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About Serengeti Breweries Ltd (SBL): Founded in 1988 as Associated Breweries Limited and rebranded to Serengeti Breweries Limited in 2002, SBL began commercial operations in 1996 with a brewery in Dar es Salaam. Acquired by EABL in October 2010, SBL now operates breweries in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, and Moshi. The flagship brand is Serengeti Premium Lager alongside other portfolios like Guinness and Plisner. Headquartered in Dar es Salaam, SBL also distributes world-class global Diageo spirit brands such as Johnnie Walker®, Smirnoff Vodka®, Bailey's Irish Cream®, Richot®, Bond 7 Whiskey®, and Gilbeys Gin®.

Purpose of Role

The Area Manager, Agriculture Development provides technical agricultural extension services and mentorship/support to SBL's LRM growers and value chain actors to ensure timely delivery of competitively priced brewing local raw materials in required quantities and desired quality

Complexity

• Supply chain complexity
• Technological integration complexity
• Cultural and social complexity
• Market volatility and risk management complexity

• Recruit growers and acreage to deliver agreed tonnage of cereals and other brewing starch sources (as tasked from time to time) of desired quantity and quality mainly barley, sorghum, and maize.
• Source raw materials in the most cost-effective manner to deliver quality on time in full.
• Identify and mitigate local raw material sourcing risks inclusive of short, mid, and long-term horizons.
• Discover and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers including diverse suppliers.
• Deploy digital farming platforms to ensure smallholder farmers have accurate records and traceability is guaranteed in our sourcing regions.
• Provide technical agriculture extension services and post-harvest handling training to growers of the required brewing cereals and other brewing starch sources as tasked from time to time
• Work with relevant stakeholders, partners and value chain actors to ensure set targets are met on timely basis and carry out assessments to determine potential yields, adequacy / deficits and storage needs
• Ensure timely reporting and accurate management of company assets
• Implement and operate a safety agenda, risk assessment with mitigation plans and ensure full compliance of all local and applicable Diageo policies.
• Ensure company policies that relate to the agribusiness operations are fully explained and understood by local government authorities and community leaders.

• A university degree in agricultural sciences with additional skills in agribusiness management.

• 5+ years in a similar role.
• Agility and good business acumen.
• Experience in contract farming and working with smallholder farmers as well as commercial farmers.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills.
• Experience partnering with multiple stakeholders at various levels.
• Solid understanding of agriculture value chains, agribusiness finance, and Climate Smart Agriculture in Tanzania.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems.
• Demonstrated ability in farmers engagement, training, and capacity building.