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Job Purpose:

• Plan and coordinates seed production activities with seed growers in order to meet the seed availability-, and quality standards required.
• Ensures the efficient use of human resources, equipment and materials.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Share and drive the Vision and Mission 2030 to implementation.
• Actively participate in  DSO principles in field squad.
• Seed Production
• Grower selection and recruitment building strong grower network and maintaining good relationships and trust.
• Coordinate and supervise key cultivation activities from field selection, soil preparation, planting, weed, insect control, fertilizing and irrigation monitoring.
• Lead the planning and coordination of production activities, Pre-season crop placement plan, Grower contracting administration, Planting, Detasseling and Harvesting.
• Lead the coordination with seed growers to ensure a smooth transition and flow of product from field to plant.
• Take ownership of own assigned hectares to produce.
• Digital Transformation
• Ensure data integrity and team compliance in updating data real-time during field production. (Velocity, Field Report et. al). Analyze own field data Quality and risk
• Ensure commercial seed production fields are cultivated to the ultimate quality standards. Take responsibility for assigned Hectares every season.
• Identify risks continuously and implement preventive and pro-active strategies driving potential company loss to a minimum. Take ownership of Seed certification process for own fields.
• Architect: 
• Actively look for opportunities in resource and talent flow to squad for specific outcomes in 90-day cycles.
• Cost management: Deliver cost reduction directly in field production squad.
• Prevent financial loss to Bayer by limiting grower guarantee payments, controllable risk and other variable compensation components.
• Quality Safety and OnePSS Systems:
• Ensure compliance with ISO9001:2015 and ISO45001.
• Actively record safety observation and near misses, Adhere to all applicable legislation, Bayer safety policies and procedures, Actively promote the Bayer safety culture and best practices Lead HSE efforts according ISO45001 standards focusing on legal compliance and identifying safety risks applying the HIRA methodology.
• Lead the implementation of and compliance with quality assurance standards in field mission.
• Identify and deploy operational improvement, tracking and best practices and processes to continually seek improvements in reliability and cost efficiencies.
• Manage Velocity/Scout data, to ensure correctness for contracting and field processes.
• Utilize onePSS as a platform to implement best practices (Visual Management, track KPI`s on Tier 2 and 3 meetings.
• Increase operational efficiency and advance customer experience through continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications Required:

• Agricultural or technical Diploma or 3 years practical experience in farming activities, planting and harvesting.
• 3 Years seed production experience
• SACAA RPAS Drone Pilot License advantageous
• SANSOR Registration

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Job Purpose

• Manage the end-to-end logistics process, from order confirmation to delivery and returns, utilizing Bayer analytics tools (SAP, TMS, Smart Center, Four Kites systems). 
• Coordinate with internal, direct customers and 3PL to ensure timely and efficient execution of logistics activities.

Key Task and Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize logistics operations to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of products to customers. 
• Analyze logistics performance data to identify opportunities for improvement and implement strategic cost saving solutions.
• Execute end-to-end TMS planning, including cost optimization, vehicle and route optimization, turnaround time management and communication
• Create shipments in TMS and manage the delivery confirmation process with commercial teams, direct customers, and 3PLs.
• Ensure accurate freight carrier information in TMS and validate freight bill costs against SAP. Submit necessary documents (PO, GRV) to finance for invoice processing.
• Maintain and update rate cards in the Transportation Management System (TMS) on a monthly and annual basis.
• Coordinate inter-facility stock transfers (STOs) for seed and crop protection portfolios. 
• Consolidate daily VLO60 report and submit to the commercial & customer interaction teams.
• Manage the delivery confirmation process with the commercial team, direct customer & 3PL.
• Monitor EDI connection flow between 3PLs and Bayer internal systems. 
• Maintain effective communication and collaboration with internal and external teams (commercial, direct customers, 3PL). 
• Collaborate with the 3PL to conduct weekly and monthly inventory reconciliations. Identify and resolve any discrepancies between physical inventory and system records. 
• Analyze inventory data to identify trends and potential issues. Manage and monitor logistics functionality KPI’s (Smart Center – TMS vehicle utilization, TMS optimization, TMS adoption, Tender adherence, on time pickup, on time delivery, freight cost, last mile visibility). 
• Ensure all proof of delivery documentation (POD’s), goods return notes (GRN), exchange/return  approval is captured into TMS for each respective SAP delivery processed.
• Liaise with the commercial and 3PL warehouse teams to manage and coordinate the GRN process, enabling logistics to process return credits within 48 hours of receipt.
• Utilise Bayer analytics tools:
• Transport Management Systems (TMS:):
• Manage all aspects of transportation, including carrier selection, route planning, load optimization, and shipment tracking
• Optimize routes, consolidate shipments, and negotiate better rates with carriers, leading to cost savings
• Smart Center:
• Monitor the dashboard to manage TMS shipment status (on time, at risk, delayed)
• Four Kites:
• Monitor the progress of their goods in transit to provide real-time tracking of shipments   
• SAP:
•  Delivery release, EDI transmission flow
• Ensure all consignment stock is uplifted, processed, and inventory is returned to the 3PL warehouse.
• Provide updates to the 3PL regarding carrier arrival slots, customer and consignment returns. 
• Process returned consignments within 48 hours of receipt in the SAP system accordingly.
• Ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements for seed and crop protection warehouse and distribution activities, including freight carrier compliance.
• Liaise with suppliers/vendors and undertake vendor evaluations to ensure good service delivery while ensuring timely approval and payment of their invoices.
• Support customer complaints investigations 
• Undertake additional administrative, project, and ad-hoc functional support tasks as needed

Qualifications and Competencies

• Minimum of 3 years experience within Distribution and Warehousing, Import & Exports, logistics
• Degree/Diploma in Supply chain management/ Distribution and Warehousing/ Logistics/ IT programming/systems 
• Strong understanding & execution of logistics principles and practices
• Computer literate, Microsoft office proficient and SAP experience
• Excellent  written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of the Seed and Agricultural chemical markets is advantageous
• Fluent in English, Afrikaans,  local vernacular advantageous
• Results orientated
• Ability to work effectively in a global, team matrix-based environment (cross functional; cross cultural)
• Agile
• High level of engagement and communication 

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Job Purpose:

• Plan and Coordinate Reliability of Essential Services (compressed air, water, waste, fuel, fire protection equipment and pump system, MDV’s, HVAC) that support site activities.
• This role ensures critical services functions effectively and reliably.
• Facilitate facility management ensuring compliance with OSH Act and structural integrity

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Identify and resolve any essential service challenges, facilitating quick solutions to maintain productivity.
• Plan and coordinate essential services and structural reliability which includes the following activities:
• Water systems and ancillary equipment  – potable and rand water distribution and measurement. Compliance to water license requirements.
• Waste Compliance – All waste streams including sewerage
• Concrete, Civil and Excavation including roadways and walkways upkeep
• Compressed Air and ancillary equipment - compliance
• Fuel distribution to generators including storage facilities compliance
• MDV’s
• Fire protection equipment and pump system (Fire Hydrants, Extinguishers, Pipelines)
• Restrooms and Water heating systems
• Fresh air and cooling systems
• Record actual qty’s of essential services for sustainability.
• Structural and infrastructure
• Computerized Maintenance Management System - Adherence to WO’s .
• Asset Care and Autonomous Maintenance – Equipment Reliability and Availability
• Increase end-to-end operational efficiency and advance customer experience through continuous improvement
• Lead HSE efforts according ISO45001 standards focusing on legal compliance and identifying safety risks applying the HIRA methodology.
• Ensure compliance with ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System.
• Participate in compiling Risk assessments and Job safety analysis and ensure compliance.
• Actively record safety observation and near misses
• Participate in 5WHY problem solving identifying corrective and preventative actions.
• Adhere to all applicable legislation, Bayer safety policies and procedures
• Adhere to requirements of legal appointments
• Actively promote the Bayer safety culture and best practices

Qualifications Required:

• REQUIRED : Mechanical certification (Red seal – Boiler Maker or Mechanical Fitter)
• Minimum of 3 years professional experience in mechanical maintenance, repairs, faultfinding and maintenance planning
• Fluent in English
• MS Office software (Excel, E-mail, Word, Project etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Results focused with ability to work on own initiative
• Strong teamwork capability (flexibility to work across the areas and positively influencing others)
• Making informed decisions on a timely manner
   

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Job Purpose:

• Plan and coordinates seed production activities with seed growers in order to meet the seed availability-, and quality standards required.
• Ensures the efficient use of human resources, equipment and materials.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Share and drive the Vision and Mission 2030 to implementation.
• Actively participate in  DSO principles in field squad.
• Seed Production
• Grower selection and recruitment building strong grower network and maintaining good relationships and trust.
• Coordinate and supervise key cultivation activities from field selection, soil preparation, planting, weed, insect control, fertilizing and irrigation monitoring.
• Lead the planning and coordination of production activities, Pre-season crop placement plan, Grower contracting administration, Planting, Detasseling and Harvesting. Lead the coordination with seed growers to ensure a smooth transition and flow of product from field to plant. Take ownership of own assigned hectares to produce.

Digital Transformation

• Ensure data integrity and team compliance in updating data real-time during field production. (Velocity, Field Report et. al). Analyze own field data

Quality and risk

• Ensure commercial seed production fields are cultivated to the ultimate quality standards. Take responsibility for assigned Hectares every season. 
• Identify risks continuously and implement preventive and pro-active strategies driving potential company loss to a minimum. Take ownership of Seed certification process for own fields.

Architect: 

• Actively look for opportunities in resource and talent flow to squad for specific outcomes in 90-day cycles.
• Cost management: Deliver cost reduction directly in field production squad.
• Prevent financial loss to Bayer by limiting grower guarantee payments, controllable risk and other variable compensation components.

Quality Safety and OnePSS Systems:

• Ensure compliance with ISO9001:2015 and ISO45001.
• Actively record safety observation and near misses, Adhere to all applicable legislation, Bayer safety policies and procedures, Actively promote the Bayer safety culture and best practices Lead HSE efforts according ISO45001 standards focusing on legal compliance and identifying safety risks applying the HIRA methodology.
• Lead the implementation of and compliance with quality assurance standards in field mission.
• Identify and deploy operational improvement, tracking and best practices and processes to continually seek improvements in reliability and cost efficiencies.
• Manage Velocity/Scout data, to ensure correctness for contracting and field processes.
• Utilize onePSS as a platform to implement best practices (Visual Management, track KPI`s on Tier 2 and 3 meetings.
• Increase operational efficiency and advance customer experience through continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications Required

• Agricultural or technical Diploma or 3 years practical experience in farming activities, planting and harvesting.
• 3 Years seed production experience
• SACAA RPAS Drone Pilot License advantageous
• SANSOR Registration
   

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Purpose:

• Being part of the Supply Chain Operations Team delivering to the mission of Supply Products that Wins Customers.
• The main purpose of a warehouse manager is to oversee the efficient storage, distribution, and inventory management of goods to ensure timely fulfillment of orders and compliance with safety regulations.
• This pivotal role is accountable for driving operational excellence, ensuring robust distribution and warehouse integrity, achieving superior inventory accuracy, maximizing cost efficiencies, and ensuring compliant adherence to all
• Environmental, Safety, and Health (HSE) policies and regulatory standards across the entire regional network
• The incumbent will manage multi-site teams, foster continuous improvement, and ensure a safe and economical warehousing and distribution environment

Scope (global, regional or local):

• Local

Key Tasks:
Strategic Leadership & People Management:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic initiatives for Distribution and Warehousing, Inventory, Transport, and comprehensive complaint HSE programs across the regional network.
• Provide strategic leadership to the warehouse team by fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement; effectively manage and develop staff through training, performance evaluations, and mentorship to enhance operational efficiency and achieve organizational goals
• Manage the cost center budget process, including setting departmental budgets, and monitoring monthly cost center spending (Budgets/CAPEX/OPEX) across all sites.
• Proactively identify and initiate cost savings across all distribution and warehouse activities.
• Strategically managing resources with Distribution Lead, including seasonal staff, equipment, and space, to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.

Multi-Site Operations Management:

• Oversee and actively manage the day-to-day warehouse operational activities (inbound, storing, handling, outbound, quality checks, fumigation, maintenance programs) across all assigned sites, ensuring strict adherence to functional SOPs and HSE policies.
• Receiving products from Product Supply Local Sites (CP & Seed) and Imported containers with specific requirements and checks to adhere to procedures
• Manage all material handling equipment across sites to ensure operational KPIs are achieved and maintained, including coordinating routine maintenance and certifications.
• Raising maintenance-related matters and liaising with site maintenance teams for timely resolution.
• Ensure efficient management of warehouse and distribution import and export operations across the regional network.
• Actively manage TMS (Transportation Management System) activities, including vendor data management, freight bill processing, route optimization, vehicle utilization, and GPS monitoring across the region.
• Actively manage SMARTCENTRE activities, including all KPI’s

Inventory & Quality Control:

• Drive and ensure high inventory accuracy across all managed warehouses in line with the SAP system by executing daily perpetual counts, monthly cycle counts, quality sampling, and carry-over sampling.
• Conduct thorough investigations into any inventory variances, implementing timely root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Monitor and manage the warehouse Inventory Deterioration and Obsolescence (D&O) process, ensuring all D&O products are handled and disposed of per HSE & SOP requirements, with proper approvals and records maintained.
• Maintain stringent stock control, minimizing write-offs by ensuring proper stock rotation (First Expiry First Out - FEFO), correct stock handling practices, and eliminating storage practices that lead to deterioration of stock quality.
• Control measures to balance supply and demand, with available space

Comprehensive Environmental, Safety & Health (HSE) Coordination:

• Advise and support the function leadership in all HSE matters, providing comprehensive reports using appropriate performance indicators and management review processes.
• Ensuring compliance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSH Act) for relevant sites, managing the site HSE program in line with Bayer corporate policies and local regulatory standards.
• Maintain and monitor the site ISO 45001 and ISO 9001 programs to enable compliance to local regulatory and Bayer corporate standards
• Ensure full compliance with the use of all operational equipment and tools.
• Drive comprehensive HSE compliance across all managed sites and warehouse operations.
• Safeguard the health and safety of all employees within the sites by continuously monitoring conditions and actively assisting in hazard identification and reporting.
• Ensure continuous improvement of the Environmental, Safety, and Health performance at all managed sites, actively reducing/eliminating recordable incidents, preventing fines and reputational issues due to non-compliance with legal requirements, and enhancing the overall Safety Culture.
• Co-create with Distribution Lead policies, directives, procedures, guidelines, trainings, and other supporting materials that ensure compliance.
• Organize and coordinate HSE activities, meetings, trainings, and drills at all managed sites to ensure full support for and understanding of HSE programs & procedures.
• Roll-out and ensure the execution of actions defined for the business/function master plan to all site personnel and contractors.
• Drive the warehouse and distribution dangerous goods vehicle and driver safety compliance program across the region.
• Take or coordinate necessary corrective actions to address unsafe work conditions or acts.
• Investigate and report all incidents comprehensively using approved methodologies (e.g., 5 Y’s).
• Provide or make available necessary safety or personal protective equipment (PPE) required for the work environment or task.
• Provide job-specific safety orientation to all new employees and upon assignment of new tasks or operations with hazard exposure.
• Be aware of emergency procedures, ensure individuals are designated for assistance during evacuations, and know emergency contacts/certified first aid/CPR volunteers.
• Execute and maintain the warehouse and distribution pest control program in line with HSE and SOP requirements.

Performance & Continuous Improvement:

• Develop and track comprehensive warehouse and distribution performance metrics (KPIs) across the regional network, conducting root cause corrective actions for any deviations.
• Analyzing data related to inventory accuracy, order fulfillment rates, and operational costs to identify trends and areas needing enhancement
• Collaborate, identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities related to warehouse and distribution processes, systems, and procedures across the regional network, challenging existing methodologies for optimization.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication:

• Building strong relationships with various internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, vendors, transportation providers, and other departments within the organization.
• Effective communication is essential for aligning goals, sharing critical information, and addressing any issues that may arise in the supply chain.
• The warehouse manager must ensure that all parties are informed about inventory levels, order statuses, and any changes in logistics plans.
• By facilitating open lines of communication and fostering a collaborative environment, the warehouse manager helps to enhance coordination, reduce misunderstandings, and improve overall operational efficiency.
• This collaborative approach not only strengthens partnerships but also contributes to a more agile and responsive supply chain.

Key Working Relation:

• Customer Facing Squads
• Distribution Lead for South Africa
• Warehouse Specialist (s) (across multiple sites)
• Warehouse Coordinator (s) (across multiple sites)
• Warehouse Administrators (s) (across multiple sites)
• Logistics Administrator(s) (across multiple sites)
• External: freight carriers; courier companies; government agencies
• Labour Brokers
• Product Supply
• Supply Planners
• Quality Assurance
• HSE
• Security
• Finance
• HR

Skills & Qualifications:

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or Distribution and Warehousing.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in Distribution and Warehousing, Inventory Control, and management, with significant exposure to multi-site operations.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing comprehensive compliant HSE programs.
• Solid people leadership / management experience 
• Mandatory Computer Literacy with advanced SAP knowledge. Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Certified management systems knowledge and experience (OSHAS / ISO 9001 / ISO 45001).
• Expertise in Hazard Recognition and in-depth knowledge of HSE procedures and practical implementation.
• Experience in conducting and preferably leading HSE audits.
• Knowledge of the Agricultural chemical and seed markets is advantageous. Strong understanding and execution of logistics principles and practices.
• Fluent in English, (local vernacular & Afrikaans advantageous).
• Ability to work effectively in a global, team matrix-based environment (cross functional; cross cultural).
• Agile, High level of engagement & communication
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Key Competencies:

• Lead with Purpose
• Safety Mindset
• Grow Yourself and Others
• Be Accountable
• Be Lean and Fast
• Create Value with the Customer in Mind
• Problem Solving & Analytical Skills
• Organizational & Planning Skills