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Description

Syngenta Group is one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. Its 48,000 people across more than 100 countries strive to transform agriculture through breakthrough products and technologies that play a vital role in enabling the food chain to feed the world safely, sustainably and with respect for our planet. Swiss headquartered and Chinese-owned, the Group draws strength from its four business units – Syngenta Crop Protection headquartered in Switzerland, Syngenta Seeds headquartered in the United States, ADAMA headquartered in Israel, and Syngenta Group China – that provide industry-leading ways to serve customers everywhere. 

Location: Holambra - Brazil

Make the difference:

You will be part of R&D  team and will support Seeds Vegetables Business.

Through the values ​​Passion for customers, Long View & How matters you will live and experience more of us.

Here is how this role will be critical to our business:

• The prime purpose of the Market Segment Lead (MSL) is ensuring the development of superior across-crops portfolio that will address grower/ customer needs based on Target Product Profile (TPP) developed in conjunction with the business functions.
• The MSL function will represent the Seeds Development (SD) organization in the market and be responsible for translating market needs and business plan into resource and strategy.

Accountabilities

Trialing:

• End to End responsibility of all stage 5 trials. This includes (when needed): seed shipments, trial preparation, trial management, data collection, data summary, data quality, advancement decisions and all other activities involving data generation.
• Support Early stage trialing activities in collaboration with Breeding Project Leads.
• Engage with Stage 6 product placement.

Data:

• Drive data driven decision processes through adoption of new tools and capabilities. This includes, environmental modelling, high throughput phenotyping methods aiming to improve efficiency and data quality.
• Collect and report product testing KPI’s.
• Engage with product advancement process and pipeline assessment.

Management:

• Lead a market segment team to deliver the strategy and product portfolio.
• Manage performance, priorities and career development of all members of the MST.
• Collaborate with SD functions and portfolio managers and develop the strategic MS plan that will support the business objectives for the region. Perform annual quantitative pipeline assessment to support the investment in certain crop/ region.
• Develop resource plan and budget forecast (excl. budget management) to support market needs. This includes seed shipments, compliance, grower/ field contracts, labor and other activities aiming to secure product development in the market across all crops.
• Engage with the budget planning process, pipeline review and 5Y plan exercise.

Qualifications

At Syngenta Group we are highly people focused – we look for professionals who are engaged, collaborative and excellent in execution. Leaders are expected to communicate effectively, develop teams and lead by example. Our industry and our function are changing rapidly so we are looking for new team members with a strong desire to develop themselves.

Essential for this position:

• Ph.D or Masters degree in plant breeding or similar field.
• Deep knowledge/ experience in plant breeding processes, genetics, statistics and experimental design.
• Commercial background (product management, pre-commercial development) – advantage.
• 5+ years of experience in the seeds industry.
• Project management in a team-oriented atmosphere.
• Ability to translate market needs into resource and strategy.
• Ability to lead and motivate others to high performance.
• Ability to lead transformation through project management, collaboration, engagement and communication
• High adaptability and flexibility
• Ability to generate reports/charts/summary tables to communicate results and progress.
• Ability to effectively organize, manage and assign workload of multiple tasks in order to meet project goals and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with minimal day-today supervision. Adjust workload plans and resource allocations based on new direction in a changing environment.
• Fluent English

Be part of the Syngenta Group Experience

• Competitive salary and attractive benefits
• Dynamic and international environment
• Modern office environment and collaboration tools
• Forward thinking policies (e.g. remote working, career breaks)
• Support personal development in a diverse and inclusive environment

Important

Beyond just believing in the power of diversity, Syngenta Group promotes an inclusive culture that includes differences in all its forms. We believe that the feeling of belonging allows people to become their best version, building an increasingly welcoming and productive environment.

Application

Please click HERE to learn more and to apply online.

All qualified candidates will be considered for our positions, without distinction of race, gender, age, nationality or disability.

Be part of a leading company that brings plant potential to life.