Job Description

Company Description Syngenta Seeds


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.

Role purpose:

• Support Field Operations Team in improving corn seed production efficiency by actively conducting statistical studies including process research, micro-pilot trial, parent test, farm mechanization, and other field production technology related studies
• Provide corn seed production recipe/ instructions for new hybrids and update the production recipe/ instructions of hybrids in stage 6.1 to 10
• Provide agronomic support to the Field Operations Team

Accountabilities:

• Planning, execution, and conducting of Parent Testing, Micro Pilot Testing & Production Research trials in target locations as per business plans.
• Responsible for delivering high trial quality results through good trial planning, sowings, agronomy, accuracy in data collection, harvest & post-harvest operations, data validation & analysis.
• Need to work closely with local Production teams, growers, and other stakeholders and focus on outcomes and outputs.
• Being best at all field safety, vehicle safety, business conduct, ESH, Human Rights, and company FTO norms, including Stewardship & Regulatory policies, while conducting trials and including others to always follow safety.
• Co-create the design and execution of trials in target locations, aligning with local and regional SPR plans to achieve the outputs.
• Co-ordinate for execution of high-quality trials by selecting the right fields and growers, and ensuring adherence to production protocols, harvesting, and post-harvesting practices.
• Create value for the stakeholders through the adoption/ deployment of new technologies, agronomic solutions, and operational excellence.
• Implement Global Standard Parent Testing protocols and catalyse coordination with internal teams, including Foundation Seed, F1 teams, Parent Seed Plants, and drying teams to achieve the required outcomes and outputs.
• Collaborate with growers, field staff, and internal and external stakeholders to implement standard cultural practices and maintain high product security and confidentiality.
• Accountability in data accuracy and integrity by submitting data into Velocity systems, followed by timely validation.
• Focus on 100% compliance in conducting regulated trials and ensure excellence in all stages of field-level work
• Diligently seeking to find ways and solution in performing day to day job for continuous improvement

Critical success factors & key challenges

• Knowledge on agronomy and use of precision agriculture technologies
• Innovative mind-set combined with technical expertise.
• Scale-up understanding and experience.
• Ability for knowledge transfer to key stakeholders
• Focus on customer needs using agile approach.
• Ability to influence without authority to coordinate country and regional cross functional teams.
• Create buy-in or pull from country internal and external stakeholders
• Successfully prioritize work and deliver on time and on budget.



Qualifications Knowledge, experience & capabilities:

Critical knowledge:

• Degree in Agriculture and related courses
• Knowledge of precision agriculture
• Proficient Knowledge of Seed Production Practices and knowledge of Seed business
• Knowledge project management
• Self-motivated and striving for continuous improvement.
• Advanced English language in both written and oral way

Critical experience:

• At least 3 to 5 years' experience in Seed production
• Project management skills; Demonstrated success in Team and Organization Building

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities:

• Project planning and execution
• Ability to apply inquisitive, analytical thinking to problem-solving scenarios.
• Ability to catalyze transformation and change in the organization.
• Sound analytical and problem solving/solid IT skills.
• Able to be "hands-on" but with the ability to direct and supervise, as needed.
• Development mind-set: challenge existing ways of working; improve established technology; identify weak points of technology and suggest / implement improvements.

Critical leadership capabilities:

• Manages his / her own performance to reach high result standards.
• Communicates assertively.
• Develops him/herself with in organization.
• Establishes ambitious goals aligned with the functional area strategy.
• Focus his / her energy to achieve tactical activities in the short term needed for the business advancement.

Knowledge, experience & capabilities



This section captures the critical capabilities that an employee needs to effectively perform the role from the outset. Both technical and non-technical in nature, focus is on the needs for the role rather than capabilities of incumbents.

Critical knowledge


The "know-how" to perform the role acquired through academic study (degree, education, and certificates), business qualification or on-the-job experience. Specify the type of knowledge required (e.g. of systems or processes), not the know-how of incumbents.

• Degree in Agriculture and related courses
• Knowledge of precision agriculture
• Proficient Knowledge of Seed Production Practices and knowledge of Seed business
• Knowledge project management
• Self-motivated and striving for continuous improvement.
• Advanced English language in both written and oral way

Critical experience


The type and minimum length of relevant experience required to effectively perform in the role. This includes familiarity with processes or systems, dealing with certain products or services, and/or the experience of dealing with others-both internally and externally, on-the-job-experience.



• At least 3 to 5 years' experience in Seed production
• Project management skills; Demonstrated success in Team and Organization Building

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities


The technical or professional capabilities that are required to perform the role effectively. These may be very specific technical skills relating to the nature of the work (e.g. project planning), language skills and personal skills specific for the role (e.g. the ability to assess & resolve conflict, the ability to influence and gain support, the ability to manage diversity, the ability to quickly learn and apply new skills, the ability to simplify and see trends in complex information and data, the ability to handle pressure and remain cool-headed, the ability to develop a strategy and agenda for change, tenacity in the face of opposition, etc).

• Project planning and execution
• Ability to apply inquisitive, analytical thinking to problem-solving scenarios.
• Ability to catalyze transformation and change in the organization.
• Sound analytical and problem solving/solid IT skills.
• Able to be "hands-on" but with the ability to direct and supervise, as needed.
• Development mind-set: challenge existing ways of working; improve established technology; identify weak points of technology and suggest / implement improvements.

Critical leadership capabilities


Please consult the Leadership Model specify the relevant capabilities for the role and the level.



• Manages his / her own performance to reach high result standards.
• Communicates assertively.
• Develops him/herself with in organization.
• Establishes ambitious goals aligned with the functional area strategy.
• Focus his / her energy to achieve tactical activities in the short term needed for the business advancement.

Additional information

• Ability to work days, evenings and weekends.
• Ability to work fields in all weather conditions.
• Must be able to drive and travel by car.
• Able to manage conflicts and willing to relocate.
• 30%of work performed in office.
• 70% of work performed in field/plant locations.
• Candidate should be willing to travel and station at other locations for short term project assignments as and when required



Additional Information People are at the heart of what we do :

• Once a year Full body check
• Competitive insurance scheme
• Employee assistance program - to take care of your and your loved ones mental health
• Paid Vacation of 30days, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, compassionate leaves
• Education assistance - for your career growth
• People first culture translated into '•Most Preferred place to work 2022-23 by Times group'•

•Note : 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, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.•


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