Seedcare Institute Lead India

Role purpose
Leading the Seedcare institute with the objective of dedicated business focus in KA North & Central Multipliers
Driving strong adoption of seed treatments in multiple crops & Strengthening the Seedcare brand 
Coordinating with SCI Hyderabad & SCI Karnal and executing crop wise/product wise strategies for achieving overall Seedcare business objectives 

Business accountabilities
Coordinating with South & North Strategic alliance manager for supporting all the seed treatment business in India 
Understanding the end-to-end seed treatment operations of multipliers covering post-harvest drying/processing/treatment/storage
Listening to Key accounts Multipliers challenges & providing sustainable solutions for hassle-free treatment operations 
Developing dedicated treatment recipes for seed multipliers using all existing & pipeline seedcare products in combination with their existing chemicals 
Testing & providing scientific reports to multipliers on all newly developed recipes 
Providing application & recipe scale up support for seed multipliers at their treatment plants
Developing dedicated training modules for different customer groups of internal teams/multipliers/growers 
Visting Key accounts channel partners of Distributors/retailers & understanding the customer voice & changing the strategies accordingly 
Thoroughly implementing the stewardship guidelines in all SCI related activities 
Understanding the seedcare business dynamics for developing & executing the SCI strategies to meet common objectives of business growth 
Training all local teams & monitoring their treatment demonstrations at downstream & also closely observing field demonstrations
Training local teams/contract staff on various reasons to believe tools (RTB Tools) & monitoring their performance in Store in Store outlets 

Qualifications :

Knowledge experience & capabilities

Knowledge
Good seed operations process knowledge covering post-harvest handling of seeds in  drying/processing/treatment/packing & storage 
Experience in handling all important crops like Corn/Rice/Wheat/Soybean/Millets/Potato
Seeds shelf life & seeds quality paraments & their influencing factors 
Critical seed operation machines knowledge & detailed understanding of seed treatment machines 
Knowledge of various diseases of seeds born/soil born & various insects segments attacks on various crops 
Seed treatment chemicals & their importance for controlling spectrums of disease/insects 

Experience:
Seed industry knowledge covering at least 5 years of handling seed operations 
Good experience in handling various customer groups
Experience in understanding & setting of all seed operations machines like cleaners/treaters
good experience required in giving various seed operations training to various knowledge levels of customer groups 

Capabilities:
Coordinating with all stakeholders/local teams for executing the strategies & delivering the results 
Prioritization & handling multiple activities in season 
Good attitude & customer centric approach in dealing with various customers

Qualification:

./. in agriculture/B. E/B. Tech in Agri/Seed Technology with at least 5-7 years of seed industry experience
Seed conditioning knowledge covering all plant operations preferred

Additional Information :

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• Once a year Full body check
• Competitive insurance scheme
• Employee assistance program to take care of your and your loved ones mental health
• Paid Vacation of 30days 12 Paid Holidays Maternity and Paternity Leave compassionate leaves
• Education assistance for your career growth
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