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:
Click here to apply online