Engineering MSc - Semesters 9 & 10 - Master of Science 2
Agricultural sciences engineering Master Degree
Option Agromanagers
Update : 11/29/2023
Dual expertise recognized and valued by companies.
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What type of training ? |
une formation diplômante, sous statut étudiant |
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For who ? |
étudiant titulaire d'un diplôme français, étudiant international |
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Where ? |
l'Institut Agro Montpellier |
Objectives
The Agromanagers option contributes management training to the life-sciences engineering program. Students acquire knowledge concerning:
- how food systems function (production, consumption, distribution,...) related to “life sciences and industries”,
- key management disciplines and fields: corporate strategy and innovation, marketing, finance, management control, human resources and team management, supply chain management, production and quality management, project management, risk management, international development strategies.
Students acquire management skills that enable them to fulfil diverse functions as project managers or supervisors in production or service companies in the private, cooperative or public sectors. The individual and group work included in the program and the internship within a company strengthen their project management, team leadership and interpersonal skills.
Themes
- agrifood, food science, nutrition, process engineering
- markets, sectors and agricultural and agrifood companies
- collaborative networks and practices (methods and tools)
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Programme
Number of ECTS credits : 60
Language of instruction : In French
After completing the core management curriculum (marketing, finance, strategic management and innovation in business, human resources management) which also includes a 'food systems' module, the Agromanagers option offers students the possibility to choose different modules according to their career plans:
- In marketing
Understand and choose different types of marketing studies (qualitative, quantitative) to carry out
Know how to use panels and analyse their results
Be able to undertake a marketing diagnosis of a product or brand on the market, formulate and implement a marketing strategy and marketing mix - In finance
Discover financial theories, rules and tools of financial markets
Acquire financial management techniques
Be familiar with cost calculation and control methods, cost-benefit management models
Develop budgets and financial statements, at strategic and operational levels - In industrial agro-performance and risks
Understand and operate production systems
Improve industrial performance
Acquire management tools to control risks, manage resources sustainably and adopt responsible communication
More transversal instruction also is proposed in the fields of:
- Supply chain management
Evaluate the performance of supply chains
Understand and coordinate inter-functional and inter-organizational relationships
Use sales planning systems, manage flows, manage inventory - International economics and strategy
Analyse macroeconomic data and relate this to the geo-strategies of multinational companies
Conduct internationalisation diagnoses
Internships
The internship within a company begins in mid-March for a period of 6 months (compulsory), and is followed by the writing of a report and its presentation at the end of September. It provides students the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have acquired and to equip themselves to approach the labour market under optimal conditions. Here are some examples of internships offered to students that cover the entire range of managerial skills in a company:
- In marketing/sales
AGRICULTURE: Design of a marketing plan for the launch of a new fertilizer brand
BLEDINA: How to adapt a global corporate strategy to the specific DROM-COM market? The case of growing up milk at Blédina
NUTRIKEO Consulting: The drivers of consumer reassurance in the field of nutrition: a focus on communication
HÉLÈNE WINES: Development of a network of Ambassadors and Community Managers
LACTALIS Roquefort: How do multinational companies manage their regional brands? - In supply chain management/purchasing
POMONA/TerreAzur: How can a full-service wholesaler (in fruit & vegetables and seafood) play a role in the development and optimization of local sales channels? - Financial engineering/management
F. INICIATIVAS: How to improve the financing of innovation and R & D in SMEs in the agri-food and agriculture sector?
CREDIT AGRICOLE Sud Rhône Alpes: Comparison of the financial performance of a cooperative and a private company in the dairy sector in France.
LABEYRIE: The localization strategy of salmon activities of the Labeyrie Fine Foods group. Study of the production costs and drivers of the strategy within the Labeyrie Fine Foods group. - In industrial performance/Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
LUTTI SAS: Implementation of the SMED method in a candy packaging workshop
CARREFOUR Group: Carrefour’s CSR method applied to the responsible fisheries and livestock project and its contribution to the group's strategy
HEINEKEN: Deployment of the Total Productive Management methodology for the people development pillar
- In marketing
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Calendar
- End April: deadline for submission of applications
- June: selection
- Mid-September: start of classes
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Admission
The 3rd year option is open, after review by the admissions committee, to students who have validated the M1 level (first year of a master's program) and come from:
- an international partner institution in the context of academic mobility (earning credits)
- a school of agriculture under the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food (See Ecole des groupes Ingénieurs) or the Ministry of Higher Education for Research and Innovation
- or a French institution with which Montpellier SupAgro has signed an agreement
Application forms may be obtained from the educational directorate of your institution.
Students who have not validated the 2nd year (M1) of the Montpellier SupAgro Agricultural Engineer course are not awarded a diploma at the end of the 3rd year of the training program.
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Careers
Graduates of this option obtain positions in very promising sectors within multinational companies or in SMEs/medium-sized enterprises: agri-food production and distribution companies, service /consulting companies, banks, cosmetology or biotechnology laboratories, international trade, and catering.
The main positions are:
- In marketing: marketing manager, product or brand manager, export manager, buyer, category manager...
- In management/finance: financial management assistant, financial analyst, business manager, business developer, internal auditor, consultant/business consultant, management controller, innovation manager...
- In industrial performance & risks: production manager, logistics manager, risk manager, lean management coordinator, supply chain manager, quality manager, project manager, CSR coordinator...
Director of studies
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Louis-Antoine SAISSET
Lecturer
- Department of Economics, Management and Social Sciences (SESG)
- UMR Markets, organisations, institutions and stakeholders strategies (MOISA)
- l'Institut Agro Montpellier
Email : Louis-Antoine.Saisset@supagro.fr
Phone : +33 (0)4 99 61 27 00
Phone : +33 (0)4 99 61 27 00
2nd phone : +33 (0)4 99 61 25 51
2nd phone : +33 (0)4 99 61 25 51
Fax : +33 (0)4 67 63 54 09
Partners
Research units: UMR MOISA, UMR IATE
Corporate partners: Crédit Agricole, Ernst &Young, Lactalis, Pierre Fabre, Kantar World Panel, IRI, Danone, Mondelez, KFC…
Place
L'Institut Agro Montpellier
Campus de La Gaillarde
2 place Pierre Viala
Montpellier
Key features
- Train future executives of agribusiness companies and service companies
- Develop managerial skills in key areas of business and human resource management
- Create a strong network of privileged contacts with the professional world through conferences, visits, case studies and concrete projects proposed by corporate sponsors
- Become an agromanager through work-based training by immersing yourself quickly in a company
Fees
€1,831 or €4,449* (see conditions, in French) + €100 Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) administrative fee
* Tuition fees for non-European Union students enrolled in regular programs (excluding those in priority solidarity zone, international agreements, re-enrollments, refugee students, and dependent students).
Contacts
L'Institut Agro Montpellier
2 place Pierre Viala
34060 Montpellier - France
Tél. : +33 (0)4 99 61 22 00 Tél. : +33 (0)4 99 61 22 00
Fax : +33 (0)4 99 61 29 00
contact@supagro.fr
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