Bayer East Africa Production Research Agronomist Jobs in Kenya

Bayer East Africa Production Research Agronomist Jobs in Kenya

Role Purpose

The Production Research Agronomist role is responsible for executing Production Research Support and Technology Deployment in Bayer Seed Manufacturing across Kenya and other West and Central African countries, ensuring operational excellence, and driving continuous improvement.

Building strong partnerships with internal stakeholders across countries and globally to drive reliable, high quality and cost-effective seed production processes, while speeding up technology adoption to create an operational excellence culture within the region.

Key responsibilities and tasks

Implement Production Research field and plant technologies that provide technical support to the Seed Manufacturing team for improvement of production cost, seed quality and production reliability

Drive Production Research field testing operational excellence efforts within the region

Test and deploy new technologies to drive efficiency and improve data quality within the region

Partner with Production Research counterparts in other word regions to drive alignment and consistency in testing activities

Promote agronomic and technical improvements within regional Production Research team, as well as broader production organization

Support safety/ESH initiatives across production research teams in Africa

Drives operational improvements, metrics tracking and implementation of best practices through team members and along with peers

Being able to influence key stakeholders to ensure successful technology deployment

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

MSc with 3-years or BSc with 5-years’ experience in a

relevant Agricultural discipline (agricultural research, plant physiology, plant breeding or related field)

Must have hands-on experience in design and execution of general, field and laboratory trial setups

Strong record of innovation and applying new technology.

Knowledge of seed production operations will be beneficial

Experience in working in a team-based environment and capacity to influence within matrixed organizations (relationships and network)

Results driven and capacity to influence within a matrixed organization and across functions

Excellent communication – oral, written, under diverse circumstances and audiences

Willingness to work in field conditions

Basic knowledge of Seed Production, Pest and Disease identification and its control

Results orientation

Driver’s license

Analytical Skills & interpretation skills

Willingness and ability to travel up to 60% of time

Six Sigma or Lean manufacturing expertise

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Bayer East Africa Production Research Agronomist Jobs in Kenya

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