Lead, Plantations Technical Marketing

Syngenta Philippines, Inc.; Davao City; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Syngenta Philippines, Inc. seeks a Lead - Technical Marketing Development for Plantation crops to provide technical leadership and drive sustainable growth.

You will develop and execute strategies, support NPI and product launches, and translate agronomic insights into practical crop programs and marketing plans. The role focuses on field validation, customer support, and building technical capability across Sales, KAMs, distributors, and stakeholders to strengthen product positioning and

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Lead Technical Marketing Development for Plantations crops, providing technical leadership to drive sustainable business growth.
• Develop and execute technical strategies supporting NPI, product launches, new opportunities, and portfolio growth.
• Provide technical expertise, field validation, and customer support to strengthen product positioning, adoption, and value proposition.
• Translate agronomic and market insights into practical technical solutions, crop programs, and marketing strategies.
• Build technical capability of Sales, Key Accounts, distributors, and relevant stakeholders.
• Support Portfolio Management in PLCM, product strategy, stewardship, and long-term portfolio development.
• Develop technical strategies and value propositions for priority Plantation crops and products.
• Lead technical support for NPI, launches, new opportunities, and product lifecycle initiatives.
• Provide technical inputs to brand plans, campaigns, positioning, and product recommendations.
• Identify emerging agronomic needs and translate them into business opportunities.
• Lead technical trials, demonstrations, and field validation programs.
• Develop protocols, evaluate results, and generate credible technical evidence.
• Translate field data into product positioning, recommendations, and customer solutions.
• Monitor product performance, competitive technologies, and market technical trends.
• Provide technical support to Key Accounts, Sales, distributors, and growers.
• Support customer visits, field assessments, demonstrations, technical meetings, and troubleshooting.
• Develop customized technical solutions for strategic customers.
• Capture field and customer insights to improve portfolio and marketing strategies.
• Develop and deliver technical training for Sales, KAMs, distributors, and other stakeholders.
• Serve as technical subject matter expert for Plantations.
• Support resistance management, responsible use, and product stewardship.
• Ensure technical claims and recommendations are accurate, compliant, and evidence-based.
• Provide technical inputs to PLCM and 5-year portfolio strategies.
• Identify opportunities for product optimization, differentiation, new uses, mixtures, and integrated solutions.
• Support Portfolio Manager in product growth, defense, and lifecycle decisions.
• Manage and supervise crop demonstartion farms (Banana, Pineapple and other PLN strategic crops)
• Monitor market intelligence, bringing actionable customer insight into portfolio strategy and marketing plan
• Provide technical support for Banana, Pineapple, Sugarcane, and other strategic Plantation crops.
• Support pest, disease, agronomic, and product-performance diagnosis.
• Develop technically sound crop protection programs and recommendations.
• Lead technical troubleshooting and field issue resolution.
• Support product efficacy, application, compatibility, timing, and positioning.
• Lead technical demonstrations and field days.
• Support resistance management and stewardship programs.
• Maintain technical knowledge, field data, and best-practice recommendations.
• Act as technical escalation point for complex field and customer issues.

Job description

Syngenta Philippines, Inc. seeks a Lead - Technical Marketing Development for Plantation crops to provide technical leadership and drive sustainable growth.

You will develop and execute strategies, support NPI and product launches, and translate agronomic insights into practical crop programs and marketing plans. The role focuses on field validation, customer support, and building technical capability across Sales, KAMs, distributors, and stakeholders to strengthen product positioning and