Crop Specialist

**Crop Specialist**

Major Tasks:

- Responsible for managing FS program for the assigned crops maintaining and improving reliability, quality, timeliness and cost Maintain accurate records of FS increases in proper databases, including seed inventory, inventory transactions, parental seed characteristics, quality and seed health information.
- Ensure that all the parental lines are genetically fixed - work closely with the breeders to evaluate and assess parental lines genetic quality. Collaborate with R&D and Crop Teams with technical support and product advancements.
- Supervise operations including but not limited to seed preparation, seed sowing, rouging, harvesting, threshing, conditioning, seed storage, shipments and assessment of PGO trials Share relevant parental line information with R&D and Production teams to accelerate producibility learnings and crop management for the successful production of new varieties. Seed Health.
- Responsible to maintain high level of hygienic controls, protocols and supervision of sanitation processes, if needed.
- Engage with key stakeholders R&D and Breeding team, Global production, Pre-commercial, Field Quality, Production Research and others to identify improvement opportunities to improve reliability, cost and customer experience.
- Production Data and Analysis - Review quantity, quality, cost and timeliness data and address areas for improvement, simplification, optimization Assisting Pre-commercial Manager in OPEX and CAPEX preparations May manage and guide the development of FS Associates.
- Ensure external and internal compliance in our operations, including HSE, Human Rights, Business Conduct, QMS, BIO-ETS, and SOX.

**Skills**:

- English. Min 80% required.
- B.S. in a scientific discipline plus two years relevant experience or M.S. in a scientific discipline.
- Excellent human relation skills, effective communication skills required.
- Good knowledge of local language and English is needed.
- Ability to influence all levels in the organization Customer Focus, Innovation & Experimentation, Collaboration and implementation of best practices, Knowledge Sharing Process Oriented and Results Orientated Fosters use of digital and analytic tools, Instill Trusts (with his team and other stakeholders) Attracts, Develops and Builds Effective Teams.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans**IMPORTANT NOTE for POTENTIAL US CANDIDATES**: Bayer expects its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Bayer active employees are also expected to disclose their vaccination status and if fully vaccinated, provide proof of vaccination status to Occupational Medicine. Bayer defines fully vaccinated in alignment with CDC which is two weeks after completing the two-dose vaccine regimen or two weeks after completing the one-dose regimen. Additionally, Bayer employees are also required to comply with state, local and customer requirements.**IMPORTANT NOTE for POTENTIAL CANADIAN CANDIDATES**: This position requires full vaccination against COVID-19.**Division**:

- Crop Science**Reference Code**
- 785967**Functional Area**:

- Production&Manufacturing**Location**:

- Mexico : Chiapas : Comitan**Employment Type**:

- Regular**Position Grade**:

- VS 1.1