ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Navilahally Coffee Estate is a 250-acre operating plantation in the Western Ghats, Sakleshpur, Karnataka. It forms one of three pillars of a landmark development: the JW Marriott Plantation Resort & Residences a flagship hospitality asset developed by Prestige Hospitality Ventures Limited (PHVL). The plantation is a commercial, ecological and experiential operation, and the Plantation Manager will be its custodian, leader and public face.

This is not a conventional estate manager role. The successful candidate will lead a living landscape that simultaneously delivers commercial yield, ecological stewardship, community development and world-class guest experiences for guests of the JW Marriott hotel.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To manage the Navinahalli plantation as a Centre of Excellence — integrating sustainability, best agricultural practices and optimum profitability — in a manner that creates an outstanding, authentic and educational experience for hotel guests while delivering meaningful benefit to the estate's workers and surrounding communities.





KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Commercial Plantation Operations
- Overall management of coffee, pepper, cocoa, arecanut and herb cultivation across 250 acres
- Implementation of organic and natural farming practices; organic certification attainment and renewal
- Yield optimisation through precision agronomy, soil health management and crop scheduling
- Management of wet and dry processing facilities, drying yards and bonded storage
- Small-batch production management for the Roastery's retail and guest take-away programme
- Plantation P&L; accountability: budgeting, capex management and profitability reporting to PHVL
- Market relationships and offtake arrangements for premium estate produce

2. Ecology, Hydrology & Wildlife
- Stewardship of the gravity-fed interconnected waterbody network — monitoring, balancing and maintenance
- Pisciculture programme management across estate lakes
- Elephant early-war

📌 Plantation Manager (Sakleshpura)
🏢 Prestige Group
📍 Sakleshpura