Job Introduction
Business : AGRI
Reporting to : Top Management
Education : PhD in Agri science from tier-1 institutes (IISc, ICAR etc in India and others abroad)
Required Skills & Experience :
- 10-15 years of work experience in Agri business with practical experience of managing multiple farms
- Proven track record of delivering best-in-class farm output and yields
- Experience of working with multiple teams
- Awareness of Indian Agri landscape – soils, crops, weather etc.
- Comfortable with travelling across farm sites
Primary Objectives of Position: Looking for a senior leader in the role of Farm Ops Excellence Lead to build out a Centre of Excellence in Farm Operations across multiple sites and collaborate with business unit teams to run the farms in the most efficient method
Job Profile :
- 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
- Work closely with the R&D lead and Agri Business unit head
- 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.
Key Accountabilities:
Planning & Strategy:
- 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
Achieve target operating metrics:
- 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
Knowledge sharing:
- 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
Collaborate across team:
- 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
Responsibilities
Required Experience, Skills & Qualifications
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Position - Farm Ops Excellence Lead
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Priority - Farm Ops Excellence Lead
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Location - Noida
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Qualification - PhD in Agri science from tier-1 institutes (IISc, ICAR etc in India and others abroad)
