Senior Technical Manager: Fruit Supply

Senior Technical Manager: Fruit Supply

BerryWorld South Africa is looking for an experienced, commercially minded and grower-focused Senior Technical Manager: Fruit Supply to lead and develop the Fruit Supply function and support the growth of a sustainable, high-quality soft fruit supply base.

This role suits an agricultural professional who combines strong horticultural or agronomic expertise with commercial understanding, strategic thinking, and excellent grower relationship skills.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Fruit Supply team.
• Build strong, long-term relationships with growers.
• Drive Fruit Supply strategy, planting plans, forecasting and sustainable supply growth.
• Guide decisions on varieties, crop performance, regional suitability and production improvement.
• Provide senior technical support on complex grower and production matters.
• Use production, quality and commercial information to identify risks and opportunities.
• Work closely with Postharvest, Procurement, Sales, Finance and Variety Development to align supply with business and market requirements.
  

What you will bring

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, or a related field.
• 5–10 years’ experience in the South African fruit industry, ideally in soft fruit or berries.
• Proven experience providing technical advice to commercial growers.
• 3–5 years’ people leadership experience in a technical or grower-facing environment.
• Strong commercial awareness, analytical capability and stakeholder management skills.
• Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel regularly.
  

Berry experience is advantageous, although strong candidates from the wider fruit industry are encouraged to apply.

If you are a technically credible agricultural leader who can operate confidently at both grower and senior
management level, we would like to hear from you.