Agronomic and Manufacturing Research Project Lead Asia

Job Description Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in the Limagne-Val d'Allier plain, in the heart of Central France's Auvergne region, while we are an international seed and agri-food group with some 9,600 employees working in 53 countries. As the 4th largest seed company in the world, we achieved sales of 2.522 billion euros in 2023-2024, with additional sales of 729 million euros from activities carried out in collaboration with our strategic partners. HM.CLAUSE is a business unit of Limagrain (https://www.limagrain.com/), an international co-operative agricultural group, specializing in field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products. With a team of 2,800 professionals in over 30 countries, we are dedicated to the sustainable solutions for the land, successful products for our customers, and intensive research and innovations for the future. HM Clause is a leading vegetable seeds company with successful product development for more than 200 years. Headquartered in France we have operations across countries like Mexico, USA, France, Spain, Italy, India, Vietnam and Thailand. We have a diverse set of customers, across regions, who engage with us at various touchpoints, to gain more information about our products and benefits. Considering our products are launched after years of R&D and the impact on the customer's life is significant, our communication has been largely product benefits-led. In India, we have been operating for last 10 years and are known for our commercial brand Clause seeds. Function Operations Main Goal From mother plant to final product form contribute to seed quality for germination, seed health and purity The Agronomic and manufacturing research lead ASIA will conduct short to mid term research and development projects to secure seed quality in a end to end approach in Supply chain. He will also contribute to trouble shouting technical challenges critical for the business together with Supply chain stakeholders as seed physiologist expert. Job Description - Short term research or technical activity to improve existing processes in operations or in seed production or QC, like help design, implement, & analyze, field research conducted by the Seed Production department, or testing new third party seed enhancement products and polymers for operations, testing seed safety with new seed treatments, developing new seed priming techniques if needed, or developing protocols for new machinery purchased by operations or helping QC in standardising the testing protocols, help in designing the trials & analyse etc. These projects can be by request or initiated by the Seed technologist. - Long term research activities like, higher risk projects, designed to increase the likelihood of producing high quality seed or tools/techniques that would help in improving productivity or reduce dependence on labour, ease of working etc. These longer-term projects may also include novel added value products that would enhance the HM-Clause brand. - Will contribute to troubleshooting technical problems that arise in plant operations, seed production, and customer complaints. Projects are initiated by request from the individuals that oversee these areas. These activities may include anything from answering technical questions, to researching past literature, to conducting small experiments designed to answer the question or solve the problem. Many times, these projects are fires that need to be put out. - To help develop process control measures to validate the processes. - To actively participate in the productivity improvement programmes - To collaborate with local agri institutions & also with HMC global for transfer of knowledge. - To represent HMC Asia in internal & external technical forums. - The weightage to different functions of Supply chain will be: 60% to Operations, 20% each to Production & QC. - Comfortable with systems and ERP - Effective communication & Coordination skill - HMC management principles - Networking & Negotiation skill - Strong Analytical skills - Proactive approach - Seed operations & seed production knowledge Skills Entrepreneurship Accountability Collaboration Respect Global Perspective Project Management Integrity/Ethics Quality Decision Making/Judgment Problem Solving/Analysis Technical Skills Your Benefits And Working Environment - Career Growth - Diversity and Inclusion - Gender Equality - Employee Wellness - Training and Development - Safer Workplace - Rewards and Recognition Recruitment process HM.CLAUSE committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive - Profile Screening - Phone screening - Interviews - 2 rounds - Offer Discussion - Offer Letter Issue - Background Verification - Pre Employment Medical Checkup - Onboarding