Technical Account Lead, Wheat - Northern Plains

About Us

At Syngenta, we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading Seeds innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers. We are currently seeking a Technical Account Lead for the Hybrid Wheat Seed Production Team in the US Northern Plains. As a Technical Account Lead, you will have the overall responsibility for Agronomic support of hybrid wheat seed production, directly with third party seed company partners operating in the Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota.

You will enhance the prosperity of farmers by:
Providing agronomic and technical information to support Hybrid wheat seed production to help customers optimize hybrid seed production, volumes, quality, and Cost of Goods
Working with regional Key Account Lead in setting and delivering local crop production support plan
Identifying Seed Production research and information needs and supporting their development
Working with the Key Account Lead and the Cereals Team to meet the financial targets for the region

Accountabilities 

• Work as a team with the Key Account Lead to deliver the Hybrid Seed Parent Seed, Production and Revenue Targets and support financial objectives
• Associate Production Management and Training by developing and delivering production trainings for hybrid associates
• In-field agronomy assistance with associates in F1 hybrid production fields and follow-up evaluation improvement of production protocols
• Act as Parent Seed production liason by coordinating with Production and Supply to ensure parent seed delivery
• Coordinate with Key Account Lead to ensure accurate parent seed forecast
• Collect field by field: agronomic inputs and yield data 
• Attend Kickoff  and Research update Meetings – assembling technical support information for associates regarding Hybrid seed production
• Demo and yield plot management
• Logistics and technical support of required demonstrations and data generation
• With regional team, identify research needs to support Hybrid wheat in the market 
• Coordinate with the Cereals Seed team, Seed production research needs and methods to generate such information and data
   

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Business, Agronomy, or Agricultural Science 
• Strong knowledge of wheat production agronomy, and new technologies
• Willingness to travel extensively at certain periods of the year and spend time in Seed Production fields looking at products with customers
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong desire to achieve goals and encourage innovation

Preferred Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills 
• Strong team player and cooperative attitude with fellow employees 
• Friendly, honest, sincere, and outgoing personality who enjoys meeting and working with customers to help them grow their business 
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to building trust and gain consensus

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 15 days of vacation and up to 30 days with manager approval, 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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About Syngenta
Syngenta is a global leader in agriculture; rooted in science and dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. Each of our 28,000 employees in more than 90 countries work together to solve one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: growing more food with fewer resources. A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.