Godrej Agrovet - Manager - Strategy - FMS/ISB/IIM/MDI/XLRI/XIMB

Strategy Manager, (Mumbai)

About US :

Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL) is a diversified agribusiness company dedicated to improving the productivity of Indian farmers by innovating products and services that substantially increase crop and livestock yields. In FY 17 GAVL turnover was approx. 5,000 Cr, GAVL has interests in Animal feed, Oil palm plantations, Agro-chemicals and Poultry processing. Godrej Agrovet has 50 manufacturing facilities across India with a network of ~10,000 rural distributors/dealers and over 1400 employees. We have been recognized as one of India's Best Companies to work for by Great Place to Work (GPTW) for two consecutive years.

Why Join US :

- We promise Godrejites a culture of tough love; take serious bets on them and differentiate basis performance. We also understand that our team members play multi-faceted roles and so, we strongly encourage them to explore their whole selves. Our canvas is growing. We truly believe that while our amazing past distinguishes us, we are only as good as what we do next.

- We are looking for aspirational professionals who are motivated by innovation, creative thinking and collaboration. You will join a team of some of the best and brightest who are working together to build a company and a brand that is making a difference in the world.

The Team :

The current team consists of three people - Two Strategy professionals and One Agri Economist.

Role Summary :

- Some work done by the team in last One year include- Driving Inorganic growth, Increasing profitability of businesses (additional revenue streams, Cost reduction etc. ), Building future product pipeline, Evaluation of future Capex plans (Build vs. Buy vs. Lease), Exploring future Global Partnerships, Creating thought capital on Indian Agriculture among others.

- We are looking for a team member who is passionate about problem solving, is willing to work in a diverse business environment and is happy travelling to rural India to gauge ground realities and translate the same to business requirements.

- The incumbent should effectively partner business leaders in formulating strategic solutions to key problems/opportunities.

- The candidate should be able to apply strategic frameworks to different business scenarios, structure problem statements, develop hypothesis and solution themes, validate hypothesis using quantitative and qualitative analysis and effectively communicate the solution.

Position Requirements :

- MBA from premier B - Schools (FMS, ISB, IIMs, IRMA, MDI, XLRI, XIMB etc) with work experience of 1-3 years

- Must have 1-2 years of work experience in Strategy Consulting (ideally at Analyst / Consultant Level)

- Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders

- Prior exposure to Agriculture and Agribusiness preferred, but not mandatory