Agricultural Crop Manager at SENCE Nigeria

Description

• Directs and coordinates workers activities, such as planting, irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, grading, payroll, and recordkeeping.
• Liaise with farmers on management of crop production.
• Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Monitors and controls resources
• Oversees the spending of money.
• Performs day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processes paperwork.
• Provides guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems, or process-related topics.
• Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring of new employees
• Handles performance management related issues
• Coordinates growing activities with those of engineering, equipment maintenance, packing houses, and other related departments.
• Analyzes market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
• Confers with purchasers and arranges for sale of crops.
• Records information, such as production, farm management practices, and parent stock, and prepares financial and operational reports.
• Determines procedural changes in drying, grading, storage, and shipment for greater efficiency and accuracy.
• Analyzes soil to determine type and quantity of fertilizer required for maximum production.
• Inspects equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Inspects orchards and fields to determine maturity dates of crops or to estimate potential crop damage from weather.
• Plans and directs development and production of hybrid plant varieties with high yield or disease and insect resistant characteristics.
• Purchases machinery, equipment, and supplies, such as tractors, seed, fertilizer, and chemicals.
• Hires, discharges, transfers, and promotes workers, enforces safety regulations, and interprets policies.
• Evaluates financial statements and makes budget proposals.
• Perform any other function as required by farm owner

Requirements

Skills, Experience and Qualification

• Must possess excellent communication skills
• Good team building
• Ability to handle conflicts and resolution
• Good leadership skills
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Must be result oriented
• Good interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of business and financial sector
• Exceptional quality control analysis
• Must possess at least first in Agricultural Sciences courses or any related field
• 5-7 years experience in similar role