Global Production Crop Strategist

Company Description

At Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, we’re passionate about helping people in the vegetable industry succeed and putting growers at the heart of all that we do. Our energies are focused on creating solutions that help them get more out of their crops, now and in the future. A commitment in every seed. We do this by protecting seed, bulbs, or small plant quality from the start to enable growers to achieve the highest yield potentials in their operations; continually investing in R&D to bring cutting-edge innovations to the market; and striving to make a real-world difference through more sustainable practices on farms, in shipping, and at the grocery store.

Job Description

Overseeing the Global supply of assigned vegetable seed crop(s) to customers worldwide through the development and execution of the seed Production and crop placement strategy. Reaching the agreed Global supply goals on quality, quantity, timing, and cost, managing risks, identifying future supply constraints, and developing actions for their resolution. Responsible for crop knowledge transfer across regional field production teams, enabling continuous improvement.

Duties:

• Create and lead with the global crop teams the development of a global sourcing strategy for the assigned crop family. Match sourcing options to global crop requirements on costs, risk, and market requirements.
• Lead the implementation of the global sourcing plan in close cooperation with Global Crop Planner. Collaborating with Procurement and Regional Production Managers to maximize capacity and capability.
• Co-creation of the biannual Crop release plan to present the sourcing strategy and choices to achieve sign off on the sourcing plan from the Vegetable Leadership Team.
• Monitor, evaluate and provide feedback on variety promotion decisions. This includes New Product Introductions (NPI) producibility evaluation and Intellectual Property (IP) security.
• Collaborate with R&D and Field Production Research (FPR) to manage NPI transition to production.
• Lead transition of any newly acquired product lines into appropriate production areas or schemes. Active participation in M&A integrations.
• Provide data and formal business support for negotiations and contract development in cooperation with Procurement & Regional Field Production Managers. Includes, but is not limited to, proposing base yield targets, quality requirements, and cost of goods awareness. Negotiate/agree with regional teams to set an agreed-upon base yield for the regional target.
• Work closely with Multiplication Order Management (MoM) and the Regional Production Manager on the execution of the vendor plan and reporting.
• Work with Parent Seed/Field Production (FP) teams and MoM to ensure stock seed availability to execute the production plan and ensure Master Data is in place to execute the plan.
• Establish agronomic data collection needs for species and work with Regional Field Production teams to ensure accuracy & harmonization across regions.
• Lead data-driven production analysis in cooperation with FP Teams, evaluating quality, yield, timing & cost; supporting future crop plans and continuous improvement initiatives to meet GCU objectives; providing feedback to stakeholders in Seeds Operations, M&S, R&D, and Finance
• In cooperation with the FP team and Procurement, utilize data to evaluate region, grower, and vendor performance.
• Monitoring and evaluating progress utilizing a KPI system to evaluate performance, track improvements, and implement and lead continuous improvement projects.
• Develop IP security measures in line with the crop needs and operational capability by incorporating into the strategy and individual variety or vendor requirements. Measures are shared with FP for implementation.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in agriculture/business required.
• Functional knowledge of seed production operations preferred.
• Experience in planning and agriculture production processes preferred.
• Excellent IT & project management skills and experience.
• Fluent in English.
• Financial knowledge & data analytics.
• Global mindset and experience working in a multi-cultural international environment.
• Supply Chain experience in global seed movement preferred.

Additional Information

Salary for this role is $93,800 - $174,200 per year. 

What We Offer: 

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs. 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.  
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution. 
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits. 

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. 
Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI 

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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