Field Manager Assist - Bethlehem at COFCO International

COFCO International South Africa (Pty) Ltd has an opportunity for a dynamic individual to be appointed as a Field Manager Assist within the Company’s Farming Division.

Ideal candidate must have or be:

• A minimum tertiary qualification, preferably a degree in BsC Agriculture Economy or BComm with Agricultural Economics, and proven work experience will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of the grain industry and agricultural economic services will support the application.
• Computer literate – MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• High attention to detail and the ability to summarize data in reports that will enable users to take decisions.
• The ability to be proactive, and work independent and under pressure.
• Good interpersonal- and organizing skills.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Assist Agriculture Economic Lead with:

• Constructing of Farming Unit Budgets.
• Budget projections and - analysis (actual vs budget) and reporting to relevant role players.
• Compiling and management of Farming Operations data, which include statistical - and historical analysis, and benchmarking.
• Processing of data to enable faster turn-around time on reporting as well as statistical analyses on data sets.
• Consolidation of information.
• An understanding of BI systems and ability to build and maintain BI Tools and other analytic solutions will support the application.
• Ad hoc duties as needed from time-to-time within the Farming Team.