Quality Testing Lead Europe

Purpose

The role plays a pivotal role in the optimization of the regional germination testing capacities to meet testing SLAs and to provide the best economies for the total cost of testing at regional level. Leads the high-level operations of the physiological and physical testing platform at Mezőtúr, Hungary. Cascades the global KPIs to the region and owns the development, maintenance, and regular monitoring of the regional testing KPIs to ensure customer satisfaction, test reliability, compliance and equivalence with the global KPIs and guidelines. Drives technical innovation to keep reducing testing lead times, cost and reducing risk of releasing non-conform batches while ensures methodology, technology, and equipment standardization within the region or globally. Provides governance for the proper use, maintenance, and development of the LIMS for the physiology and physical testing activities. Focal point for the definition of sampling methods, and sample size to ensure representativeness of the samples used for testing a certain seed population.

Accountabilities

• Germination test result universality: Organizes, evaluates internal yearly ring tests (within Europe and when needed with other regions) and defines needed corrective actions to ensure that the internal testing results are strongly correlating within the European testing network
• Capacity and Cost optimization: Owns the seasonal rough cut capacity planning process. Ensures that the plan is in line with the SPP and considers the potential seasonal impacts on field yields, harvest dates and other external factors
• Regional KPI dashboards: Develops the set and the hierarchy of the regional testing dashboards (for physiology and for physical testing activities) to have good visibility of plans, execution, SLAs, and cost
• Testing methodology, technology, and equipment: Owns the physiological and the physical testing methodologies for the region
• Innovation: Actively participates in continuous improvement projects to gain insight of improvement opportunities that can trigger innovation
• LIMS: Governs the proper use of LIMS by ensuring adequate training materials are available, used and tested within the region
• Sampling: Runs regular reviews of sampling and sample size in the regions

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.

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, engineering, supply chain or quality management
• 5+ year experience in a leadership role or a larger team (20+ people) 
• Verbal and written fluency in English
• Industrial operations management (continuous flow, batch, work cell) experience
• Quality Management System (ISO or other)
• Good understanding of SAP and data bases
• Large scale operations and/or quality assurance
• Direct people management
• Project management of multi-functional and multi country projects
• Change management of multi stakeholder projects
• Track record of successful innovation

We offer

• A role in which you can really make a difference, contributing to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating, international environment, supporting our business sustainability commitments
• A competitive compensation package including an annual bonus, company contribution to a pension fund plan, annual health check-up, and more
• A highly skilled, supportive, diverse, and inclusive community, and an appreciative, innovative and empowering culture built on strong values
• Flexible work arrangements and a modern office facility up to the highest standards

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.