Area Agri-Business Manager

Job Description :

About us

As the home of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo we source, produce, and deliver 6.5 billion liters of world-leading products every year across 180 markets globally. Because of this huge undertaking, we rely on highly advanced systems as well as the very best talent to make sure our businesses continue to run smoothly.

To give you some idea of the scale of our operation, over half of our 30,000 employees work in our supply chains. We have teams in over 100 sites across more than 30 countries, but what matters is that wherever you work, you are part of a diverse, inclusive team where there are opportunities for everyone.

Whether you work in planning, logistics, technical teams, or manufacturing, you’ll be part of an innovative, dynamic organization. We set ourselves the highest standards, and our practices have earned us international recognition.

Sorghum, Barley and Malt are the principal raw materials used in the manufacture of beer and East African Maltings Limited has the strategic role of providing competitively priced brewing raw materials to meet EABL supply requirements.

East African Maltings intent is to support both EABL Supply and Demand’s strategic activities, protect the quality of our brands, support innovation and creation of competitive advantage for the EABL group within the Eastern African Region.

This role works closely with the following, Head of Agribusiness, Maltsters EAML Staff, Outsources Service Providers, Farmers, Aggregators, Farmer Groups, Research Officers, Government Agencies, Kenya Revenue Authority Officials, and Agro-chemical companies. The role also coordinates with County Governments, Security personnel, Contractors, Transporters and Agricultural Officers.

Purpose of Role:

• To engage growers, aggregators and farmer groups to produce high quality Sorghum, within the stipulated legal framework to comply with traceability and local sourcing requirements in order to meet the brewing requirements of EABL.
• To engage Barley and Seed Barley growers to supply high quality Maltable sorghum.

Accountabilities

• Recruit adequate farmers and suitable land to ensure delivery of agreed sorghum and or malting barley quantities.
• Oversee the production process of grain sorghum to ensure that sorghum is produced within the stipulated legal framework and complies with traceability pillars in order to comply with the legal requirements currently in place.
• Advise the farmers on the best production techniques to achieve high yields and meet brewing quality requirements.
• Contract all growers, ensure that mandatory KYBP documentation is complete and minimize any potential exposure by the company in failing to comply with this.
• Carry out crop assessments, prepare crops reports, determine potential yields, to assist management determine adequacy or deficits, and make appropriate decisions.
• Recruit adequate harvesting contractors and transporters and supervise the entire harvesting and delivery process.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Science degree in Agriculture or a related field

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in cereal production plus exposure to one complete Barley/Sorghum growing season.
• Knowledge of cereal production is an added advantage.
• Knowledge on 1S0 quality management systems
• Knowledge on machinery involved in production operations like planting, spraying, and harvesting.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Molo

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-12-05

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