Africa Stewardship Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - Mayfly Agri (Pty) Ltd

Mayfly Agri (Pty) Ltd
Mayfly Agri (Pty) Ltd
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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Thabo Mthembu

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Minimum requirements for the role:


  • Must have a Bachelors or Masters degree in Agriculture or related field
  • Minimum 5 years experience in Product Supply, Stewardship, Breeding, Market Development, Regulatory, Quality/ Risk Management or Compliance or related field will be required
  • Experience with Row Crops species in Africa will be a distinct advantage
  • Must be fluent in English and knowledge of local languages will be ideal
  • Ability to work crossfunctionally within an organization to facilitate implementation of new or improved business processes and systems is essential
  • Must be a selfmotivated, strategic thinker who is process oriented, systematic in approach and has an operational understanding of compliance management systems
  • Must have a valid drivers license and be willing to travel
  • Securing the License to Operate in Africa.
  • Implementing and maintaining stewardship programs in all regulated and deregulated GM traited markets as well as conventional seed production, e.g. Excellence Through Stewardship (ETS).
  • Supporting internal sites, toll production and licensing business as needed.
  • Expanding complex African regions by implementing compliance and stewardship processes in Kenya for successful and sustainable launch of traited business.
  • Influencing and driving Stewardship and Compliance throughout product life cycle for Product Supply Africa, from prefoundation production to commercial, from field production through processing, quality testing and logistics processes.
  • Preventing issues in Product Supply which may lead to adverse/business blocking situation by authorities.
  • Acting as First Point of Contact for any compliance incidents in the Cluster for Product Supply related issues.
  • Reporting issues to Regional and Cluster Regulatory Stewardship Managers, supporting incident investigations and ensuring the implementation of corrective actions.
  • Maintaining a high level of training throughout Product Supply organization in the Cluster for Stewardship procedures aligned with ETS and training requirements.
  • Working closely in crossfunctional partnership with Regulatory Science, Regulatory Stewardship, Quality Testing, Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Quality Excellence as well as Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Logistics and Trade and Compliance functions.
  • Driving sustainable and compliant strategy, influencing business decisions to secure sustainable success.
**Salary package is highly negotiable depending on experience
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