Global Seed Production Leader (Strategy & Ops)

Syngenta Seeds; Woodland (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k with company match

Paid vacation & holidays

Education assistance

Job summary

Syngenta Seeds is seeking a Production Leader for regional Small Seed Vegetable seed production. You will manage the network of regional production personnel, drive succession planning, and align with designations for SSV sourcing and production.

Lead cross-functional teams and ensure compliance with quality and safety standards. You will develop the production plan, budgets, and external tolling relationships, while coordinating with R&D, sourcing, and supply chain to optimize uptime and cost.

Qualifications

• Master or Bachelor degree in agriculture / business.
• Functional knowledge of seed production operations and vendor management.
• Experience in planning and agriculture business processes.
• Global mindset and experience working in a multi-cultural & cross functional environment.
• Financial knowledge & data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop, supervise & lead a network of regional production personnel with clear accountabilities and plans for succession and personal development.
• Build organizational capability to meet challenges of competitive COGS and product quality.
• Engage in creating a platform for the global production community to connect and share best practices.
• Achieve full function-wide compliance with external and internal standards on HSE, product quality, Code of Conduct, and risk management.
• Build effective working relationships with Processing, Global Seed Sourcing, Supply OPS, Quality, Finance, Procurement and Supply Chain.
• Act as a member of the Global SSV Production Leadership Team to shape processes, standards and culture.
• Interface with R&D, Global production Crop Strategist, Supply Chain and Commercial to implement strategies for supply reliability.
• Engage in crop and operational planning to meet business objectives and deliver the plan.
• Collaborate with Global Seed Sourcing to collect and analyze production data for continuous improvement.
• Develop crop production strategies and investment plans for assigned crops.
• Implement field management processes and KPI-driven seed production procedures.
• Deliver the approved SPP (QQTP) within tolerances.
• Develop budgets to meet business planning and justify unplanned spend.

Skills

Seed production operations

Vendor management

Planning and agriculture processes

Global mindset

Financial knowledge

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master or Bachelor in agriculture or business

Tools

Vendor management tools

Job description

Syngenta Seeds is seeking a Production Leader for regional Small Seed Vegetable seed production. You will manage the network of regional production personnel, drive succession planning, and align with designations for SSV sourcing and production.

Lead cross-functional teams and ensure compliance with quality and safety standards. You will develop the production plan, budgets, and external tolling relationships, while coordinating with R&D, sourcing, and supply chain to optimize uptime and cost.