Job description
At Syngenta, our goal is to build a team that's both collaborative and dependable in the agriculture industry. We provide top-notch seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that help farmers succeed.
Our R&D Team seeks a dynamic professional to spearhead Operational Excellence and Performance Reporting across our Temperate R&D Hub, encompassing North America and Europe.
This pivotal role will:
- Standardize KPIs across functions
- Implement productivity initiatives
- Drive strategic priorities through project management
- Enhance transparency via dashboards and KPI tracking
- Lead efficiency improvements in Seeds R&D
- Support market segment teams in meeting goals
- Shape our success story
The ideal candidate will optimize processes, reduce costs, and improve business outcomes across functions. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape strategic initiatives and directly impact our bottom line.
Key skills: Project management, data analysis, and fostering a metric-driven culture.
Accountabilities:
- Develop an Operational KPI Governance process across all crops and regions in the Hub (Hub includes North America and Europe regions), and drive KPI tracking and reporting.
- Establish a robust mechanism for timely monitoring via reviews.
- Drive standardization for KPI monitoring and transparency to the LT.
- Collaborate with other hubs, regions, and global teams to share best practices and set standard KPIs.
- Ensure timely escalation and updates through reviews.
- Act as the main contact for KPI/Metrics info, working closely with the Hub LT.
- Drive productivity governance and reporting across the hub, fostering effective collaboration between regional SBI and finance to improve operational productivity.
- Support regional teams in productivity projects with business case creation.
- Participate in the Global Productivity Network. Provide oversight for strategic projects and OKRs, monitoring progress, advising on escalations, and driving updates.
- Collaborate with global BOP teams for OKR compliance.
- Demonstrate success in delivering critical objectives, with strong financial acumen and operational effectiveness.
- Manage projects and stakeholder relationships in complex environments.
- Lead with purpose, manage risks, adapt to change, and influence stakeholders across functions and regions.
- Build internal relationships swiftly to enhance efficiency.
- Be agile, challenge the status quo, and adapt solutions rapidly, working effectively across functions without direct authority.
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.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
- 5+ Years of relevant experience.
- Ability to influence key stakeholders across regional and hierarchical boundaries. Demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions and influence without direct authority.
- Ability to rapidly build relationships with key internal partners to drive efficiency and reduce complexity in internal processes.
- Ability to deal effectively with organizational complexity and ambiguity.
- Agile mindset to function in and respond to a rapidly changing business environment.
- Willingness to challenge status quo and take calculated risks to drive positive change, innovation and efficiency.
- Ability to quickly adapt and learn in different situations critically and deliver solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions and influence without direct authority.
Additional Information:
- Travel – domestic.
- Eligible to work in the U.S. without Sponsorship.
What We Offer:
- A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
- Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
- 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
- Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.
Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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