GROWING WHAT MATTERS STARTS WITH YOU

Corteva Agriscience , the world's first dedicated agriculture start-up, serves to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. Our employees advance this purpose each day by fostering and engaging in an inclusive culture that promotes curiosity, innovative thinking, bold action, and a commitment to doing what is right for our customers, colleagues, partners, and the planet.  With over 20,000 team members from 130 countries, innovating in 140 world class R&D facilities, we have the resources, leadership heritage and partner ecosystem to make a meaningful impact now and into the future.

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We're hiring for Business Manager - Pannar Seed South Africa.

Learn how you can be our voice in the conversation about the future of agriculture.

As Business Manager, you will be responsible to manage Pannar's Commercial business in South Africa.

You Will Be Part of Growing Team

Pannar Seeds Pty Ltd remain committed as a brand to a whole farm approach in our farmer advisory service. We offer science-backed/data-driven multi-crop agronomic solutions that fit the broader farming crop rotation and production systems of our local farmers.  Pannar employees are bought together by a common set of values. These enduring values guide us in our interactions with customers, suppliers and with each other and drive our culture of compliance, ethical decision making and accountability.

Your Challenge:

Provides leadership to business unit management team in establishing, developing and executing strategic plans, business targets and operational plans and budgets. 

• Leads, directs and makes strategic decisions for the Pannar commercial organisation, with the aim of delivering full P&L financial commitments, working capital goals and strong market share growth
• Foster strong stakeholder management and maintains productive cross-functional business relationships, plans and operations with local and regional functional teams and other business management that ensures long-term success of the business unit.
• Manage the financial governance processes including 5yr strategic plans, annual budgets and monthly management reporting and business forecasts
• Plans, organizes, develops, and implements models and designs for dedicated resources such as agronomy, marketing and sales development to support the business unit. Ensures resources are fully utilized.
• People leadership & team development, including fostering enthusiasm, driving diversity, owning succession plans and motivation among employees using company's philosophies, policies and development programs.
• Promote a culture of safety, ethics, compliance and continuous improvements. Protects our company assets including physical, financial, germplasm, trademarks, technologies, intangibles and our people.
• Represent Pannar business and foster strong and collaborative industry, government and crop associations relationships to support positive business environment
• Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic business partners, distributors, co-ops and key customers
• Contribute to and be active member of the Corteva South African Seeds Leadership team

Key Stakeholders and Interactions:

• Building relationships with internal cross functional teams and external customers (farmers), industry, crop associations & co-ops
• Pro-actively communicate and liaise with third parties in the agricultural industry

Location:

Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa

To Grow What Matters You Will Need

• Minimum bachelor's degree in business or related agricultural field
• Ten years' commercial experience, business planning and executing strategies.
• Experience in customer relationship management.
• Experience managing and directing a sales, marketing and agronomy team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong financial acumen, budgeting
• Team leader with ability to develop talent
• Innovative, solution driven mindset

Who Are We Looking For?

• Curious, bold thinkers who want to grow their careers and be part of a winning team?
• Market shaping individuals who want to transform the agriculture industry to meet the world's growing need for sustainable food systems
• Collaborators who thrive in a diverse, inclusive work environment?
• Innovators who bring initiative and fresh ideas that drive our business into the future and make us an industry leader

Your growth begins here - discover how we can support you.

• Opportunity to be part of a global industry leader working to discover solutions to the most pressing agricultural challenges of our time?
• Challenging work assignments that grow your skills, capabilities and experiences?
• Opportunities for international rotations and relocation that will expand your global view and cultural experience?
• Diverse, inclusive work environment where employees bring their whole selves to work and feel heard, valued and empowered?
• Dedicated and customized resources to help grow your professional skills, industry expertise and personal perspectives. 
• Joining us is a natural opportunity to strengthen your professional network through valuable relationships.
• Support the health and well-being of every employee by offering world-class benefits, meaningful work and competitive salary
• Performance driven culture with a strong focus on speed, efficiency and agility?

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