Title

Asst Manager- Animal Husbandry

Programme

UCID

Location

Gobichettipalayam, Erode District

Job Objective

·         To Identify of Animal husbandry related innovative products which are affordable and effective creating broader impacts in rural areas.

·         Test the products to understand the local / rural suitability in terms of cost, utility, local acceptance and other set parameters for each products and services.

·         Scientific documentation of testing of the products, which will lead to the addition / rejection of project to the Samruddhi product portfolio and also lead to the scouting products of similar nature.

·         To establish Win – Win relationship with the suppliers of the successful innovative products to be marketed through Samruddhi.

Reporting to

Manager (New Products ) , UCID

Reporting from

Gobichettipalayam

Qualification

BVSc with MBA (desired ) or MVSc ( Animal nutrition  ) / MVSc (Preventive Medicine ) / MVSc ( Livestock Production and Management )

Experience (Years / Nature)

Fresher or one – two yrs experienced in Enterprise / R&D / NGO with understanding complexities of rural people

Knowledge (K)

(1) Subject matter (2) Farming systems (3) Vet related Input sourcing & marketing (4) Farm & Farm families (5) understanding rural complexities (6) Contribution of livestock towards farm economics (7) Extension methods

Skills (S)

(1) Communication ( with all stakeholders ) (2) Technological (3) Training (4) Diagnostic & Solutions (6) Organizational (7) Demonstration

Attitudes (A)

(1) Serving rural clients (2) Tech. Know-how (3) Field work (4) Organization
(5) Farmers Interest (6) Problem solving (7) Self-development (8) Team player

KRAs / Activities

• Systematic scouting of new products related to Animal husbandry
• Supporting testing team in trial design and preparing templates for data entry.  
• No. of innovative products / services launched at the stores regarding Animal   husbandary products
• Contribution of innovative A.H products to the revenue of the stores.
• Time taken from min stock position at store to replenish stock
• Credit terms obtained from enterprises
• Trade discounts, Cash discounts, Promotion payments received from enterprises.
• Train SSO, SA and VLE on A.H Products

Outcomes

·         Increase in utilization of innovative A.H Products by rural users around the stores.

·         High degree of contribution towards self sustainability of stores