Primary Purpose of Role- Owner and overall lead for the Agriculture Development program for ABI in India. Along with the development and up-skilling of the team of agronomists and field officers internally, this person will also be the central point of contact with all external stakeholders - driving the quality-growth and reputation building of the program across the supply chain. Program & team management - - Crop Protocol a) implementation by team and b) adoption by farmers - Co create, implement and review larger strategic special projects (as and when finalized) - Leading the Field Agronomist in their day-to-day operations, and carrying out monthly reviews to check the monthly proceedings. - Constantly opening up gaps and addressing them through internal expertise or necessary external collaborations - Drive, develop and foster strong ABI culture of continuous improvement within Agro Team. - Broadening the vision and operation of our field demonstration projects - in order to make it a centre of visual demonstration, showcasing all the best practices at one point, and a centre to calculate the Farm Income - Planning and organizing the Field Day in India - Overall budget management of the program External relationship management- - Monitoring the overall farmers relationship Management - Managing the Mandi/Vendor Relationship to ensure Supply Security - Driving external partnerships along with the field agronomists, partnership supervisor and research agronomist - Making critical reports and presentations to external partners and stakeholders - Partnership Development- Bringing new partnerships that can support and upscale the overall development of the program - Be the driver of reputation with all external stakeholders - including working on creating external communications material Internal relationship management- - Ensuring integrated working with the research, B&Q, raw material & the larger procurement team - Work in tandem with the R&D team, and to ensure that knowledge flow takes place smoothly between the two teams - Collaborate with the legal and corporate affairs team on a continuous basis to understand legal compliance and its impact to the business - Subsequently, work with internal and external legal support for filing and managing of Agro operations in the country - Working closely with GBR team for Data Analysis of Commercials Production - Supporting Field Agronomist in identifying the most suitable growing regions for malt barley cultivation. Procurement Process : - Ensuring the smooth Procurement operations and creation of effective Pricing and Buyback Policy - Drive a focus on Barley quality, and create the best-in-class barley growing and procurement program - Ensure a reliable supply of high-quality raw materials through local sourcing and competitive commercial terms Education level and/ or experience : - Minimum MSc in Agriculture / MBA in Agro Business - 4+ year work experience, will be preferred - Experience of having worked in managing teams will be preferred Skills and/or knowledge : - Experience of working with farmers to understand major challenges in a production environment - Familiarity with small grains production practices, with a perspective on how to improve crop productivity and work in a collaborative mode with the farmers - Must have experience in developing, implementing, and running agro-business programs - Understanding of working with farmer co-operatives/producer organizations will be preferred - Developing partnerships relevant to internal needs of the program and team - Ability to work in a team by taking everyone along and effectively managing multiple projects & initiatives - Previous experience with research and development teams will be preferred - Candidates with experience in managing team of agronomists and field agri officers will be preferred - Proficiency with computers, MS office & diagnostic computer/agro software - Experience in presenting business proposals and budget proposals - Valid driver's license & willing to travel - Needs to overcome socioeconomic and cultural barriers to understand the core of the issues being faced by our farmers and team on the field - Unwavering focus on quality, ethics and a policy of taking - no-shortcuts-

Jaipur

AB InBev - Senior Manager - Agriculture Development Program 

AB InBev - Senior Manager - Agriculture Development Program  ,Job Description for AB InBev - Senior Manager - Agriculture Development Program  in FMCG in  Jaipur for (4-10) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for AB InBev - Senior Manager - Agriculture Development Program  in FMCG in  Jaipur for (4-10) years of experience. Apply Now!