Company Profile :
We are a biofarming focused social enterprise designed to address three of the world s most pressing concerns nutrition deficiency climate change and farmer livelihoods simultaneously! We do so through a unique hubandspoke model designed to be sustainable and scalable.
Regenerative Agriculture:
The companys farming practices pushes the bar well beyond conventional organic into standards that are now being recognized as Regenerative Organic (a term initiated by The Rodale Institute).
Key dimensions include: companion cropping crop sequencing photosynthesis support and soil life enhancement through microbial culture all of which significantly enhances the bioavailability and nutrient density of the produce.
This unique new design was recently awarded the Food System Vision 2050 Prize by Rockefeller Foundation and has been selected as one of the finalists at the Global TFF Challenge 2021 How to feed 10 billion people by 2050 on a hotter planet .
Collaborating for the Future: This humble attempt of ours to create a prototype for a food system of the future necessarily includes collaborating with all key actors of the food system such as policy makers trade and
the F&B industry.
The company looks forward to meaningful and creative collaborations with key institutions and individuals and together building a nutritionsecure future for all.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Title: Cluster Head
The role of the incumbent will be to lead production & back end operations at the cluster and its partner farmer operations. The team at cluster will report to this position.
Total team strength: 1012
Direct repartees: 23
Location:
1. Palla and Anupshahr ( Delhi )
2. Narayangoan ( Pune )
Roles and Responsibilities:
Head production & operations for the cluster.
Responsible for production planning logistics and customer delivery metrics in the cluster.
Work very closely with the sales team to get the market forecast and plan production to provide continuous supply of SKUs as needed by the consumers
Execute contracting farming activity with the network farmers in compliance with the companys practices.
Mobilise and finalise suitable farmers which are roped in by Contract farming staff motivate train & guide them for taking up regenerative organic production as per companys protocols
Monitor all farming activities to ensure that practices are followed and no chemical usage is carried out
Manage activities of collection centre at each RAC receiving vegetables from network farmers sorting grading and storage.
Ensure produce quality and work closely with operations teams to supply produce to the Collection centre / Distribution Centre
Plan the RAC level input production as per the vegetable production plans
Work with technical teams to execute practices as per the latest science in regenerative agriculture as well as provide feedback from the field to the technical Centre of Excellence
Budget planning and cost optimization of all activities
Explore opportunities for expanding across multiple locations in the same region.
Qualification / Skills Required:
Postgraduation or graduation in Agriculture with 810 year of experience in working with farmers at the ground level.
However graduate / post graduate in any other discipline with relevant experience of around 10 years in managing Regional level Agri / Fruits and Vegetables/ contract farming operations across leading organisations. Prior experience of organic / natural farming is preferred.
Good communication skills in English Hindi & local language
Good people management skills having worked as a team leader with direct reports.
Proficiency in computer skills (Excel word & PowerPoint) & working knowledge of ERP systems.
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Cluster Head - Farm Operations
