**Job Description :** **About us** At Diageo, our legacy is built on the character and diversity of our people. From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, we have thrived over 250 years as the world's leading premium alcohol company. Our success is driven by our dedicated team across all roles globally. We entrust them with our legacy and offer career-defining opportunities in return. Our ambition is to be the best performing, most trusted, and respected Consumer Products Company worldwide. To achieve this, we seek diverse talent from around the world who feel passionate about our vision. **About Serengeti Breweries Ltd (SBL):** Founded in 1988 as Associated Breweries Limited and rebranded to Serengeti Breweries Limited in 2002, SBL began commercial operations in 1996 with a brewery in Dar es Salaam. Acquired by EABL in October 2010, SBL now operates breweries in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, and Moshi. The flagship brand is Serengeti Premium Lager alongside other portfolios like Guinness and Plisner. Headquartered in Dar es Salaam, SBL also distributes world-class global Diageo spirit brands such as Johnnie Walker®, Smirnoff Vodka®, Bailey’s Irish Cream®, Richot®, Bond 7 Whiskey®, and Gilbeys Gin®. **Purpose of Role** The Area Manager, Agriculture Development provides technical agricultural extension services and mentorship/support to SBL’s LRM growers and value chain actors to ensure timely delivery of competitively priced brewing local raw materials in required quantities and desired quality **Complexity** + Supply chain complexity + Technological integration complexity + Cultural and social complexity + Market volatility and risk management complexity **Key Accountabilities** + Recruit growers and acreage to deliver agreed tonnage of cereals and other brewing starch sources (as tasked from time to time) of desired quantity and quality mainly barley, sorghum, and maize. + Source raw materials in the most cost-effective manner to deliver quality on time in full. + Identify and mitigate local raw material sourcing risks inclusive of short, mid, and long-term horizons. + Discover and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers including diverse suppliers. + Deploy digital farming platforms to ensure smallholder farmers have accurate records and traceability is guaranteed in our sourcing regions. + Provide technical agriculture extension services and post-harvest handling training to growers of the required brewing cereals and other brewing starch sources as tasked from time to time + Work with relevant stakeholders, partners and value chain actors to ensure set targets are met on timely basis and carry out assessments to determine potential yields, adequacy / deficits and storage needs + Ensure timely reporting and accurate management of company assets + Implement and operate a safety agenda, risk assessment with mitigation plans and ensure full compliance of all local and applicable Diageo policies. + Ensure company policies that relate to the agribusiness operations are fully explained and understood by local government authorities and community leaders. **Experience / skills required:** **Qualifications:** + A university degree in agricultural sciences with additional skills in agribusiness management. **Required Experience** + 5+ years in a similar role. + Agility and good business acumen. + Experience in contract farming and working with smallholder farmers as well as commercial farmers. + Outstanding communication and influencing skills. + Experience partnering with multiple stakeholders at various levels. + Solid understanding of agriculture value chains, agribusiness finance, and Climate Smart Agriculture in Tanzania. + Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems. + Demonstrated ability in farmers engagement, training, and capacity building. **Diversity statement:** Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And crafting an inclusive-culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. _If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application._ **Worker Type :** Regular **Primary Location:** Singida **Additional Locations :** Bukoba, Manyara, Mwanza **Job Posting Start Date :** 2025-08-28 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. **DRINKiQ** What's your DRINKiQ? Take our quiz to understand how alcohol is made and explore the effects of drinking. You can discover everything you need to know at DRINKiQ (https://www.drinkiq.com/en-gb/)