Overview

Lead the Team and assist Regional Manager in implementing better Extension Model for Farmer connect for CF.
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
Lead the Storage Modernization Agenda in the region assisting Regional Manager
Ownership toward Agro key quality and quantity deliverables – CF and NCF buying within PIH specifications
Lead the relationship building with local government officials, Mandi Boards office & administrative officers drawing strategic alliance for business & CF sustenance in state of West Bengal.
Transferring knowledge to new members of the team, better on boarding and help them in developing.
Ensure discipline amongst partners / suppliers / effective administration and implementation of company policy and standards.
Drive the PWP – water positive agenda through drip irrigation, SFP and DSR contributing to pi positive water balance.
Drive the Agro capability development agenda for the agro region – driving the agri-technological knowledge sharing and competency building within the team.
Supportive role to the R&D initiatives on new varieties, POPs, new molecules etc.

Responsibilities

In charge of region - Ensure the CF development of all the relevant crops - majorly potatoes independently / supervision.

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

Ownership toward 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.

Prepare seed sale documentation, POP documentation, buying / procurement documentation, transit documents
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
Daily updating and maintenance of dispatch records for all procurements, contractual jobs for loading /unloading, submission of Mundi Tax.

Ensuring identification and thereafter sustaining long storage stores for uninterrupted supplies of Potato for all the plant – month wise / season wise with in quality specification

Co-ordinating and ensuring storage/uninterrupted supply of Corn, working closely with Silo/Suppliers , R&D for specifications of Corn and compiling with all required tests from external and internal labs

Qualifications

Education: Graduate/ PG in Agriculture/ MBA – Marketing / Supply Chain
At least 5-6 years of hard-core agriculture In-Put sales / procurement / supply chain experience in a sales / manufacturing / processing set up.
Proven experience of dealing with farmers, traders, negotiation, selling, collaboration, agricultural departments & state agricultural policy.
Experience of dealing with local government authorities, suppliers, transporters, farmer unions

Assistant Manager - Agriculture Farming & Storage Operations