market segment lead flowers americas - Gilroy, United States - Syngenta

Description

The primary purpose of the Market Segment Lead (MSL) is ensuring the development of a superior across-crops portfolio that will address grower/ customer needs based on the product profile developed in conjunction with the business functions.

The MSL function will represent the Flowers organization in the market and be responsible for translating market needs and business plan into resource and strategy.

They will lead the regional Flowers Market Segment Team (MST) which include breeders, scientists, and trial specialists responsible for developing new products addressing current and future customer needs, using the industry?s leading technologies.

AccountabilitiesTrialling and data collectionThe MSL will have the End-to-End responsibility of the product development and assessment process.

This includes forecasting and planning, executing trials data collection and analysis to enable advancement decisionsIdentify and evaluate alternative tools and technologies aiming to improve the data collection process along with data qualityCollaborate with, Production & Supply, and commercial functions to ensure improvement of product introduction success in the marketData:
Drive data-driven decision processes through the adoption of new tools and capabilities.

This includes environmental tools, high throughput phenotyping methods aiming to improve efficiency and data qualityTrack, report and act on key performance indicators across all stages of the breeding and product development processSupport product launch with product placement dataManagement:
Active member of the Flowers R&D Leadership Team (FLS RDLT).

Developing and implementing our 15 years strategy to support our customers and business objectives across the regionLead a market segment team to deliver the strategy and product portfolioManage performance, priorities and career development of all members of the MSTCollaborate with R&D Vegetables functions and portfolio managers to develop a resource plan that will support the business objectives for the region.

Perform annual quantitative pipeline assessment to support the investment in certain crop/ regionDevelop resource plan and budget forecast (excl. budget management) to support market needs.

This includes seed shipments, compliance, grower/ field contracts, labour and other activities aiming to secure product development in the market across all cropsEngage with the budget planning process, pipeline review and 5Y plan exerciseGermplasm Development (breeding):

Lead the Regional Flowers breeding team to deliver the following objectives:Establish a collaborative team that will be responsible for developing new varieties using advanced breeding methods and data analytics toolsDeveloping the regional breeding strategy aiming to maximize product performance across segments and countries in the region as well as globallyActively pursue the implementation of analytic tools and breeding technologies aiming to accelerate the product development process and quality of the data capturedActively engage and collaborate with global functions to deliver the strategic objectives of the Flowers organization Maximize the utilization of germplasm diversity through exploiting Syngenta?s global germplasm, collaboration material, M&A, to maximize the output of Syngenta?s breeding pipeline while complying with regulations and Syngenta?s IP strategyAlign the breeding strategy with the with planning cycles to secure resourcing and optimizationQualificationsCritical knowledgePh.

D or Masters degree in plant breeding or similar fieldDeep knowledge/ experience in plant breeding processes, genetics, statistics and field design.

Commercial background (product management, pre-commercial development) is an advantage.
Critical experience5+ years of experience in the Seeds industryProject management in a team-oriented atmosphere.
Proven record of people management in cross functional environment.

Ability to translate market needs into resource and strategyCritical capabilitiesThinks and plan rigorously and strategically to ensure the organization will thrive in the near and long-termAbility to lead and motivate others to high performanceAbility to lead transformation through project management, collaboration, engagement and communicationHigh adaptability and flexibilityAbility to manage resources to achieve objectives but remain within budgetAbility to generate reports/charts/summary tables to communicate results and progressExcellent computer skills and proficiency with MS Office and corporate softwareAbility to effectively organize, manage and assign workload of multiple tasks in order to meet project goals and deadlinesAbility to work independently with minimal day-today supervision.

Adjust workload plans and resource allocations based on new direction in a changing environmentFluent EnglishAdditional InformationFull Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts the same day you do401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings ContributionPaid Vacation, 9 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts among othersA culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity, and offers numerous family-oriented events throughout the year 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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