Agribusiness Market Development Specialist

*Qualification and Experience* An Agribusiness, Agriculture Marketing or Business Development Expert with MBA/ PGDBM having more than 12 years of experience in handling similar nature of assignment. ⁠Experience in sales and promoting market linkages with institutional buyers, conduct market assessment studies ⁠Have worked towards establishing market linkages for farmer collectives such as FPOs/ Cooperatives, etc. Experience of working in North-Eastern states will be an added advantage

*Location* Meghalaya, Assam

*Job Description* Work on the market / business development interventions for selected agri-food produce & value-added products Provide operational support to producer enterprises for improving the price realized by member-producers in selected agri-food produce ⁠Act as an effective interface between the producer enterprises and the private players representing various categories of buyers Ensure execution of business transactions between targeted buyers and producer enterprises for the selected agri-food produce & value-added products Engage buyers and supply chain actors for catalyzing and demonstrating a collaborative and equitable ecosystem which offers high value to producer enterprises for selected agri-food produce & value-added products. Support team in identifying locations for establishment of specialized/ advanced facilities in post-harvest management and value addition for the targeted agri-food produce Map the existing facilities for post-harvest management and highlight key infrastructural gaps for such utilization of agri-food value addition across the NER Assist producer enterprises in meeting the quality / product specifications, food safety compliances and necessary SOPs of strategic buyers of targeted agri-food produce Conduct training and orientation of the project team & producer enterprise representatives on key aspects of post-harvest management, value addition & quality assurance in targeted agri-food produce Ensure effective alignment / coordination between the supply side and the demand side of targeted agri-food produce in terms of pricing, quality requirements, delivery schedule and all key terms of transaction between producer enterprises and strategic buyers identified for targeted agri-food produce ⁠Assist the key representatives of producer enterprises to develop vital understanding on planning and execution of commercial transactions (through simulation or what-if exercises in targeted agri-food produce)