The Leaf Officer position at British American Tobacco (BAT) is responsible for supervising extension services to achieve agreed company quantity, quality, and cost objectives.
Key Accountabilities
Operations / Professional / Business
Timely prepare crop plan for area of operation, starting from farmer contracting to tobacco markets, obtaining approval from line manager before execution.
Timely prepare, obtain approval from the Area Leaf Manager (ALM), implement, and continuously monitor crop action plans to produce agreed quality, quantity, and cost of tobacco leaf.
Timely evaluate and communicate progress on approved action plans and leaf centre objectives to enable timely, effective, and efficient decision-making.
Provide professional technical guidance and assistance to the extension contractor and farmers to enable them to grow high quality and quantity of tobacco for maximum returns to the farmers.
Continuously evaluate competitor activity and put in place proactive mitigating measures to maintain competitive advantage.
Disseminate as appropriate company policy on Growing Tobacco to farmers and the community for good corporate image.
Implement, supervise and ensure compliance by all direct and indirect reports on all company guidelines and policies (EHS, afforestation, SoBC, Procurement, General Standing Instructions, Fleet, IT, Accounting, etc.).
Management
Effectively supervise loan issued to farmers to ensure crop quality and quantity objectives are met while minimising risk of loan defaulting.
Identify, evaluate, and manage business risks within the supervision unit's environment, implementing short- and long-term management measures while obtaining necessary approvals from the Area Leaf Manager.
Leadership
Train, develop, and motivate all staff to ensure optimal individual output.
Relationship
Identify community development projects in the area in liaison with local leadership, communicate the same, and supervise the implementation of those approved.
On a continuous basis manage employee welfare in the supervision unit.
Innovation
Continuously evaluate current practices in supervision unit to identify and recommend possible areas of improvement.
Key Success Factors
Process delivery in terms of volumes, crop estimates, quality, cost, and loan recovery.
Ability to train, develop, and motivate direct reports to highest levels of performance.
Minimise losses and damage to any company assets and stocks within this supervisory area.
Foster conducive business environment by developing a positive working relationship with local leadership and provincial administration.
Sustainability of tobacco curing materials (e.g., wood fuel, briquettes).
Maintain good corporate image and high EHS standards.
What We Offer
Market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility).
Diverse benefits including health plans, work-life balance initiatives, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives.
Access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs.
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