Area Production Lead

Job Description

- To manage monitor seed production activities to achieve reliability and quality of target production orders
- Implement and monitor field production activities with vendors, growers relevant stakeholders
- To own Compliance, HSE, Sustainability and seed security in his area in line with company policies and procedures
- To own field processes, prepare share periodical report on seed production updates at location for given crops

Accountabilities

- Accountable for conducting seed production at small to medium production location, as per SOP
- To ensure area and grower achievement, allocation and evaluation as per crop and order requirement
- To do field inspection and manage crop agronomy in his area
- To ensure compliance with HSE CSR policies and objectives as per company policies
- Demonstrate highest ethical standards and ensure company procedures are adopted and followed
- Implement Fair Labor Program initiatives in his area
- Maintain the production and related documents as per SOP
- Identify gaps between current requirement of production area, vendors, and villages to deliver production targets and implement a correction plan to address the gaps
- To manage, motivate and train Field production (3P) team on technical aspects, continuous improvement initiatives, company policies and SOPs
- Ensure delivery of KPI s aligned with functional objectives
- Maintain current technical knowledge and industry trends, in his area of operations
- Always maintain product security and confidentiality. Ensure 100% compliance while performing all activities
- Manages vendor contracts, grower/ vendor evaluation in his work area
- Identify and prioritize critical projects in FP with a focus on continuous improvement in FP

Critical success factors & key challenges

- Knowledge of the technical trends and production strategies in industry
- Propose innovative ways to produce sensitive and newer hybrids
- Set and maintain appropriate ways of working and standards with the cross functional teams
- Keep abreast of seed operations trends, help to create sustainable seed production protocols
- Ensure production and delivery of planned Seed Production with optimum combination of quality including seed health, price, reliability, location, and grower capability
- Collaborate with stakeholders and colleagues in other areas and sub functions

Critical knowledge

- Bachelor s or Master s Degree in agriculture
- Technical knowledge of Vegetables Seeds production like agronomy, Plant protection and crop nutrition etc.
- Knowledge on Vegetable seed production crops and areas
- Knowledge of competition scenario and local agriculture macro economics
- Experience in Substrate/ soilless/ hydroponic production and male pollen production will be an added advantage

Critical experience

- Experience in Seeds Production for 2 to 8 years.
- Experience in managing supervisors, vendors and growers.

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

- Collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability for seed production execution in field
- Persuasive communication skills with ability to easily engage stakeholders across functions
- Technical knowledge of seed production
- Adopt to change and manage change
- Ability to establish relationships with colleagues, production vendors
- Contribute positively to the values and the culture of the department and company