Seeds Coordinator

Role purpose
•QMS management for Seeds R&D
•Regulatory support, Variety registration management:  PBR, VL, Table 8
•Pre- Breeding support
•Import & export co-ordination

Accountabilities
•Close communication with cross functioning internal departments, third party importer/exporters; DALRRD; clearance and customs agencies;
•Evaluate and apply all new customs-related requirements on an ongoing basis;
•Obtain all relevant certification documents;
•Prepare documents and forms to move goods efficiently through import and export steps and procedures;
•Assist to obtain all required import permits and export licenses for all processes;
•Check and coordinate with departments to establish an efficient import/export classification and prepare a shipping schedule;
•Administer all freight logistics;
•Provide an optimal level of support and resolve all shipment issues;
•Track all import shipments and export shipments on weekly basis and forward weekly updates to relevant departments;
•Evaluate all items for import and ensure accuracy in all values and collaborate with customs brokers to provide clearance of all imports and maintain required documents;
•Prepare all export documentation and relevant certificates of conformance and other certificates that will be required by departments and destination customs authorities;
•Co-ordinate all pre-shipment inspections of all outgoing cargo;
•Perform audits on all import and export files regularly;
•Perform all record-keeping processes and maintain records of all entries and interactive database internally
•Monitor and provide a response to all customs inquiries and requests and obtain required product certifications for all export and import products for customs clearance;
•Review invoicing and related documents to ensure shipping, handling, storage charges, and customs fees are billed correctly;
•Execute different courses of action in general by instructions given by functioning departments.
•Breeding support:  Execute breeding projects in the tunnel and general tunnel management
•Manage R&D quality documents in Reliance/ Quality Management System 
•Creating work instructions, procedures, training and auditing responsibilities

Knowledge, Experience & Capabilities

Critical qualification
•A qualification in Agriculture or equivalent
•Minimum 3 years’ experience in similar role
•Computer literacy 
•Highly proficient in written and verbal English
•Import and export experience desirable 
•Multinational exposure advantageous

Critical knowledge & Experience
•Technical understanding of Social Network design and functionality
•Office Administration
•Fully bilingual 
•Advanced Excel and Powerpoint

Critical Skills 
•Excellent communication skills
•Microsoft Office package 
•Organisational skills
•Event planning, coordination and management 
•People Skills
•Project management skills
•Team orientation 
•Creative and analytical thinking
 

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.