Product Development Specialist Senior - Vegetables

Company Description

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.

Job Description

About Us

We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Vegetable Seeds team is currently seeking a Product Development Specialist, Senior, for a variety of Vegetable Species in the South and Central Florida area. As a Product Development Specialist, Senior, you will support local portfolio decisions and sales with planning, execution, and evaluation of pre-commercial trials, leveraging local trial outcomes to refine product positioning, plan New Product Introductions (NPIs) and campaigns, and maintain long term demand plans.

You will help shape the future of agriculture by:

• Ensuring local market needs are well represented with Regional Portfolio Managers
• Driving the territory crop strategy, utilizing the Territory Crop Unit (TCU) platform to align crop and territory strategies and priorities
• Planning the standard varieties, trial seed allocation and key trait evaluations for the pre-commercial trials and plans the campaign including organization of demonstration trials, with the Sales Operations Lead

Accountabilities

• Translate the Regional Crop Trial Plan, into detailed territory Commercial Unit Plans
• Plan and evaluate key trials with key producers, and organize numerous trials with the Product Development Specialist and Technical Sales Rep
• Collect trial results and data and consolidate int Reports
• Drive new variety pricing together with the Regional Pricing Manager and communicate price to Territory Head
• Give technical support to key producers, leverage technical knowledge to the Sales team to prepare sales arguments and after sales support

Qualifications

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy or Horticulture (Masters preferred) or equivalent experience
• Ability to implement new market and business development plans to achieve profitable growth
• Ability to develop and maintain productive work relationships with associates, dealers, grower customers and related industry personnel
• Ability to travel on a regular basis throughout the assigned territory, and to company and industry meetings as required 
• Position requires up to 40% field travel, within assigned territory 

Preferred Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in the Vegetable Seed industry is highly preferred
• Ability to forecast sales and budgets
• Trial set up, planting and evaluation experience 
• Knowledge of the Processing market industry
• Ability to develop and maintain productive work relationships with associates, dealers, grower customers and related industry personnel

Additional Information

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
• Flexible Vacation Plan, 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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