AGRONOMIST EGYPT

Job: Empleo
Location: Cairo (Egypt)
Vacancies: 1
Work modality: On site

SanLucar Fruit

SanLucar is a global company that is dedicated to bringing people a natural joy of life, great taste and healthy nutrition in a way it can be proud of. With a range of over 100 delicious fruits and vegetables, a focus on premium quality and its own resource efficient cultivation worldwide, SanLucar is the brand with the broadest top-quality assortment in the retail sector. The portfolio also includes smoothies, juices, ice cream, flowers and plants, and olive oil.
The company was founded in 1993 by Stephan Rötzer and is headquartered in Valencia (Spain). Today, SanLucar employs around 5,000 people and has an annual turnover of around 1 billion euros within the SanLucar Group. The products are cultivated and distributed in over 35 countries, including Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Canada and the USA, as well as in Eastern Europe and regions in the Middle and Far East. SanLucar operates worldwide with its own offices and farms.
The philosophy “Taste in harmony with people and nature” forms the foundation for all actions of SanLucar as well as the basis for many social and sustainability projects.

Job description

Join Our Team as an Agronomist!

As Agronomist you will join the SanLucar community to grow your expertise in SanLucar crops and production practices. You will be the strategic bridge between technical innovation and field production processes, ensuring our growers achieve world-class yields and premium quality through hands-on guidance, accurate forecasting, and the seamless implementation of SanLucar’s production standards.

Your passion – our daily business

Grower Support & Production Forecasting

Relationship fostering you will be the technical liaison between our Headquarters and farm managers at both third-party and owned production sites, ensuring seamless alignment with SanLucar’s technical vision and protocols.
Best Practice Champion: you will drive the implementation of standardized, best practices agricultural techniques to ensure consistent crop quality and performance.
Field Presence & Insights: you will conduct regular site visits to provide hands-on support and translate field observations into actionable internal reports.
Forecasting Excellence: you will empower growers by teaching and supervising production forecasting techniques, ensuring accurate weekly data flow to our Product Department at headquarters
KPI Management: you will monitor crop development closely and communicate vital production KPIs to HQ to maintain full operational visibility.
Proactive Problem Solving: you will suggest agile action plans to address production challenges or deviations before they impact the bottom line.
End-to-End Support: you will provide holistic operational support across the entire value chain, from the first seed in the field to the final warehouse delivery.

Innovation & Trial Management

R&D Execution: you will oversee and track local field trials for high-value crops, including Berries (Raspberry, Blackberry, Blueberry), Citrus (Lemon/Kiwi) and Exotics.
Pilot Project Launch: you will support the rollout of cutting-edge pilot projects and commercial plantations for specific new varieties, helping shape the future of our catalog.

Requirements

What you’ll bring along

Studies: Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering or similar.
Languages: English fluently, Arabic fluently, French fluently is valued.
Initial experience in technical field roles, with hands-on experience executing and supervising farming operations.
Experiences that will make you stand out:

Knowledge of fruit production and R&D/trial management.
Management of variety development in the fields.
Natural talent for Grower Support, with the ability to build trust-based partnerships with third-party producers.
Experience with SanLucar crops especially Berries / Blueberry is highly valued.

Mobility: you value temporary placements on other SanLucar Production sites on international basis as a learning and development opportunity
SanLucar Competencies: Partnership, Ambition for results, Passion 4 Us, Team spirited, Up 4 Change.

Why become a SanLucarian?

We’ll be happy to receive your application if we’ve caught your interest! As diversity is part of our DNA, for sure it’s a crucial aspect regarding Talent Attraction. We respect equal opportunities and promote different mechanisms to totally avoid discrimination of any kind and to ensure that the selection processes are carried out exclusively according to merit and ability criteria, guaranteeing that all candidates receive the same treatment throughout the process and feel comfortable at any moment.

Job: Empleo
Location: Cairo (Egypt)
Vacancies: 1
Work modality: On site

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