Seeds Corn Manager

at  Syngenta Seeds

Company Description
Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs. Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions. Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.
Job Description

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Understand market demand and put the grower needs into the focus.
• Suggest local campaign priorities in order to best implement & deliver our crop strategies.
• Lead cross-functional Campaign Teams (campaign managers, technical support, sales and sales effectiveness) in order to design & execute customer-tailored campaigns.
• Liaison with marketing services and external agencies in relation to content generation and execution.
• Translate offers to customer (channel or grower) needs and detail including delivery plan, pricing and commercial policies.
• Sequence roll out in logical way to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure campaigns are executed in line with marketing budget and plan set by the campaign team.
• Leverage campaigns dependencies at grower level between CP/SE where it makes sense.
• Measuring, following up and tracking the campaigns by creating KPIs, milestones and follow up processes.
• Working with Sales conduct post campaign in-field measurement of campaign effectiveness.
• Support 5-year Crop Marketing Plan and commercial policies by providing local market insights.
  Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITIES:

• at least 3 years of experience as Marketing Manager or in sales role for complex market/s, in a challenging, cross cultural environment
• 3 years experience working with a network of agencies and contacts (external and internal);
• 3 to 5 years of experience in the agribusiness industry
• High level of computer literacy
• Advanced English (written and spoken)
• Degree: BSc/MSc Agricultural degree
• Develops/executes campaign plans
• Develops/implements effective product communications
• Able to use market research effectively to understand customer, markets, channels
• Understands customer needs
• Communication and presentation skills
• Project management
  Additional Information

Please refer the Job description for details