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Kunia - Oahu Breeding Lead 

Kunia-Oahu Breeding Lead

Bayer's Kunia Breeding operations, accelerating the production and advancement of materials through the R&D pipeline; leveraging the skills of Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, and Coach, you serve as the home leader of outcome-focused teams at the site to achieve the team's mission linked to customers and products; you create a culture of operational excellence through continuous improvement focused on innovation, cost efficiency, product delivery speed, and quality of product delivered; you provide guidance to meet site productivity metrics while enabling the highest levels of Environmental Safety and Health (HSE), Regulatory, and Quality performance aligned with best practices; you partner with the Hawaii Breeding Agronomy Leadership to drive best practices and innovation through coordinated trials that improve production quality, increase throughput, and improve farm sustainability; you oversee workforce planning through assessment of staffing needs, recruitment and hiring of full-time and seasonal staff, comprehensive training and development programs, effective task assignment, and performance management leveraging DSO principles; you coordinate and lead activities within the surrounding community to ensure positive community relations and outreach efforts.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Kunia-Oahu Breeding Lead, are to:

• Provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team of scientists, operations guides, operations associates, operations managers/coordinators, technicians, and field crew, overseeing daily site operations using VACC principles;
• Create a culture of operational excellence through continuous improvement focused on innovation, cost efficiency, product delivery speed, and quality of product delivered;
• Provide guidance to meet site productivity metrics while enabling the highest levels of Environmental Safety and Health (HSE), Regulatory, and Quality performance aligned with best practices;
• Manage a broad range of nursery workflows supporting multiple stages of the product development cycle for breeding at the Oahu Breeding production locations;
• Partner with the Hawaii Breeding Agronomy Leadership to drive best practices and innovation through coordinated trials that improve production quality, increase throughput, and improve farm sustainability;
• Partner with the Business Support Leadership on budget maintenance and forecasting, keeping spend on target to meet corporate financial targets and internal controls, including tracking of multi-million-dollar assets and capital projects;
• Support Breeding Unit and Technical teams through personnel development and resource management, enabling operations guides and associates to contribute to product strategy and development in the associated pipeline;
• Oversee workforce planning through assessment of staffing needs, recruitment and hiring of full-time and seasonal staff, comprehensive training and development programs, effective task assignment, and performance management leveraging DSO principles;
• Provide leadership within the Hawaii region around best practices that drive pipeline delivery goals while maintaining the company's License to Operate (LTO);
• Coordinate and lead activities within the surrounding community to ensure positive community relations and outreach efforts.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree;
• Must have valid drivers’ license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Agribusiness, or related area with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience in agriculture, manufacturing, production, operations management, or related area; an MS with a minimum of 12 years, or a BS with a minimum of 14 years relevant experience, will also be considered;
• Demonstration of VACC leadership principles: Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, and Coach;
• Highly developed interpersonal skills including influencing, coaching, facilitation, conflict resolution, and relationship management;
• Ability to manage change and prioritize as necessary to meet business and/or customer deadlines;
• Results-oriented, with the ability to make effective decisions after careful consideration of various courses of action and their impact on individuals and/or groups;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Experience with standard MS Office and software systems used in agribusiness data analysis, with the ability to quickly learn new programs and tools;
• Strong organizational skills, high attention to detail, ability to prioritize, strong written and verbal communication skills, and strong customer focus.

May be eligible for relocation benefits

Posting will be available until July 28, 2026

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $154,300.00 - $231,500.00.  Compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant).  Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.