Job Description

Vacancy detailsGeneral informationOrganisation An agricultural cooperative and an international seed group owned by French farmers, Limagrain is driven by its purpose: cooperating for the progress of agriculture everywhere, for everyone. Focused on the genetic progress of plants, Limagrain breeds, produces and distributes field seeds, vegetable seeds and agri-food products
HM.CLAUSE, Business Unit of Group Limagrain, is an innovative global leader in the development, production, and commercialization of vegetable seeds. HM.CLAUSE belongs to the top 5 vegetable seed entities in the world. With over 2,000 varieties in more than 20 vegetable crops, HM.CLAUSE provides innovative solutions to growers worldwide. HM. CLAUSE is a company committed to diversity and inclusion.Reference 2025-10393LocationPORTES LES VALENCEPosition descriptionEmployment TypeRegular Full TimeContractual hoursFull-timeFunctionPRODUCTION & OPERATIONS - AGRONOMIC PRODUCTIONMain Goal'Managing, coordinating, developing and improving seed production in Asia Region for export both direct production (home-farm and grower network) and with vendors.Job descriptionAs a member of the Seed Production & Seed Supply Management Team (GMT), contribute to define strategy for the department and execute actions in the Production Operations perimeter.

• Develop and implement a Production Strategy (production capacities and locations) as an integrated part of our Seed Supply Strategic Roadmap.
• Develop & manage the team of Home Farm Managers and Regional Production Managers throughout our production locations in the Region consistent with our management principles.
• Develop & implement relevant management infrastructure in order to accomplish the goals of Production Operations (establish KPIs, develop monitoring mechanism, continuous improvement)
• Build Production Operations budget OPCO and CAPEX (maintenance and projects) to perform the established goals in the Region. Budget to be presented and validated by the VP Global Seed Production & Seed Supply. Ensure reliable Budget Control and avoid uncontrolled deviation without approval.
• Assure homogenous, cohesive execution of protocols (Sanitary, GSPP, Shieldxe2x80xa6) and procedures within HM.CLAUSE Production perimeter in the Region. Encourage best practices and sharing between regions and Home Farms.
• Be an active member of the Limagrain Vegetable Seeds (LVS) Production Forum through the Expert Groups and encourage synergies for HM.CLAUSE and LVS aligned with Strategic Roadmap.
• Develop and Reinforce policies set by Management and ensure that it is applied to all concerned sites (phytosanitary protocols, seed movement policies, safety & environmental policies, mandatory trainings, Limagrain code of conduct, Intellectual Property protection)
• Manage the reporting and follow up on all site incidents - audit and follow up on all opportunities that have been identified.
• Manage sites to raise awareness on potential issues with external safety and environmental regulatory requirements (country specific)
• Conduct regular reviews with regional & local home farm managers to be sure issues are identified and corrected follow up with appropriate internal resources

Skills: what we expect of youSupply chain experience/knowledge is a plus, same as seed industry.
With international experience, emphasis in Asia or abroad. Asia experience is a plus (living in Asia or extensive/exposure work in Asia)Behaviour SkillsHigh level of ethics and compliance (proven and auditable-meaning back/reference check).
IP knowledge over practices and requirements.
Ability to operate in matrix organization.
Ability to be hands on over operational tasks, without loosing the bigger picture.
Ability to travel periodically to our VN, CN and TH operations and also to our main office in Hyderabad (at least 70% in IN and 30% abroad). At least 50% time on the field (travelling to production locations and spending time in remote areas).
It could be as an assignment too (minimum 3 years)CompanyHM CLAUSEPosition localizationJob locationAsia, IndiaLocationBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaCandidate criteriaMinimum level of education requiredMaster's degreeMinimum level of experience required10 years or more

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