Oferta de Emprego – Engenheiro Agrónomo – Odemira

The Senior Agronomist will work within the Operations team reporting into the Agronomy manager. The position will be located Boavista dos Pinheiros in Odemira (Portugal).

The Senior Agronomist will have

1- General Goals:

• Technical Support, guidance and leadership for the Key growers and their teams;
• Budget delivery (Volumes / production window);
• The production of high and safe fruit quality;
• Support and collaboration with AR and Global R&D;
• Being an example of Driscoll’s Employee through Driscoll’s Value.

2- Specific Goals:

• Agronomy reporting (Technical advisory, monthly reports…)
• Operations nursery follow up;
• Deployment of new production systems and technics;
• Agronomy team development and support;

Qualifications

– Education & training

• Degree in Agronomy or Agronomic Engineering.
• Economic/Financial competences

– Experience

• 5-10 years’ experience in berries business;
• Preferable working in an international dynamic environment.
• Relevant working experience in Substrate management;
• Good basics on plant physiology is a must;

– Skills & behaviors

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office, expert level in Excel
• Advanced level of English
• Strong problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Pro-active attitude
• Focus and prioritization
• Explains difficult or sensitive information, works to build consensus

– Competencies

• Strategic Mindset
• Cultivates innovation
• Plans & Aligns
• Drives results
• Collaborates
• Drives engagement
• Develops talent
• Courage

Responsibilities:

Regions and crops:

• Being responsible managing growers located in your region;
• Being responsible managing the four berries outdoor and indoor production;
• Grower support:
• Providing an adaptive technical support service to our growers;
• Help the growers optimizing their production (yield and quality);
• Facilitate the deployment of new and innovative technics and new genetics within grower farms;
• Transfer of knowledge to and from other regions;
• Preparing and sharing in a systematic way an advisory technical report with your growers;

Interaction with other departments:

• Help to grow On Farm Trials to improve new genetic selections performance and ensure their successful commercialization;
• Coordinate with nursery team to ensure a consistent follow up on plant quality and quantity in our nurseries partners;
• Help organizing field days demonstrations and tours to show high potential (new) genetic selections to growers;
• Feeding and supporting applied research and R&D teams with the needed information, to support & answer the business and growers needs;
• Participates in the assessment of new technologies and growing practices that can highly influence Driscoll’s growing operations.

Business support:

• Being responsible for the budget delivery (volumes, quality, window of production) in your region for your growers;
• Being responsible for the grower economics follow up and update;
• Any other tasks requested by management which is expected to be within the job holders qualities and qualifications
• You will be mainly ‘in the field’ visiting our growers. Therefore, regular travel throughout the region (EMEA) is required.
• General Responsibilities
• Ensures the confidentiality of Driscoll’s financial, proprietary and employee information.
• Represents Driscoll’s in a manner that demonstrates Driscoll’s Mission and Values in all interactions internally and externally.
• Performs other duties as instructed.

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