Development and Registration Manager at Bayer CropScience

Bayer CropScience (BCS), with its highly effective products, pioneering innovations and keen customer focus, holds global leadership positions in crop protection and non-agricultural pest control. The company also has major activities in seeds and crop plants with genetically optimized properties.

It is structured into six operational business units: four regional units for the Crop Protection business plus the Environmental Science and BioScience units.

We are recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Development and Registration Manager

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Design and implement together with Head of Development & Regulatory Manager WCA appropriate Development & Registration processes.
• Develop, maintain and defend the existing authorizations ,obtain new  product registrations in respect of  established planning  with respect to the BCS strategy and  company projects management processes.
• Obtain new product registrations in respect of established planning in line with BCS strategy and  company projects management processes.
• Provide product stewardship and product defence when appropriate.
• Manage day to day trials work in cooperation with local research institutes in the area.
• Collect and computerize technical data in AD systems.

Major Tasks and Responsibilities

• Develop short and mid-term strategy development plan for Nigeria together with Line Manager as well as the marketing and Sales managers
• Establish annual budgets for fields trials, technical & stewardship expenses.
• Plan and order samples for small and large field trials
• Manage internal tools
• Submit and defend files to the registration authorities
• Define local trials protocols in relation with Line manager Development & Regulatory Manager WCA, technical development manager and / or Agronomic Development department
• Set up and follow up development contracts with research institute or distributor in connection with BCS legal department
• Supervise experimental trials to evidence compliance with standards and legal norms in Nigeria
• Collect and compile  biological results for files registration
• Check conformity of registration application files according to local requirements
• Write down and control technical elements on the labels (instructions for use, recommendation, precautions, sell – by date)
• Ensure products re-registration, submitting regularly new information & arguments.
• Organise and implement QHSE and product Stewardship action plan in close cooperation with  HQ
• Ensure that BCS procedures regarding technical & environmental issues are respected by the customers and end users
• Implement GAP for each products and define guidelines
• Analyse discrepancies & give recommendations in case of non compliance
• Organise information and training on Product safe use ( workers exposures, application equipment, …) for trainers and farmers
• Inform & train distributors marketing & sales force and staff extension in Nigeria concerning technical performance of BCS products
• Visit regularly the key sales territories in WA to communicate on BCS  research innovation’s
• Create communication kits & supports on technical aspects of the products for distributor sales force and staff extension
• Coordinate and follow up tests, demonstrations and crop platforms for producers growers associations,  commercial farms agricultural companies, partners & authorities, in order to support integrated offer added value and demonstrate profitability improvement for en users
• Set up events & training each season for the clients in WA with scientists and opinion leaders, in collaboration with marketing department, to convey crop protection products good use
• Communicate on technical aspects of the products in fairs and events
• Represent BCS facing local authorities concerning product technical aspects & claims
• Set up privileged relations with respective authorities to facilitate registration process & BCS product recommendations, as well as with opinion leaders and important users
• Represent BCS in crop protection organisation concerning registration & technical issues

Desired Skills and Experience

• Technical knowledge in field, environment & agronomics
• Safe Use and stewardship knowledge
• Global crop management view ( seeds, fertilisation, crop protection)
• Communication & negotiation skills, persuasiveness & diplomacy
• Flexibility, ability to anticipate in a challenging environment

Application Closing Date
Not Stated.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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