Agricultural Officer

**Position Snapshot (Agricultural Officer)**

Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Company: Nestlé Product Sdn Bhd

Permanent - Full Time

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, environmental Science or equivalent.

2+ years of experience in related.

**Position Summary**

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment - passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.

We are looking for an Agriculture Officer to provide professional support for develop Agriservice activities, with focus on fieldwork, suppliers and stakeholders attention in Milk, Cocoa, Coffee and Supplier Development Areas.

**A day in the life of...**
- Coordinate with landowners (oil palm plantation and state forestry) for tree planting activities, conduct site recce and mapping, site verification (after tree planting), reporting & documentation, payment to vendors.
- Responsible for visiting and taking contact with farmers and stakeholders with adequate planification and ensure implementation of the Nestle requirements.
- Provide technical assistance to farmers on specific topics when required ( 4C Code, Cocoa Plan, Coffee Plan, Milk quality and safety, others).
- Training of farmers in good agricultural practices.
- Field support in supplier development activities.
- Manage specific projects related to his area of expertise. Solid problem-solving capability.
- Conduct business intelligence in his region, provide management with reliable and anticipated insight of the local farming and sourcing environment.
- Support the raw material purchasing operation as per local needs.

**What Will Make You Successful,**
- University or technical degree in agriculture, food sciences, veterinary, Forestry, Environmental Science or equivalent.
- Hands on exposure to work/projects with farmers or in rural environment.
- Demonstrated competences in their specific field of expertise.
- Demonstrated competences for teamwork.
- Experience in sourcing with a strong interest for purchasing.
- Experience about dynamics of rural societies, their development, and raw material production systems.
- Basic experience in supplier development principles is desirable.
- Good Agricultural Practices.