NPDM India and PD Expert ASIA

• Leading the team of PD as per defined organizational structure within the company
• Coaching and mentoring the team to build high performing teams to contribute to the success of the organization.
• Timely support to the PD team to perform their roles effectively.
• Manage the budget / OPEX as defined and agreed yearly.

• Coordinate and implement India crop-wise PD strategy for defined portfolio as shared by Marketing portfolio leads.
• Ensure that market needs are translated into Hybrid Design proactively in coordination with Breeding & Marketing team for all the breeding crops operated by HM Clause India.
• Coordinate with team for Prioritizing candidate hybrids aligned to India's different crop market segments and price ladders (wherever required).
• Maintain a 12-36-month NPI calendar in all crops aligned with seasons (Kharif/Rabi/Summer) and regional sowing windows.

• Overlook the execution of trial plans of S1 & S2 along with multi-location pre-commercial trials with statistical design, appropriate checks, and grower/market feedback loops.
• Part of PAP discussions for GO/NO-GO advancement, for which proper data logics to be prepared for rationale decisions, risks, and mitigation plans.

• Supporting Marketing to build business cases for advancement: target segments, competitor set, pricing, gross margin, demand plan (Y1-Y3).
• Align on intro volumes and SKU readiness with Supply/Quality (pack sizes, labeling, certifications, traceability etc).

• Identifying the varieties needing special approach and building agronomical concept building for better varietal performance in the market, to be established during S1/S2 stage.
• Own PD actions for NPI's as per the Marketing plan to make it successful Introduction.
• Deliver field-ready toolkits: product sheets, side-by-side comparison charts, trial/demo design, objection-handling, agronomy advisories, FAQs
• Being part of complaint handling in the market and ascertaining the root cause analysis in collaboration with other stakeholders.
• Partner with Sales team & Marketing for demand generation activities with influencer/lead-grower trials, retailer engagement, and retail visibility.
• Play an important role in PAP

• Monitor post-launch KPIs sell-in/sell-out, repeat purchase, demo-to-sale conversion. Supporting sales team to understand variety performance metrics.
• Supporting to calibrate positioning and agronomy guidance based on early field learnings; execute phase-in/phase-out.

• Run structured market intelligence: grower preferences, disease trends, competitor pipeline, price ladders, nursery dynamics, mandi/trader feedback.
• Institutionalize feedback from progressive growers, FPOs, nurseries, retailers, and traders to refine hybrid profile and future breeding briefs.

• Deep understanding of vegetable seed market and India's crop ecologies
• Strong trial design, data analysis, and insight translation skills; ability to balance agronomy with commercial logic. Having good analytical skills.
• Positioning & pricing acumen; ability to craft clear grower value propositions and competitive storylines.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership and project management; stage-gate governance.
• Communication & training strength-convert technical traits into simple, high-impact sales narratives.
• People Managerial skills to oversee and support team
• Tools: MS Office/Excel, CRM/PD tools/portfolio tools, Power BI (or similar); comfort with dashboards and field data apps.
• Travel readiness across India's/Asia clusters.

• Career Growth
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Gender Equality
• Employee Wellness
• Training and Development
• Safer Workplace
• Rewards and Recognition

• Profile Screening
• Phone screening
• Interviews - 3 rounds
• Offer Discussion
• Offer Letter Issue
• Background Verification
• Pre Employment Medical Checkup
• Onboarding

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