Cocoa R&D Field Lead & Farm Deployment Manager

PT Mars Symbioscience Indonesia; Sulawesi; On-site; IDR 600,000,000 - 900,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars Symbioscience Indonesia is seeking a Cocoa Research and Site Manager to lead field operations and translate R&D into farmer impact across SE Asia. You will oversee field technicians, manage data collection and support statistical analysis for genetics, breeding, agronomy and IPM at the Pangkep site.

The role requires a Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy or crop science, plus 5+ years of field research leadership, with fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy or crop science.
• Minimum 5+ years of farm/field operations and research experience.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary projects and managing work through others without direct authority.
• Fluent English and Bahasa Indonesian.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day activities and schedules of field technicians and contractors
• Lead data collection and evaluation of genetics, breeding, agronomy and IPM at the Pangkep site
• Provide data management, statistical support and analysis of collected data
• Execute design, planning and implementation of new R&D projects
• Coordinate engagement activities and meetings at Pangkep
• Contribute to a safe environment in the field, observing safety culture
• Hire and staff new members of the Pangkep R&D Operations team as needed
• Partner with Site Engineering on equipment installation and maintenance
• Build annual operational and capital budgets and deliver them effectively
• Proactively partner with SE Asia Cocoa Commercial team to translate field research to farmer deployment

Skills

Field operations leadership

Data collection & analysis

Team coordination

Scientific data management

GAP & QFS knowledge

Education

Master's degree in Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy or crop science

Tools

Outlook

Skype

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Mars Symbioscience Indonesia is seeking a Cocoa Research and Site Manager to lead field operations and translate R&D into farmer impact across SE Asia. You will oversee field technicians, manage data collection and support statistical analysis for genetics, breeding, agronomy and IPM at the Pangkep site.

The role requires a Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy or crop science, plus 5+ years of field research leadership, with fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.