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Assistant Manager – SC Agro
- Locations: Himmatnagar, India
- Job Function: Supply Chain
- Req ID: 359394
- Relocation Eligible: Yes – Standard
- Referral Reward: Yes
Job Description:
- To implement better Extension Model for Farmer connect.
- Ensuring identification and thereafter sustaining uninterrupted supplies of Potato for the plant – month wise / season wise. Identify / Create / Develop / Grow / Sustain new as well as existing Agro contract farming pockets.
- Implement Supplier Model Agenda in the region assisting Regional Manager
- Ensure stock management in stores for Chip grade potatoes as well as seed, implement store modernization in the state
- Ensure quality and quantity deliverables – CF and NCF buying within PIH specifications
- Ensure discipline amongst partners / suppliers / effective administration and implementation of company policy and standards.
- Drive the sustainable agriculture program and ensure sustainably sourced potato volume, drive water positive agenda through micro irrigation and SFP contributing to PI positive water balance.
- Drive the Agro capability development agenda – driving the Agro technological knowledge sharing and competency building within the team, partners, farmers
- Supportive role to the R&D initiatives on new varieties, POPs, Store management etc
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the CF development of potatoes independently, ensure business within AOP costs
- Identify and develop the new farmers/area for the potato multiplication to cater the need of the business
- Identify the new pockets that would complement / supplement existing plan and increase penetration of program and create opportunities to increase quality and quantity
- Arrange for timely allocation / distribution of seed to farmers and arrange post planting supervision and POP adherence
- Ensure chip grade programs and zero pilferage of Chip grade potato
- Ensure Agro key quality and quantity deliverables – CF and NCF buying within PIH specifications
- Market intelligence, competitors buying activities, tactical buying expertise to make the volume and rates within AOP
- Quality deliveries – TPoD, Ref cap and Solid percentage
- Close coordination with transport agency and LD&T Manager for timely placement of vehicles.
- Ensure identification of key supplier – farmers / traders / cooperatives / association / groups / NGO and sustain relationship with them
- Build relationship with each grower and identify potential new groups / association / NGO etc to grow / penetrate and increase farming
- Maintain ongoing relationship with the farmers, key members of society and government and suppliers.
- Ensure discipline amongst partners / suppliers / effective administration and implementation of company policy and standards. Also, maintain relationship with local government officials & administrative officers.
- Set up quality labs and conduct cook test and report buying standards
- Liaison with local government officials – agricultural / horticulture – arrange field visits and increase farmer connect & get third party endorsement
- Ensuring identification and thereafter sustaining potato stores for uninterrupted supplies of Potato for all the plant – month wise / season wise with in quality specification
- Implement safety agenda in the state
Qualifications
- Education: Graduate/ PG in Agriculture/ MBA – Marketing / Supply Chain
Experience:
- At least 1 years of hard-core agriculture In-Put sales / procurement / supply chain / cold store management experience in a sales / manufacturing / processing set up
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