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 perk to the estate's workers and surrounding communities.





KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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
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 (India)
🏢 Prestige Group
📍 India