Assistant Manager - Crop Protection

Do you want to be part of a fast-growing tech startup? building innovative and sustainable technology in the Agriculture sector and working on the projects that define the larger outcome for generation

About AgroStar:  AgroStar is Indias foremost AgTech start-up with a mission of #HelpingFarmersWin. Shardul and Sitanshu started AgroStar with a vision to solve two of the biggest problems in Indian agriculture - Lack of guidance for scientific/sustainable farming & limited access to great quality farm inputs.

Today AgroStar provides full-stack solutions to millions of farmers across 11 Indian states via an omnichannel approach. Along the journey, we have built India’s largest agronomy advisory center, a highly engaged digital farmer network with over 9.5 million users, and a retail network of 8500+ stores. These technology-enabled channels work together to help farmers produce better and achieve higher price realizations by providing appropriate advice, timely input delivery, and output market linkages. 

In March 2022, we acquired INI Farms, and with this, we are now exporting our farmer’s produce to over 20+ countries across the globe.

With massive synergies across the value chain to unlock, we are excited about our next exponential growth phase while being more mission-focused than ever! #HelpingFarmersWin!

Backed by prominent investors and partners we are rapidly growing our full-stack platform and access to credit.

The Role:

As the Assistant/Deputy Manager - Crop Protection,  you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring Revenue achievement of the Crop Protection Subcategory (Insecticide / Herbicide /Fungicide).
• Analyzing & studying customer requirements & market trends.
• Working on the positioning of the current and future products for planning and implementing marketing activities.
• Analyzing Data and Present Market Trends
• Working closely with the sales and cross-functional teams to monitor and track product movement, category contribution and develop strategies to liquidate slow movers and distress inventory with regional sales teams and initiate actions.
• Building the Agrostar brand in the external market

Qualifications we look for: 

• B.Sc. Agri / MBA with Agri background preferred. 
• Experience of 1-5 years working in a Product Management/ Marketing or Head Office Roles in the Agrochemical (CP)  industry.
• A good understanding of the Crop Protection category (Herbicides, Fungicides, Insecticides etc).
• Hands on experience creating Presentations, and handling data on MS Excel.
• Strong Data Analytical capabilities and good presentation skills.
• Understanding of Product lifecycle.
• Strong market and technical knowledge.
• Exposure to market study, research, analysis, and segmentation.
• Effective and efficient communication skills.
• Desired personality traits of being a self-learner, collaborator, and extra miler.
• Ability to own and execute with a Hands-on attitude

Most importantly, we are looking for passionate intrapreneurs who want to work at the grass root level, drive impact in India’s biggest sector & Help Farmers Win!