Adesh Balki Role Overview
The Executive – Plant Production and Procurement at Ugaoo is responsible for supporting plant production planning, inventory management, procurement, nursery operations, and plant health maintenance. The role focuses on ensuring the timely availability of healthy, high-quality plants across multiple sales channels while optimizing nursery resources, controlling operational costs, and maintaining quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
1. Production Planning & Inventory Management
- Assist in planning and executing plant production based on sales forecasts and business requirements.
- Monitor polyhouse capacity and optimize space utilization for efficient plant production.
- Track plant availability across hubs and identify potential stock shortages.
- Coordinate plant procurement and material requirements within approved budgets.
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels to meet demand across retail, D2C, marketplaces, corporate gifting, Q-Comm, and landscaping channels.
2. Plant Health, Care & Propagation
- Conduct routine plant inspections to maintain plant health and quality standards.
- Implement plant care practices, including irrigation, nutrition management, pruning, and repotting.
- Monitor pest and disease incidence and support appropriate control measures.
- Assess basic soil conditions and assist with soil amendments as required.
- Ensure proper irrigation and drainage across nursery operations.
- Support plant propagation through seeds, cuttings, and grafting.
- Maintain accurate records of propagation, plant movement, and nursery activities.
3. Nursery Operations & Team Supervision
- Supervise daily nursery activities and on-ground labour.
- Ensure timely execution of plant care activities according to schedules and SOPs.
- Assist in training new team members in plant care, safety, and operational procedures.
- Monitor work quality and ensure adherence to nursery standards.
4. Procurement & Operational Excellence
- Support cost-effective procurement of plants, growing media, fertilizers, and other nursery materials.
- Track plant wastage, damage, operational expenses, and inventory losses.
- Coordinate with supply chain, retail, landscaping, services, and maintenance teams.
- Ensure compliance with company SOPs, quality standards, and brand guidelines.
- Provide basic horticultural guidance to internal teams and resolve routine plant-related queries.
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce wastage, and enhance operational efficiency.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, or a related discipline.
- 0–3 years of experience in nursery management, plant production, horticulture, or related operations.
- Basic understanding of plant physiology, plant health, pest and disease management, soil management, and propagation techniques.
- Knowledge of inventory tracking, production planning, and procurement processes.
- Ability to supervise on-ground activities and work in a hands-on, fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication, coordination, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
