Company Description
At Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, we’re 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, bulb, or small plant quality from the start to enable growers to achieve the highest yield potential in their operations; continuously 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, right down to the grocery store.
Job Description
The job will be global and focused on tropical crops. It will require significant travel to the tropical markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. However, a large part of the activity can be done remotely, from home or local office. Due to this fact, no specific location is required, though some limitations apply.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: A degree in agriculture, agronomy, or a related field.
• Experience: A minimum of five years of experience in the seed business and/or crop marketing including research, commercialization, production, and/or supply chain management.
• Understanding of vegetable seeds, preferably in tropical growing environments.
• Knowledge of sustainable agriculture practices: Understanding of sustainable agriculture practices and their impact on crop production, environmental sustainability, and profitability.
• Financial acumen: The ability to manage budgets, forecast revenue, and analyze financial data to ensure profitability.
• Strategic thinking: The ability to develop and implement long-term crop strategies that align with the company’s goals and objectives.
• Leadership skills: The ability to lead cross-functional teams and motivate team members to achieve common goals.
• Customer focus: The ability to understand customer needs and preferences and develop crop portfolios that meet those needs.
  Additional Information

• Collect inputs /trends from region/global to shape the long-term crop strategy of our tropical vegetable crops.
• Project leader and cross-functional convenor for these crops on global initiatives.
• Define IP strategy metrics.
• Provide strategic guidance and collaborate with stakeholders/counterparts for product centric teams in Production & Supply, Finance and Research & Development.
• Responsible for securing a clear strategic segmentation of the portfolio between customer segments.
• Own the global Target Product Profiles for the crop mega-segments.
• Prioritize traits and breeding program resource allocation across regions & customer segments.
• Drive solving product portfolio gaps and opportunities to address alliances and licensing (in close collaboration with the ‘growth’ team).
• Set Global portfolio thresholds to drive profitability and new product introduction success.