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  • Posted: Mar 18, 2022
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    PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of more than $65 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. Our main businesses - Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola - make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the worl...
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    Agro Regional Manager - KZN

    Job Description

    • Manage the commercial potato supply program in accordance with the production needs of the Prospecton factory.
    • Manage the seed pipeline in KZN, in accordance with Prospecton PSP, under the guidance of the Technical Services Manager
    • Manage negotiations and contracting of commercial and seed potato supplier agreements; including transport.
    • Manage the KZN commercial potato supply to ensure the following:
    • The efficient flow of timeous crop information.
    • The timeous execution of delivery contracts (coordination of planting & harvesting).
    • The accurate and timeous capturing of supporting crop data through the Smart Agro system
    • Manage KZN seed potato supply, in conjunction with the Technical Services Manager, to ensure the following:
    • Seed planning from G0 – G4, based on the PSP volume requirements of the Prospecton factory.
    • The timeous execution of delivery contracts (coordination of planting & harvesting).
    • Accurate pipeline management to minimalize seed requirements from external regions
    • The accurate and timeous capturing of supporting crop data through the Smart Agro system
    • Maintain accurate weekly, monthly and annual potato supply plans for the KZN factory
    • Review supply balances, evaluate risks (eg. processing plant stock levels, demand, weather, crop availability, quality loss, etc.) and cause of change on a regular basis (daily/weekly/monthly).
    • Work with planning team to understand demand and capacity developments for short and medium term supply (eg. outsourcing projects, promotional activity, capacity changes, etc.) and provide input from potato supply.
    • Manage any mandates for spot purchasing / out-of-contract procurement of potatoes for contingency purposes.
    • Support the Agro BU Lead with productivity target execution, supplier development, price and volume negotiations, and supplier performance reviews through KPI reporting, feedback and meetings.
    • Responsible for educating growers on latest agronomic practices that drive best in class potato quality (lower defects, higher solids), increased yields, reduce foreign objects, inspects and recommend farmer washing/grading operations and equipment.
    • Develop, implement and maintain good handling practices for potatoes to ensure high quality potatoes from storage to the factory.
    • Provide Simba growers with best in class, specialist agronomic support to deliver improved potato quality, monitor crop performance (Smart Agro) and implement sustainable improvements across all Simba growers and growing regions.
    • Provide regional Agro management with monthly commercial crop volume estimates compared to contracted volumes, forecast crop losses where it occur, and/or identify potential supply risks in order to effectively plan for “short/over-supply” for commercial contract periods.
    • Interact with plant schedulers regularly, potato laboratory when needed, FLM’s and Operations Managers where needed to facilitate effective management of the potato supply chain from farm to production.
    • Facilitate the successful integration of new potato varieties into SA Program (identify suitable fields and areas for field trials, monitor fields and crop progress regularly, monitor crop quality, arrange plant trials and jointly collate and analyze conversion and consumer performance).
    • Assist Commercial Potato Supply Manager in selecting regional strategic planting areas and farmers that will minimize risk and maximize productivity.
    • Facilitate and execute research projects (new plant materials, fertilizers and chemical, planting and irrigation practices), which will contribute positively to sustainability and productivity programs.
    • Drive the implementation and upkeep of the emerging farmer program
    • Stay updated with latest/best available technology in the agricultural industry in order to be able to assist farmers in making informed decisions.

    Qualifications/Requirements

    • Specialist Agronomical Knowledge of Potato Crop, with emphasis on quantity and quality forecasting (Preferably B.Sc. (Agric) degree or Diploma in agriculture).
    • Knowledge and experience of agricultural industry (5 + years).
    • Seed potato knowledge would be beneficial
    • Good technical and planning skills.
    • High level of computer literacy.
    • Bilingual.
    • Experience in the processing sector would be an advantage.
    • Experience in Agronomy related food safety programs.
    • Experience in Logistics would be beneficial.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to PepsiCo on www.pepsicojobs.com to apply

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