RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful incumbent will play a crucial role in driving our people strategy, aligning HR policies with our business objectives, and ensuring HR excellence throughout the organization.

Duties will include the following:

Developing and implementing HR strategies to attract, develop, and retain a skilled and motivated workforce.
Driving employee engagement initiatives,... including onboarding and role clarity.
Understanding the business and contributing to the people strategy of the country cluster and represented business units/operating divisions.
Developing country cluster-specific strategic guidelines and company rules aligned with market area and global requirements.
Providing guidance and support in disciplinary and grievance procedures.
Ensuring compliance with statutory body requirements and managing all statutory deductions.
Managing local employee insurable benefits and monitoring country cluster leave liabilities.
Actively representing BASF's interests and upholding corporate values and principles.

QUALIFICATIONS

Undergraduate degree in Business or Social Sciences and Diploma in HR Management, HR Development, or Organizational Development
Full Member of the Institute of Human Resources Management (IHRM)
3-5 years of experience in a similar HR role
Excellent communication, presentation, listening, and negotiation skills
Excellent understanding of relevant legislation
Quick and agile learner more

RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful incumbent will be responsible for leading the BASF Agricultural Solutions Sales division, drive business growth in South Africa, manage and develop a high-performing sales team, and oversee budgeting, forecasting, pricing, rebates, discounts and ROI with regular feedback the country manager and stakeholders.
Lead BASF Agricultural Solutions Sales division and... drive business growth in South Africa, while managing and developing a sales team
Develop and monitor annual budgets, selling costs, and sales forecasts to achieve sales budgets while main-taining transparency in selling cost and close any sales gaps
Implement distributor and agent contracts, manage forecasts, products on the ground, etc.
Create strategic sales plans to align with marketing efforts and achieve budget goals while developing pricing strategies to maintain ROI and margins.
Manage loyalty programs with customers and ensure timely payments while minimizing outstanding balances
Plan and implement sales operation activities such as farmer days, product launches, and crop campaigns on time
Collaborate with commercial excellence team on strategies for successful execution of sales activities
Ensure compliance with business ethics internally and externally along the value chain
Collaborate with financial controller, supply chain, technical & marketing management teams to keep them informed of sales activities
Align all sales activities with parent product & brand strategy standards while promoting the use of CRM/Salesforce programs for driving business success
Manage the sales team's set-out standard, ensuring clarity on expectations and goals for sustainable ROI and budget achievement
Utilize effective leadership and management principles to motivate, skill, drive, and focus the sales team and agents on meeting set-out budgets
Foster a high-performance culture through continuous feedback, individual development plans, coaching culture for all team members to maximize efficiency and job satisfaction

QUALIFICATIONS

​​​​Tertiary qualification in Business Management coupled with at least 10 years’ business experience
Extensive leadership background in high-level management positions
In-depth understanding of the industry's market dynamics
Solid financial expertise and comprehension of business strategy
Well-versed in crop protection products, including fungicides, herbicides, and pesticides
Proficient in both Afrikaans and English languages
Proficient in delivering effective presentations
Excellent communication skills enabling collaboration across all levels more

RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful incumbent will be responsible for the management of allocated development projects in such a manner as to achieve the necessary statistical data to effect ethical product registrations in the shortest possible time.

Duties will include the following:

Construction of trial protocols in accordance with Good Agricultural Practice and BASF guidelines in... ARM
Allocating and Contracting external researchers/institutions to conduct the required trials in accordance with the relevant protocols and in the required bioclimatic regions
Ensure that trials are conducted in accordance with protocol requirements and good experimental practice
Review trial data submitted by contracted researchers to ensure the quality and integrity thereof
Verification and approval of invoices from contracted researchers prior to submission for payment and submission of ARM trial data into the BASF SPEAD database
Querying of the SPEAD database to extract statistical analyses of trials and projects for report compilations
Construction of trial result & project progress presentations for technical meetings with colleagues
Compilation of Project Executive Summaries for insertion into Registration Dossier
Compile presentations for training purposes on completed projects
Advise and mentor colleagues on technical aspects
Manage the allocated Project and Trial programs according to Key Tasks
Maintenance of a trial management database

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum BSc. in Agriculture or 10 years of relevant agricultural research experience
Minimum 5 years experience in crops grown in the Cape region
3 years of commercial agricultural experience, working with farmers
A working knowledge of ARM and SPEAD databases would be an advantage
A high level of competence in MS Office more

RESPONSIBILITIES

As part of the Africa Responsible Care and Quality organization, the successful incumbent will be expected to provide professional guidance (legal, technical, and other applicable EHSQ standards) to BASF sites, to ensure compliance with all legislative and BASF Responsible Care (RC) as well as other applicable standards. Duties include the following:
Provide professional... guidance as the EHSQ Specialist to ensure compliance with Responsible Care and Occupational Health and Safety legislation at all BASF sites in the division
Drive legal compliance and lead internal and external audits
Coordinate and ensure the implementation of BASF Group Health and Safety Policies, Standards, Procedures, and Best Practices
Support sites in conducting safety risk assessments, inspections, and exposure assessments related to hazardous chemicals
Review and analyze risk assessments, propose counter-measures, and monitor implementation
Support incident investigations and ensure proper recording, reporting, and investigation of accidents and incidents
Ensure regular health and safety meetings are held and minutes are kept
Ensure contractors adhere to health and safety specifications
Drive the culture of safety ownership with a strong emphasis on behavior-based safety
Inspect and evaluate working areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations and industry standards

QUALIFICATIONS

Tertiary qualification in Science or Technical Field
Minimum of 4-8 years experience in an EHS position
Formal qualification and knowledge of EHS (e.g. OHS Act) Legislation and related SANS codes are desirable
Formal qualification in SHEQ systems (SAMTRAC, NEBOSH TQM, etc.) will be advantageous
Fluent in English and fully computer literate
Excellent communication skills to align with customers, service providers, experts, and relevant functions
Valid driver’s license and own vehicle with willingness and ability to travel more

What You Can Expect
The successful incumbent will be responsible for assisting the digital manager with updating of the website with product information particularly on new product launches. Duties will include the following:

Follow up on leads generated during various events and campaigns (digital & physical workshops)
Manage and segment the customer database for personalized... communication
Support with updating of registration records and other administrative topics as necessary
Assist with customer events and workshops
Follow through with different vendors for on time delivery of marketing collateral
Support with other administrative topics as necessary
Assist with field days events organization

What We Expect

Tertiary qualification in the Marketing or IT
Minimum 1-2 years experience in Digital Marketing space
Strong communication skills
Willingness and ability to travel locally
Proficiency in digital platforms more

What You Can Expect
The successful incumbent will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the necessary license to operate by ensuring that the registration of products and labels are up to date and supporting in stewardship activities. Duties will include the following:

Jointly working with Sales and Marketing to support the initiatives that would lead to increased sales and business... growth
Support with the re-registration of products, labels review and submissions
Preparation of submission documents (Printing, filling of application forms and other regulatory documents)
Support with updating of registration records and other administrative topics as necessary
Assist with field day’s events organization
Support with the follow-up of the local upcoming/running technical related projects as required
Effectively manage assigned projects and deliverables
Effectively identify and manage both internal & external contributors to assigned projects

What We Expect

Tertiary qualification in the Agricultural field or equivalent
Minimum 1-2 years experience in the Crop Protection product field
Strong communication skills
Willingness and ability to travel
Ability to work in a multi-cultural department / environment
Excellent customer relations and service skills more

What You Can Expect
Duties will include the following:

Assist with digital tools and engagement
Follow up on leads generated during various events and campaigns (digital & physical workshops)
Manage and segment the customer database for personalized communication
Follow through with different vendors for on time delivery of marketing collateral
Assist with customer events and... workshops
Support with the re-registration of products
Make labels review and submissions
Support with updating of registration records
Assist with field days events organization
Support with other administrative topics as necessary

What We Expect

Tertiary qualification in relevant fields, (IT, agriculture related degree).
A minimum of 1 years work experience in relevant field
Exceptional ability to make negotiations
Good written and verbal communication including presentation skills
Ability to work independently as well as an integral member of a team
Strong communication skills in English more