Current Openings

1. Develop and optimize product formulations for brand products within Dairy Division out class competition and level up to customer expectations.
2. In this role you will have a key instrumental role in developing and expanding the company's footprint Pan India significantly contribute to achievement the business and revenue target for the organization.
3. This is a business head (P&L lead) role for a leading dairy business in India. It’s one of the arms of a large, diversified Indian company.
4. Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures
5. Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth
6. Will be responsible for development of formulations for current brand products and also analyse the customers need/ Market trend and Market Intelligence to develop other products in existing categories.
7. Evaluate raw materials for suitability and standardize their specifications/requirements. Work with procurement and finance team to select materials (excipients / active ingredients) that meet financial goals and contribute to cost saving initiatives of the company.
8. Improve overall performance of products that fall short of performance expectations by consumers.
9. Conduct field trial of new products and ensuring product performance suiting the recommended application.
10. Oversee daily operations of the company and the work of People Managers (Marketing Sales, Finance, Procurement Supply Chain is Mandatory )
11. Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and key business metrics for the Business.
12. Participate & Play a vital role in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances etc.)
13. Manage relationships with Business partners/vendors

1. Opportunity to be a part of the growth journey of a Leading FMCG company
2. Contribute towards the growth of the organisation that owns legacy brands across Business segments.
3. Lead & Drive the launches of new products of Dairy division.
4. A fulfilling Career with D.S Group
5. The opportunity to work directly with the primary stakeholders within the organization
6. Work in an organization which delivers faced paced growth and an opportunity towards wealth creation

• Responsible for SAP Material management along with Integration with SAP FI, SD, SAP PP & PM
• Integration with SAP FI, SD, SAP PP & PM.
• Should have worked in Implementation/Roll outs/ Change requests.
• Managed implementation and enhancement projects from requirement gathering till Go live
• Co-ordination with Technical team during development of multiple objects.
• Managing multiple assignments in the priority order to meet respective delivery schedule.
• Various skill sets depending on SAP subset.
• Develop functional specifications for RICEFW objects- Interfaces, Reports, User exits Conversion and Enhancement of standard SAP functionality.
• MM-Purchasing/Procurement: Hands on experience in configuring Material Master, Vendor Master, Partner schema, Purchase requisition, Purchases order, Vendor management, shelf like check and pricing schemas.
• Inventory Management: Customization in Goods Movements, Cross Company and Intra-company Stock Transport orders using Stock Transport order (STO), Subcontracting, Customer and Vendor Consignment & Third Party Orders, Physical Inventory, Cycle Counting.
• Configuration, Unit and Integration testing of Inventory Management Movement Types, Number ranges for material document of Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, shelf life check for movement types and Stock Transfers- inter and intra company.
• Data mapping for Material Master, BOM from legacy system to SAP, Data conversion and validation.
• MIS
• Any other task assigned by the senior.
• FICO Lead serve as the hub for support for IT services relating to SAP FICO S/4 HANA configuration, monitoring and issue resolution.
• Works on multiple projects as a team lead providing functional and technical leadership.

1. Installation, setup, configuration of Oracle RAC, SAP S4/HANA, SAP HANA studio, SAP HANA client, PO (process orchestration), DMS.
2. Monitoring and troubleshooting of Oracle RAC and SAP S4/HANA.
3. Oracle ADG creation and maintenance and system refresh of SAP S4/HANA from Production to Quality/Development
4. Knowledge in Administration and Troubleshooting of Transport Management System (TMS) in SAP.
5. Security administration - creating users, roles, assign authorizations.
6. Job management: Creating, Scheduling background jobs and resolving any terminated jobs.
7. Printer setup and troubleshooting of printing problems.
8. Analyse Oracle Logs and SAP S4/HANA system logs, ABAP dump, Table lock, and Update errors.
9. Monitoring backups and investigate the logs for unsuccessful backup (both Oracle and SAP)
10. Managed RFC connection and resolved any issues in SAP.
11. Backup and Recovery of Oracle and SAP S4/HANA.
12. Monitoring/Management SOLMAN Server (SAP)
13. TR create/manage/import by TMS (SAP)
14. Candidate should be able to apply required security updates, patches

1. Responsible for securing the Information/Data from Internal and External Threats.
2. Design of Security controls (logical, physical, administrative etc.)
3. Protects system by defining access privileges, control structures, and resources.
4. Recognizes problems by identifying abnormalities; reporting violations.
5. Implements security improvements by assessing current situation; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
6. Determines security violations and inefficiencies by conducting periodic audits.
7. Upgrades system by implementing and maintaining security controls.
8. Keeps users informed by preparing performance reports; communicating system status.
9. Maintain quality service by following organization standards.
10. Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing publications
11. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
12. MIS to reporting Authority as per defined periodicity.
13. Perform threat analysis and risk management.
14. Communicate risks, ensures vulnerabilities are managed by directing periodic VA scans of all servers.
15. Evaluate security incidents and determine timely response.
16. Audit IT infrastructure for VAPT and ISO 27001: 2013.

1. 8-10 years of work experience in R&D team of an Agri company – seeds, chemicals, farming, processing etc. – in India or globally
2. Proven track record of managing multiple R&D initiatives across multiple crops
3. Awareness of Indian Agri landscape – weather, soil, varietals with an added advantage for the experience with new Agri technologies (like hydroponics) etc.
4. Preference to be given to candidates with proven track record of having unlocked premium varietals for agriculture companies
5. Comfortable with travelling across farm sites

1. The candidate will be part of a fast-paced start-up like team and will have a chance to work on cutting edge technologies (like hydroponics, aquaponics etc.) for the crops that are new to the Indian agriculture
2. Work closely with the Agri Business Head & the R&D lead
3. The business aspirations are to create a 500+Cr company with a global footprint within the first 2-3 years of operations and will require an entrepreneurial and dynamic leadership team to take on the mandate for the business build.

• Plan and execute research on unlocking new varietals of the crops planned by the strategy team
• Advise Agri Business Head & the R&D lead on the crops to be taken up for R&D

• Develop agronomical practices that ensure cost and time efficiencies while making sure of high quality output with minimal time and effort required to implement the practices

• Advise farm ops team on deviant behaviour of the crops (like slower than expected growth, off season fall of leaves etc.)
• Collaborate with farm operations team to train ground staff on new approved practices
• Collaborate with IT team to prepare best-in-class tools to record, analyse and report the developments and outputs of the trials
• Partner with research teams of vendors for new age technologies to run trials
• Liaison with government bodies like ICAR and leading agricultural universities and be aware of latest agronomical developments

• Minimum 20-25 years post qualification experience
• Ideally someone with experience both in manufacturing plant and corporate setup
• Should have worked in brands of repute
• Preferably should have exposure to SAP
• High Energy candidate with good communication skills, who has the potential to take up higher responsibility

1. Direct the accurate and timely maintenance of books of accounts in accordance with statutory, company and business requirements
2. Monthly, quarterly and yearly financial closing of books of accounts
3. Review of monthly accounts, trial balances and consolidation of annual accounts
4. Implement/update Ind AS, IFC, IC, COA, DOA, GRC, Authority Matrix , automation and digital drive
5. KPI monitoring and presentation of deck
6. Risk assessment and control mechanism
7. Ensure timely completion of audits and implementation of action plan
8. Preparation of budgets, budgetary controls, periodic reviews and highlights deviation. Provide strong, forward looking analytical leadership
9. Demonstrate proven ability in developing models, trends, analysis which aids decision making and business strategies
10. Oversee monthly variance, price difference, cost overrun, Capex, assets accounting
11. Monitor cash flow / enough liquidity in business, take steps in timely manner
12. Create tax strategies to optimize tax, ensure various compliances and timely returns
13. Maintain effective MIS which aids management control and decision making
14. Timely preparation and submission of MIS to reporting Authority
15. Any other related task assigned by reporting authority

1. Preparation & submission of Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Balance Sheets and P&L Account and statement of affairs to the management for approval & publication
Preparation, Implementation and Monitoring for all internal financial controls including budgetary controls of allocated business
2. Should have handled full cycle of accounting, taxation, audit, MIS & reporting
3. Preparation of F&A MIS with Analysis
4. Adherence to all applicable statutory and regulatory compliance

1. Innovative, strategic and critical thinker
2. Exposure of IndAS
3. Creative problem solving and decision making skills
4. Change agent and team player with strong execution & managerial skills with technical Competence
5. Entrepreneurial Drive
6. Networking & Building Relationships
7. Leadership Skills

1. 10-15 years of work experience in Agri business with practical experience of managing multiple farms
2. Proven track record of delivering best-in-class farm output and yields
3. Experience of working with multiple teams
4. Awareness of Indian Agri landscape – soils, crops, weather etc.
5. Comfortable with travelling across farm sites

1. The candidate will be part of a fast-paced start-up like team and will have the chance to create best-in-class farm management practices
2. Work closely with the R&D lead and Agri Business unit head
3. The business aspirations are to create a 500+Cr company with a global footprint within the first 2-3 years of operations and will require an entrepreneurial and dynamic leadership team to take on the mandate for the business build.

• Prepare a detailed annual crop calendar for each land parcel under management, in line with the annual business strategic and operating plans
• Prepare POP (Package of Practices) containing crop calendars, plan for plant upkeep etc. for all land parcels
• Oversee farm operations planning in line with best-in-class farm management practices
• Prepare roadmap for implementing latest technological developments on farms
• Forecast yield of each crop to support P&L planning for each business unit

• Monitor on-field operations and compare the same against the plans
• Identify the best practices and gaps and revise plans based on benchmarks across site locations
• Codify learnings and translate them into actionable insights for field operations teams
• Support in commercial deployment of R&D of compelling technological solutions that optimize costs and yields

• Oversee training of farm teams on the latest developments – agronomical practices, technological advances, etc. – to ensure best-in-class farm management
• Work with various agriculture research agencies (companies, universities etc.) and vendors of new age Agri technologies to explore & adopt best-in-class farm management practices

• Understand requirements of business and work with R&D to operationally think through the best practices and methods to achieve yield, cost, results
• Ensure farm practices are being consistently adhered to across sites
• Advise and collaborate with business unit teams to implement planned farm activities

1. 15+ years of work experience in Agri business in India or globally with strong preference for candidate with experience in modern farming practices like hydroponics
2. Proven track record of producing and yielding the right varietals, in line with agronomical conditions
3. Experience of working with other functional teams, especially farm operations to deploy innovations at commercial scale

1. The candidate will be part of a fast-paced start-up like team and will have end-to-end oversight over the planning and execution of the R&D strategy
2. Work closely with the Promoters and the Agri Business Head
3. The business aspirations are to create a 500+Cr company with a global footprint within the first 2-3 years of operations and will require an entrepreneurial and dynamic leadership team to take on the mandate for the business build.

• Develop and align a comprehensive R&D strategy based on the objectives of the business, in line with best-in-class industry trends
• Create and deliver an annual R&D operational plan in line with the overall business and R&D strategy
• Make recommendations to the Board on the matters of new land acquisition in line with proposed crop portfolios, nascent crop selection to trial innovative crops and technologies, and scaling up proven methods in line

• Monitor and track progress of R&D initiatives; put in place the right tools, techniques to improve success rates
• Facilitate training of farm teams on recent developments – agronomical practices, technological advances, etc. – to ensure deployment of innovations at commercial scale

• Conduct regular scans of global technology best practices, evaluate potential vendors/ partners and identify those suitable for trialling in India
• Collaborate and partner with global and Indian Agri universities, research labs etc. for innovative research, in line with business plan
• Work closely with agriculture research companies, suppliers of modern agri technologies and proprietary varietals, start-ups etc. to drive ideation & creation of best in class technologies

• Apply for patents to generate and protect IP that is permissible as per Indian laws
• Keep track of patents nearing the end of life cycle and devise strategy to extend or monetize them

• Recruit and retain talent
• Define and set KPIs along with the HR team
• Work planning and performance assessment

• Develop sales plans, strategies and policies with a view to increase/sustain market share and profitability.
• Have effective implementation and monitoring mechanism to ensure achievement of the Sales plans and strategies.
• Formulate policies and guidelines for smooth functioning and satisfaction of channel partners like dealers, distributors and stockiest.
• Scan the environment to understand competitor’s activities, demand supply scenario, regulatory issues to formulate strategies for increasing market share
• Ensure an increased market share and profitability by facilitating market development, brand management and business development. Focus on business development through domestic / export markets (defined geographies) and building the brand of the company in the domestic /exports market.
• Continuously monitor the pricing patterns within the market, checking the prices for the desired products regularly with respect to their competitiveness and value as perceived by the customers, deciding upon pricing from time to time on a need basis to ensure the products are sold with highest recoveries possible.
• Initiate market intelligence system to provide monthly information to top management on potential data, competitor’s activities, new product opportunities and other changes in the environment.
• Evolve policies for establishing a robust field force monitoring and people management, relationship management system in order to increase field force satisfaction and portfolio growth.
• Managing the complete sales cycle from business development and customer acquisition to receipt of payments.

• Meeting sales targets & objectives
• Market share growth - Strengthening & expanding distribution network
• Identification & development of new markets
• Implementation of initiatives and Sales & Marketing strategies, Retail strategy, Modern Trade, Institutional Sales
• Establish CRM tools and systems
• Relationship building & customer satisfaction with key accounts / CSA / Retailers / Stockists.
• Cost optimization in retail operations
• Development of a market intelligence/ information system
• Training, development & monitoring of sales & distribution personnel

• Responsible for effective implementation of sales strategies & policies in assigned area and meeting sales targets & objectives
• Implement sales plans, strategies and policies with a view to increase/sustain market share and profitability for assigned region
• Implement policies and guidelines for smooth functioning and satisfaction of channel partners like dealers, distributors and stockiest in assigned region
• Scan the environment to understand competitor’s activities, demand supply scenario, regulatory issues to formulate strategies for increasing market share in assigned area
• Ensure an increased market share and profitability by facilitating market development, brand management and business development and building the brand of the company in the assigned area
• Implement market intelligence system to provide monthly information on potential data, competitors? activities, new product opportunities and other changes in the environment for assigned area
• Effectively implement policies for robust field force monitoring and people management, relationship management system in order to increase field force satisfaction and portfolio growth
• Managing the complete sales cycle in assigned region from business development and customer acquisition to receipt of payments

• Meeting sales targets & objectives for assigned region
• Market share growth - strengthening & expanding distribution network
• Identification & development of new markets in assigned region
• Implementation of initiatives and Sales & Marketing strategies and Retail strategy
• Relationship building & Customer Satisfaction with key accounts / CSA / Retailers / Stockists in assigned region
• Implementation of a market intelligence/ information system
• Training, development & monitoring of sales & distribution personnel, in lie with SBU's strategies, plans & policies

• Prepare detailed Product Marketing Plans and ensure adherence / implementation of plans w.r.t to overall brand target achievement.
• Conduct requirement based Market Research in Co-ordination with external Agencies.
• Providing inputs for strategic Pricing.
• Evaluate & monitor the advertising and Sales Promotion plans for achieving set targets.
• Monitor, review & take action to boost Product performance within time & cost parameters.
• Supervise, motivate & develop team members.
• Interact & coordinate with advertisement agencies, vendors and internal departments for achieving product targets.
• Any other related task assigned by reporting authority.

Interested candidates may send their resume to career@dsgroup.com