Chief Executive Officer - Agri Business

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A fast-growing Indian high-tech farming startup headquartered in Mumbai, part of a professionally managed, diversified mid-sized business group with interests across multiple sectors and companies.

The organization is focused on building a scalable, technology-enabled agriculture platform spanning modern farming, horticulture, floriculture, and allied agri-businesses.

The Mandate: An exciting entrepreneurial leadership opportunity for a dynamic business leader to build and scale a profitable, multi-location farming-based enterprise leveraging technology-enabled agriculture and modern cultivation practices.

The role offers significant strategic autonomy and the opportunity to create a high-impact, future-ready agri-business platform.

Job Profile:

• Build, scale, and lead a profitable multi-location farming and agri-business operation
• Drive growth across agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, and allied verticals
• Develop scalable operational and commercial models including farming/contract farming ecosystems
• Lead business expansion, productivity enhancement, and profitability initiatives
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, channel partners, customers, regulatory authorities, and ecosystem stakeholders
• Drive trading, procurement, retail, export/import, and market linkage strategies
• Institutionalize systems, governance, compliance, and professional management practices
• Leverage technology, modern cultivation techniques, and data-led decision-making to improve yields and efficiency

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• 15-25 years of overall experience with at least 10 years in agriculture/agri-allied businesses
• Proven experience in building, scaling, or running a profitable multi-location farming/agri-business as an independent profit center
• 3-5 years experience as Business Head/COO/CEO in a mid-to-large integrated farming/agri-business organization preferred
• Entrepreneurial candidates who have independently built or managed a mid-sized agri-business will also be considered

Strong understanding of:

• Farming operations
• Contract farming
• Agriculture/horticulture/floriculture
• High-tech cultivation practices
• Commodity trading and agri-commercials

Strong commercial acumen with experience in:

• Procurement and trading
• Retail/agri-market linkages
• Supplier negotiations
• Regulatory interface
• Imports/exports
• Prior experience working in promoter-driven organizations is essential
• Strong ethics, governance orientation, and execution capability
• Independent, committed, hands-on, stable, and result-oriented leadership style

Compensation:

• Current CTC benchmark: 80 Lakhs+ preferred
• Compensation comparable with the best in the industry
• Strong performance-linked wealth creation opportunity

The Rewards:

• Opportunity to build a high-growth, future-focused agri platform
• High visibility and strategic leadership role
• Entrepreneurial culture with professional management
• Access to technology, innovation ecosystems, and JV synergies
• Significant long-term growth and value creation opportunities