Senior Ops Manager - Asia
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JobgetherAgricultural operations
Listing location: India; Structured job location: IndiaFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8–12 years of relevant experience; at least 3 years of direct people-management experience
- Required Skills
- Data AnalysisPeople ManagementOperations ManagementBudget managementGoogle Workspace
Requirements
- Have 8–12 years of relevant experience in operations, programme delivery, consulting, or a comparable field, with significant direct delivery accountability.
- Have built an operation, country programme, function, or field initiative from the ground up with limited guidance.
- Bring hands-on experience managing logistics, contracts, vendors, field teams, and operational delivery.
- Have at least 3 years of direct people-management experience, including managing experienced professionals and providing constructive feedback.
- Demonstrate sound judgment, independence, and the ability to address operational issues appropriately.
- Have a strong academic background from a well-regarded institution or an exceptional professional track record demonstrating comparable capability.
- Be credible and composed when working with senior external stakeholders, including agricultural communities, multinational organizations, government representatives, and industry bodies.
- Have strong analytical capabilities, including experience exploring datasets, deriving insights, and maintaining data-quality standards.
- Be proficient with Google Workspace and familiar with quantitative data-collection platforms.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in development studies, economics, business, statistics, agriculture, or a related discipline; postgraduate qualifications are welcome but not required.
- Be willing and able to travel approximately 30–40% of the time, including to remote agricultural regions in India, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
- Experience in agriculture, commodities, sustainability, development, or research operations is advantageous.
Responsibilities
- Take accountability for India operations, including field teams, vendors, logistics, contracting, budgets, and operational processes.
- Develop and execute the India operating plan, manage budgets, deliver against targets, and approve contracts and field expenditure within delegated authority.
- Recruit, train, manage, and develop the India field team.
- Set data-quality standards and approve country-level outputs before external sharing.
- Build and manage relationships with growers, estate owners, exporters, government bodies, industry associations, partners, and clients.
- Identify operational risks, recommend solutions, and escalate issues to regional leadership when appropriate.
- Collaborate with country leads across Indonesia and Papua New Guinea on planning, budgets, logistics, field operations, and data quality.
- Review country plans and results and support teams during peak periods, staffing gaps, or operational crises.
- Lead regional hiring activities, including role scoping, interviewing, onboarding, and team development.
- Contribute to regional strategy, annual planning, budgeting, global operations projects, and strategic reviews.
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