide transparency to in country storage quality and costs

Requirements

• Postgraduate degree (NQF 8) or higher in Agriculture, Agronomy, or related field
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the agricultural industry
• Experience working Internationally
• Excellent Communication and Audit skills
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills
• Excellent planning & Problem-Solving skills
• Demonstrated success in agricultural projects
• Demonstrated leadership in breakthrough agri technology and innovation thru winning projects or start ups or collaborative research with industry
• Ability to assess scientific information and adapt and implement for commercial usage.
• Self-starter with strong drive for results. Strong communicator, team player
• Excellent collaborator with internal and external population

Benefits

• Salary: negotiable
• Family Leave (Maternity, Pa)ternity
• Paid Time Off (PTO) (if applicable)

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.

• Salary: negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Rebecca Grylls, Ashley Feldtmann , or Thomas Stacey at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn
• You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV:  logistics@hireresolve.za.com

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.