Seed Planner - Soybean

About this Job: 

This role is responsible for maintaining a balance between supply and demand within North America (NA) Seeds as they relate to the operational short-term plan based on crop or species.
 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
 

• Create and Manage Soybean Seed Production Plan  
• Identify and maintain planning factors utilized to develop Seed Production Plan
• Engage with Parent Seed/Line Maintenance and Cross-Regional teams on off-season parent production hand-off
• Manage and communicate supply numbers to appropriate stakeholders
• Leading planning calls with Plant Operations teams
• Participate in Soybean Advancement meeting and process
• Serve as liaison between Plant Operations, Sales and Marketing, Distribution, and Customer Service to oversee and communicate necessary order adjustments to meet financial goals and satisfy customer needs
• Work with commercial and crop teams to balance supply and demand
• Provide support through communication, reporting and data analysis the critical interface between brand, supply planning, production scheduling and logistics to review variety and site-specific conditioning schedules
• Identify and utilize quality supply for different bagging and treatment strategies
• Formulate conditioning strategies to minimize interplant costs and facilitate on-time deliveries
• Maintain effective working relationships with other key stakeholders across functions and geographies as required
• Ensure best use of technology to make processes effective and efficient
• Support special projects for Seeds Operational Planning as necessary
• Engaging with other internal and cross-functional colleagues to continuously strive for process improvement and efficiencies
• Ensure that Sales & Marketing’s, Plant Operations’, Distribution’s and Supply Planning’s needs and points of view are represented as possible resolutions to issues are explored
• Build a high level of credibility with all business units; add value that is tactical and strategic

Education & Experience:

• B.S. Degree, or comparable experience in related field
• General sales, marketing and technical skills; knowledge of product lines; knowledge of customers and distribution channels; previous seed experience business a plus
• 3-5 years’ experience in production planning, sales, and/or customer service or relations
• Experience or knowledge of SAP system, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Powerpoint) and other programming, such as VBA, SQL, Power-BI

Additional Knowledge, Skills, Traits & Abilities:

• Sets ambitious strategic goals – uses foresight to develop ambitious strategies, and aligns individual and team objectives with bigger picture
• Focuses on customers – is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers
• Manages for performance – skillfully plans, organizes and monitors performance to create value and achieve excellence in delivery
• Self-motivated / directed, ability to effectively work in teams and independently to drive results 
• Ability to build good relationships and work cross-functionally 
• Steps beyond comfort zones – provides support for individuals and teams to work at their creative edge.  Manages risk and is able to work with uncertainty

What We Offer: 

• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts the same day you do 
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution 
• Open Vacation Policy with a minimum of 12 days of vacation, 9 Paid Holidays 
• Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts among others 
• A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity, and offers numerous family-oriented events throughout the year 

  
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. 
 
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