CP Demand Planning Lead Romania

ROLE PURPOSE

The role involves managing CP Supply Planning, Replenishment, and Goods Purchasing processes in SAP, while also facilitating the IBP CP pre-SOP for Romania. This includes preparing for meetings, handling USF, CSF, and Return lines, as well as following up on post-meeting actions. The position requires maintaining accurate master data across various systems, supporting artwork coordination, and ensuring timely, high-quality supply in line with the sales plan. Overall, this role is crucial for optimizing supply chain operations and aligning them with sales objectives.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Handle material management process (AGI codes creation, changes in MDM)
• Maintain and ensure accurate master data in SAP and rest related platforms, like IBP, TS and etc.
• Prepare process of IBP CP pre-SOP (MDM validation, act sales validation and etc.)
• Facilitate IBP CP pre-SOP to capture accurately USF (unconstraint sales forecast / market opportunities), CSF (constraint sales forecast / financial commitments), returns and actions
• Deputize BA Demand Planning Lead within the countries scope of the position
• Follow up off-meeting actions linked to IBP cycle
• Analyze statistical data and maintain stat forecast line to support decision making during the IBP CP pre-SOP
• Support marketing and sales teams in developing/maintaining sales lines in IBP
• Develop, maintain and coordinate CP Supply plan (tactical), replenishment proposals and purchase orders in fully alignment with the IBP sales plans and regional guidance
• Reflect properly downside and upsides during the IBP CP pre-SOP and after in all related to tools and files
• Follow up of E2E purchase orders with great collaboration with region and customer service
• Support artwork coordinator with full alignment with local marketing and regulatory
• Prepare reports in line with business requirements within the scope of the role
• Actively support Customer Service in daily operations
• Proactively support redeployments and other initiatives linked to flexibility in supply

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting.  From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases
as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

• Experience of min. 3 years in Customer Service, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Logistics roles
• Experience in international logistics and Dangerous Good Transportation
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems – SAP is an advantage
• An understanding of the Agrobusiness, market drivers, customer behaviors, buying patterns, and offers of Syngenta
• Understanding of general HSE and Quality management systems and challenges
• Bachelor/Master’s Degree in Agricultural sciences and / or Supply Chain and / or Commerce and / or Business Administration
• Fluent in English
• Continuously learning and following legislation related to our products, customs, dangerous goods transport
• Collaboration skills with working interfaces
• Ability to analyze data to form information, reach conclusions and make strategic recommendations
• Experience in continuous improvement, operational excellence