Ag Farming & Storage Ops Assoc Leader

Lead the team and assist the state in-charge in implementing a 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.

Lead stock management in stores for chip grade potatoes as well as seed, implement store modernization.

Ownership toward agro key quality and quantity deliverables - CF and NCF buying within PIH specifications.

Lead the relationship building with local government officials, board office and administrative officers, drawing strategic alliance for business and CF sustenance.

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, and farmers.

Supportive role to the R&D initiatives on new varieties, POPs, store management, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the CF development of all the relevant crops - majorly potatoes independently / supervision, 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.
• 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.
• Managing copack deliveries and ensure no rejection due to quality variation.
• 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 and 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 and get third party endorsement.
• Daily updating and maintenance of dispatch records for all procurements, contractual jobs for loading / unloading, submission of tax.
• Ensuring identification and thereafter sustaining potato stores for uninterrupted supplies of potato for all the plant - month wise / season wise within quality specification.
• Implement safety agenda.

Qualifications:

Graduate / PG in Agriculture / MBA - Marketing / Supply Chain