Market development manager

• Drive the business growth in collaboration with the Commercial team, Crop development team, Regulatory team and other functions in alignment with the corporate strategy
• Develop and implement of a marketing strategy for a defined territory based on an understanding of the specific needs of distributors, retailers and farmers
• Ensure delivery of farmers and channel partners value proposition, including performance based incentives (KPls) in line with channel roles, needs & capabilities
• Conduct market analysis and define key trends for strategic market segments, monitor competitors’ activities and identify potential growth opportunities
• Contribute to the five-year planning process as well as the one-year budgeting process for the respective countries
• Actively support new product introduction process through development of brand plans and oversee execution of marketing campaigns (crop/channel/farmer)
• Design & implement effective CRM tools
• Develop a digital marketing strategy and stimulate further development of digital communication channels
• Champion compliance and risk management in Syngenta, role-modelling the Code of Conduct across the commercial organization by operating prescribed governance practices and structures
• Ensure compliance with commercial policy of the Commercial Unit, HSE requirements, local legislation and competition law
• Support a culture of process excellence, optimization, and simplicity though effective partnering with support functions
• Create and maintain a safe and healthy working environment through an uncompromising commitment to health, safety and environmental excellence
• Promote the image of Syngenta, representing the Company with legal authorities, industrial associations, and all relevant institutional entities

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in agriculture, business studies or equivalent
• 5+ years of sales and/or marketing experience, preferably within agricultural industry or similar
• Experience with Crop Protection products
• Experience with Strategy development and implementation
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and presentation skills, ability to negotiate and convince based on complex data / research materials
• Capability to work in cross-functional and multicultural teams with experience of change management
• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy
• Open-minded and technology-oriented
• Confident MS Office user with advanced skills in Excel
• Fluent English

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.