Seed Production Manager - Zaria at Value Seeds Limited

Seed Production Manager responsibilities shall include:

• Select and contract seed hectarage based upon internal demand and forecasting.
• Negotiate and coordinate grower contracts.
• Manage production of high-quality seed in budgeted quantities for domestic and international markets.
• Manage seed production costs to ensure agreed-upon profit margins.
• Ensure support for training and technical backstopping for farmers.
• Identify and test new production areas to ensure production supply
• Collect and analyze spatial data
• Maintain Production related databases
• Ensure field scouting and harvesting meets quality standards.
• Monitor and initiate seed production grow-out test to ensure product integrity and quality.
• Visit trials to evaluate product field performance.
• Coordinate the delivery of stock seed to support production orders.
• Maintain and acquire crop phytosanitary certifications.
• Work with Customer Care and Processing to ensure seed delivery meets the production schedule.
• Maintain regular communication with stakeholders regarding the status of productions.
• Set department goals and productivity standards and enhance efficiency.
• Participate and engage in Product team meetings
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Evaluate and troubleshoot current production system for our seeds
• Conduct research through test plots to systematically improve our production system
• Develop seed and soil fertility programs and monitor the effectiveness of the programs throughout growing season
• Assist breeders on breeding tasks
• Manage quality control for crops during harvest and throughout storage process
• Annual year end analysis of production cycle
• Crop inspection and documentation
• Oversight of grid soil sampling and disease prevention programs
• Prepare and submit daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly reports

Should have at least the following attributes      

• Holds a B.Sc. or M.Sc (Crop Production, Agronomy, Crop Protection, Plant Science, Plant Breeding or any other Agricultural related field)
• Knowledge of Seed Production System
• 3-5 Years Work Experience
• Driving Skill
• Computer Literate
• Leadership Skills
• Passionate and hardworking
• High level of accuracy (keen to details)
• High level of integrity
• Independent
• Deadline Oriented
• Team Player
• Confidentiality
• Willingness to learn
• Abreast of industry trends, Technology, and emerging developments