Job Description

At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We're doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining 'impossible'. There are so many reasons to join us. If you're hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there's only one choice.

Manager Quality Corn

Main Purpose

• Coordinate and facilitate inventory analysis and tracking to facilitate decision making and release decisions
• Focus on building strategy and ensuring execution of operational objectives that align with APAC Product Supply & Global Quality objectives
• Ensure production quality appraisal process(PROQAP) facilitate grow out tests (GOT)and ascertain quality critical points (CCP) in row crop production and operations
• Facilitate resolution /information sharing of customer queries on quality through root cause analysis and preventive actions .

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Ensure random and representative crop inspections of seed production fields at different stages of crop with main emphasis on genetic purity & physiological quality control .
• Maintain India Quality Integrated Management System including Quality Key Requirements
• Execute customer complaint management/Root cause analysis and ensuring preventive/corrective actions in collaboration with other stakeholders
• Uphold high quality standards across quality systems that enable our freedom to operate, reduce risk, and address customer complaints/claims
• Develop, maintain, and communicate key quality management indicators that drive continuous improvement opportunities and deliver positive outcomes
• Manage India Non-conformance Management (Recalls, Incidents, Complaints)
• Define and steer India cross-functional CAPA projects derived from complaints, issues or trends
• Partner with Product Supply Teams to oversee consistency in RC supply decisions, evaluate and communicate risks within India and implementation of management of change processes.
• Ensure communication of non-conforming products that could represent a significant risk to customers or row crop supply.
• Contribute the quarterly Quality Management Review
• Support technical trainings in FSS/best harvest practices/Moisture tests/disease management to filed and operations teams.
• Facilitate GOT and field emergence tests based on requirements of corn.
• Guide and mange field quality team activities.
• Coordinate with PS team and develop IT systems for Row crop quality and PS functions.
• Drive implementation of innovation and digitalization initiatives that supports driving efficiency and effectiveness .
• Monthly analysis of inventory for usability & risk categorization , track on non moving inventory and appraise team members.
• Consistently look at opportunities for liquidation of inventory on FEFO basis to improve freshness index.
• Ensure tracking of customer returns for timely revalidations to minimize write offs.
• Statement 1 &2 preparation

Key Working Relations

• Product Supply
• Commercial and Marketing
• External certification agencies , regulators and 3rd party partners
• Global row crop quality

Qualifications & Competencies

• Post graduate in agriculture with 5+ years relevant business experience (including at least 2+ years Leadership roles & experience)
• Strong leadership as well as partnering / stakeholder management skills
• Excellent team player, change and project management capabilities
• Experience leading teams with formal and informal authority. Regional or Country experience.
• Experience in cross-functional teams
• Experience in process audits.

YOUR APPLICATION

Bayer is an equal opportunity employer that strongly values fairness and respect at work. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, religion, gender, age, physical characteristics, disability, sexual orientation etc. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.

Location: India : Telangana : Hyderabad
Division: Crop Science
Reference Code: 635543
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