- Seeking a strategic project management professional with 5+ years of experience to lead complex cross-functional initiatives and translate a 5-year strategy into scalable, commercially viable solutions with strong farmer impact.
Responsibilities
Lead Strategic HVC Projects
- Lead and execute strategic projects that support the HVC and Potato strategies and Tupande's impact vision.
- Translate strategic priorities into structured execution plans, milestones and clear ownership.
- Own key HVC workstreams and drive them through agreed Stage-Gate processes.
- Contribute to strategic direction by identifying opportunities, risks and required interventions.
Commercial & Operational Analysis
- Drive planning, forecasting and performance analysis across priority HVC value chains.
- Analyse farmer, market, supply, pricing and operational data to generate actionable business insights.
- Develop business cases and recommendations to support variety diversification, commercial partnerships and margin expansion.
- Use data and sound business judgment to influence decisions on investment, scale-up and portfolio priorities.
Cross-Functional Project Leadership
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across Agronomy, Global Supply Chain, Government Relations, Operations and other relevant functions.
- Drive alignment on variety testing, regulatory approvals, seed multiplication and commercial implementation.
- Lead task forces and ensure agreed actions, milestones and dependencies are delivered.
- Influence stakeholders without direct authority to achieve strategic project objectives.
HVC Portfolio Performance Management
- Track strategic KPIs and performance across the HVC portfolio.
- Lead regular assessment of initiatives against agreed commercial, farmer-impact and operational criteria.
- Make recommendations to scale, pause, adapt or discontinue initiatives based on evidence and business viability.
- Support integration of HVC priorities into S&OP and broader business planning processes.
Support Leadership Coordination & Communication
- Prepare analysis, recommendations and presentation materials for HVC leadership, S&OP and SteerCo discussions.
- Support communication and alignment of strategic HVC priorities across relevant teams.
- Provide clear updates on progress, risks, decisions required and strategic recommendations
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- Technical Skills: Exceptional project management and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical capability, able to combine data with sound business judgment to influence business decisions.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate strategy into executable plans and identify opportunities, risks and structural bottlenecks.
- Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to understand the motivations of different teams and stakeholders and support them to work together.
- Commercial Acumen: Ability to assess commercial viability, develop business cases and understand the financial implications of strategic decisions.
- Technical Tools: Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Google Suite