Field Production Supervisor - Ethiopia

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Role Purpose

// The main purpose of the position is to source and develop a grower network for commercial seed hybrids to deliver commercial seed production goals in line with company policies.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

//Deployment Carry out annual grower evaluation to ensure that compliant and high performing growers are retained on the grower register.

//Ensure that surface allocations are in line with the country crop plan and grower assignments are made according to the crop plan.

//Source and recruit new growers, and develop existing growers to enable the long range crop plan and ensure compliance to P2P processes and governement regulations.

//Assignment of appropriate grower accounts in SAP and the full management of the SAP grower accounts processes.

//Ensure full adoption and compliance with the relevant internal company policies and external regulations on seed production.

//Supervise land preparation, planting, crop development, detasseling, male removal, dry-downs, harvest and post harvest activities to ensure quality and yields are achieved.

//Participate in dispute management with growers

//Contribute to production performance review and improvement plan follow ups including area analysis processes.

//Ensure Bayers’ human rights and ESH policies and guidelines are implemented at all growing sites, and ensure cases of noncompliance are addressed in accordance to policy.

Key Working Relations

// Foundation Seed team

// Product Quality and Quality Testing teams

// Seed Production Innovation Teams

// Government seed inspectors

// Growers

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

// Undergraduate degree in Agriculture.

//At least 5 years’ experience in seed production management

//Competency seed production operations

//Good conceptual and analytical thinking skills

//Strong problem-solving skills

//Strong planning and organization skills

//Excellent collaboration skills

//Ability to interface all levels of the organization and to influence without authority.

//Driving License is required

//Ability to work remote production sites

Advertising Period:

07 October - 20 October 2026

Employment type:

Permanent

Position Grade:

E13

Location:

Ethiopia

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Location:

Kenya : Kenya : Nairobi || Cote d'Ivoire : Abengourou : Abengourou || Cote d'Ivoire : Abidjan : Abidjan || Cote d'Ivoire : Daloa : Daloa || Cote d'Ivoire : Divo : Divo || Cote d'Ivoire : Korhogo : Korhogo || Cote d'Ivoire : Other : Other || Cote d'Ivoire : San Pedro : San Pedro || Cote d'Ivoire : Yamoussoukro : Yamoussoukro || Malawi : Malawi : Lilongwe || Malawi : Malawi : Malawi || Mozambique : Mozambique : Maputo || Mozambique : Mozambique : Mozambique || Nigeria : Abudja : Abudja || Nigeria : Lagos : Lagos || South Africa : Eastern Cape : East London || South Africa : Eastern Cape : Eastern Cape || South Africa : Eastern Cape : Knysna || South Africa : Eastern Cape : Plettenburg Bay || South Africa : Eastern Cape : Port Elizabeth || South Africa : Free State : Bloemfontein || South Africa : Free State : Bultfontein || South Africa : Free State : Free State || South Africa : Free State : Hoopstad || South Africa : Free State : Kroonstad || South Africa : Free State : Rietz || South Africa : Gauteng : Gauteng || South Africa : Gauteng : Germiston || South Africa : Gauteng : Midrand || South Africa : Gauteng : Nigel || South Africa : Gauteng : Petit || South Africa : Kwazulu/Natal : Durban || South Africa : Kwazulu/Natal : Kwazulu/Natal || South Africa : Kwazulu/Natal : Pietermaritzburg || South Africa : Limpopo : Groblersdal || South Africa : Limpopo : Limpopo || South Africa : Mpumalanga : Ermelo || South Africa : Mpumalanga : Malelane || South Africa : Mpumalanga : Middelburg || South Africa : Mpumalanga : Mpumalanga || South Africa : Mpumalanga : Standerton || South Africa : North West : Brits || South Africa : North West : Lichtenburg || South Africa : North West : North West || South Africa : North West : Potchefstroom || South Africa : Northern Cape : Northern Cape || South Africa : Western Cape : Cape Town || South Africa : Western Cape : Paarl || South Africa : Western Cape : Western Cape || Zambia : Zambia : Chimoio || Zambia : Zambia : Chokwe || Zambia : Zambia : Kabwe || Zambia : Zambia : Lusaka || Zambia : Zambia : Mazabuka || Zambia : Zambia : Mkushi || Zambia : Zambia : Zambia || Zimbabwe : Zimbabwe : Harare || Zimbabwe : Zimbabwe : Zimbabwe

Division: Crop Science

Reference Code: 890453