Head: Agronomist

Minimum 15 years experience.
- Fully able to conduct the below successfully:

- Studying plants and soil in order to develop better planting, cultivation, and harvesting techniques, improve crop yield, and solve problems facing the agriculture industry.
- Developing fertilizer recommendations for farmers requirements.
- Researching, developing and promoting farming practices or products that diminish the effects of changes in soil, climate, and weather.
- Visiting fields to scout for nutritional deficiencies, diseases, or other changes.
- Keeping detailed records regarding fields, customers, crops, and samples.
- Generating reports and presenting findings to management, clients, or other interested parties.
- Promoting products and techniques through educational presentations.
- Hands-on with Marketing all product ranges. Gather marketing material and compiling product/crop booklets to distribute as marketing material.
- Manage product trials to gather information for registration and sales purposes.
- Liaise with manufactures regarding import of products.
- Extensive travel to provide support to Business Unit Managers and AgRequirements:

- Bachelors degree in Agronomy, Soil Science or related field.
- Solid SA experience of crops
- Must be able to identify issues /possible issues and provide solutions
- Valid drivers license and willingness to travel.
- Must have a management role currently.
- Must be involved in product development currently.
- Exceptional active listening and verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong research, decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.
- Awareness of industry trends, technology, and developments.
- Sales and presentation skills are also a major plus.
- Agriculture experience non-negotiable.