Senior Manager/Manager - Strategy - IIM - Agri

Sr. Manager/ Manager- Strategy - Premium Institute Passout- Farming/ Agri- Mumbai

1 Conceive technology pilots and plan the research operations so as to minimize delay and project cost

2. Liaise among Precision Farming group, R&D and Product Development team, Farmers, Technology Partners, local support groups etc

3. Understand all stages of crop growth, agronomic practices, mechanization interventions during the crop growth cycle to develop use cases / customer value proposition for precision machinery and implements

4. Scout the research farms to determine the geolocation of weed, insects, disease and nutrition issues as required.

5. Assess the outcomes of agronomic prescriptions on the farms

6. Compile and document the field observations periodically

7. Report out the weekly findings and a summary report at end of the pilot.

Skills : 

1. Good knowledge of Business Processes

2. Good understanding of new technologies and it's implementation

3. Knowledge of finance, Agri, Business Strategy & Development

Competencies : 

1. Open to new ideas / Curiosity

2. Future Focus / Comfortable with Change

3. Creative and integrative thinker

4. Challenges the Status Quo

5. Assertive & displays drive and energy

6. Cross-cultural working & Collaborative

7. Ability to handle ambiguity

8. Assertive & displays drive and energy

9. Good understanding of Business and its eco system

10. Understand the cause-and-effect linkages

11. Generative abilities - Grasp abstract ideas and build the pieces to form a coherent picture

12. Research Orientation & Breadth

13. Communication & Networking skills

Required Candidate profile:

A pass out from IIM with experience in Agricultural Strategies.