Farmers Fresh Zone - Regional Head

Job Description

Farmers Fresh Zone aims at unlocking access to safe-to-eat, pesticide-free fruits & vegetables directly sourced from our farmers. Backed by the Indian Angel Network, We are one of the first Indian agri-tech firms to introduce unit-level traceability for all our products which means consumers can track the origin of a product including details of the farms and farmers.We are all in the quest to create a positive movement, a movement aimed at reducing the gap between a consumer & a farmer, a movement that gives consumers access to safe & non-toxic farmers produce, a movement that is uplifting the farmer community.Today we are proud to say that we are connecting 1500+ farmers to urban consumers. We envisage our brand going global soon, post-creating a cemented presence in India.We are not looking for job-seekers, we are looking for impact-creators with a go-getter attitude. We are looking for dynamic individuals who are honestly driven by the cause and are customer-obsessed, be it our end-user, farmer, vendor, or even our internal community.Responsibilities:- Will be accountable to develop and grow the category, shaping the overall direction, supply plan and investment strategy. You must be familiar with the overall category from a global perspective, including growing area, varieties, growing practices, consumption, pricing, importing countries, customer purchasing trends and packaging.- Stock planning - Day cover, Inventory corrections.- Managing the vendor and Farmer Sourcing for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables- This role demands an ability to react quickly to changing conditions, a strong business acumen, and a visionary, entrepreneurial approach to develop a robust strategy for the category, and identify opportunities. Youll play a pivotal role in directing the end-to-end supply chain and leveraging a solid infrastructure to deliver year-round programs.- Establishing standards with regards to quality, delivery and pricing- Head the entire local direct farmer sourcing initiatives. This includes highly perishable and daily purchase products.- Own fulfilment and pipeline building for local sourcing products.- Manage and lead supply and commodity risk strategy and mitigation plans for vegetable and Fruits and produce sub-categories, including accountability for coverage strategy and responsible for categorys ingredient items for budgeting process as part of the annual operating plan (AOP).- Drive a 10 - 20 member team to build strong farmer relationships.- Hire, Train and develop a high-performance sourcing team.- Set clear goals, incentive structure and targets and drive them effectively.- Improve the productivity of the sourcing team by identifying and filling the current training gaps and performance management systems.- Build a sustainable and scalable sourcing network.- Own farmer happiness and a better livelihood for farming families and strong evangelist of the value proposition for farmers. - Explore new farming cluster for around the year supply at competitive market prices- Develop a high-performance sourcing team.- Handling F&V Category Management, With Expertise in Assortment Planning, Supply Chain Management with Hands on Experience in Driving P&L.Requirements:- Minimum 6 years of strong sales experience from F&V/Agriculture and allied industries.- Solid understanding of sales fundamentals.- Thorough knowledge of Word, Excel- Must have managed at least 5 direct reportees and large layered teams - Esp field team- Proven people manager and team builder with references.- Good communication & presentations skills, ability to motivate the team to achieve targets, fostering a high level of team growth and contribution.- Exceptional problem-solving skills with a strong commitment to improving things every day,

Keyskills :
salesmarketingbusiness developmentretailcustomer relationsbusiness acumenglobal perspectivecategory managementperformance managementespset