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Head- Quality

Head- Quality

Live Connections • Hyderabad / Secunderabad, Telangana, India
3 days ago
Job description

About the Company

The organization is looking to onboard a seasoned Quality leader to institutionalize world-class quality systems across the seed value chain, ensuring genetic integrity, regulatory compliance, and superior field performance.

About the Role

This role will act as a strategic partner to business leadership, driving quality as a competitive advantage while scaling operations across geographies.

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Quality Leadership
  • Define and drive the enterprise-wide Quality roadmap aligned with growth plans
  • Position Quality as a business enabler vs. control function
  • Partner with R&D, Production, and Commercial teams to improve product performance
  • Seed Quality Excellence
  • Ensure best-in-class standards in:
  • Genetic purity
  • Germination and vigor
  • Physical purity and seed health
  • Drive consistency across hybrid and varietal portfolios
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance
  • Anchor compliance with national seed regulations and certification bodies
  • Lead external and internal audits; ensure zero critical non-compliance
  • Build robust traceability systems across the seed lifecycle
  • Field-to-Factory Quality Integration
  • Strengthen field quality systems including grower management, crop monitoring, and inspections
  • Integrate field learnings into processing, storage, and distribution practices
  • Drive first-time-right production philosophy
  • Labs & Technology Enablement
  • Modernize seed testing laboratories with advanced techniques (e.g., molecular diagnostics)
  • Leverage data analytics for predictive quality and early risk identification
  • Customer-Centric Quality
  • Establish strong mechanisms to capture and act on farmer feedback and field performance data
  • Lead resolution of critical complaints with structured RCA and CAPA frameworks
  • Improve brand trust through consistent product performance
  • Continuous Improvement & Cost of Quality
  • Drive operational excellence initiatives (Lean / Six Sigma)
  • Reduce cost of poor quality, rejections, and field failures
  • Benchmark against global agribusiness quality standards
  • Leadership & Capability Building
  • Build and scale a multi-location quality organization
  • Develop second-line leadership and technical capabilities
  • Foster a culture of quality ownership across functions

Qualifications

  • Experience: 18–25 years in Seeds / Agribusiness
  • Proven leadership experience: in heading Quality or Seed Production functions
  • Strong exposure: to hybrid seeds (corn, cotton, rice, vegetables, etc.)

Required Skills

  • Deep understanding of seed lifecycle & agronomy practices
  • Strong grasp of regulatory frameworks & certification systems
  • Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
  • Data-driven decision-making with strong analytical capability
  • High field-connect with strategic orientation

Preferred Skills

  • M.Sc / PhD in Agriculture / Seed Science / Genetics / Agronomy
  • Advanced certifications in Quality or Operations (preferred)

Pay range and compensation package

Expected compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The organization is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.


Skills Required
analytical capability , Lean Six Sigma
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