Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL), the largest producer of sugar in the country operating cohesively with lllovo Distillers Tanzania Limited (IDTL) and a member of lllovo Sugar Africa Limited (Africa’s largest sugar producer). The Company now invites applicants who are self-motivated, honest, hardworking and committed individuals to fill above mentioned position at Kilombero.
Job Purpose
Provide direction, technical guidance and leadership in estate agricultural optimisation, including agronomic business systems and data management, to ensure the estate realizes its full potential
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Support the development and implementation of the Agriculture strategy especially with respect to the optimisation of the sugarcane production and supply chain
Drive agricultural modernisation and optimisation improvement plans through innovation and new farming systems,
Reduce the cost of production through yield and efficiency improvement
Develop best practice adoption and embedding methodologies with HR to support capability building in the Agricultural team
Develop and update standardized work procedures in line with Head Office best practices and on-site constraints
Ensure the crop nutrition, pest and disease and variety specialists fully leverage available support from the lllovo Group (Head Office and other Countries)
Optimise crop production performance by holding agronomy teams accountable to the highest standards, whilst meeting the required cane crop volume and yield at the optimal cost
Ensure accurate agricultural data is managed effectively in all data management systems, and is used effectively in farm management, estate performance monitoring, and decision making
Ensure Agricultural Optimisation is managed profitably (yield and cost synergies)
Promote a culture of continuous improvement across all farms
Ensure talent and performance management are embedded in local ways of working, whilst leveraging support functions and resources to develop capability
Model Leadership behaviours, collaborating, partnering and communicating effectively within and between teams and support functions
Promote cross-functional and stakeholder engagement & team work
When requested, to provide assistance to Grower Agriculture at Kilombero
Promote and adhere to lllovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
JOB QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree in Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Agriculture, Agronomy or Agricultural Engineering
5-10 years of experience in sugar cane production on an estate size or equivalent enterprise, with 5 years in a leadership/management role
Proven track record of effectively developing and implementing strategies through managing budgets, people and resources to meet business KPIs
Good business acumen and agricultural expertise, with ability to anticipate and interpret changes impacting on functional area
Strong agriculture data analysis skills
Experience in addressing multi-variable agronomic problems
Ability to translate ways of working into standard tools and templates
Presentation and facilitation skills to be able to engage with diverse stakeholders and communicate concepts to enable decisions to be made.
Proven ability to effectively engage, and positively influence, a range of stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability in delivering results and meeting business expectations.
Self-driven, with the ability to work independently.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
Professional, dedicated and a good team player
Above average proficiency in MS office / CanePro
TERMS OF SERVICE:
The successful candidate will be engaged on a permanent contract.
HOW TO APPLY
All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please send your CV to email; NGowelle@illovo.co.za to apply for the position on or before 4th September 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
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