Seeds Supply Chain Lead

Purpose

• Develop & execute the Country Seeds Field Crop distribution strategy from planting through distribution and returns.
• Develop and execute measures to meet Seeds business plans, customer service, levels, and lead supply chain team.
• Supports Syngenta’s Seeds business strategies through collaborative work with operations teams and commercial sales teams.

Accountabilities

• E2E Seeds Supply Chain responsibility including Supply Planning and S&OP
• Develop & execute distribution strategy from planting through distribution and returns for domestic and export
• Develop and execute measures to meet business plans, customer service and lead supply planning
• Ensure inventory status (field and physical) is categorized and visible for usage in productions scheduling, allocations & providing information on N+1 usable Vs reserve
• Product release criterion/market specs are aligned with Commercial
• COGP optimization and reduction variances
• Develop allocation strategies that align with segmented supply strategies for inventory flexibility and c/o management (executed by correct process orders)
• Develop organizationally aligned goals and metrics for measuring effectiveness.
• Establish Country specific segmented supply strategies, managed via BPR & dashboard performance metrics & methods.
• Ensures that order fulfilment levels and distribution costs meet business goals.
• Lead cultural changes as needed to implement a new organization that fulfils overall company goals.
• Ensures effective collaboration with Regional Planning group for N+1 processes.
• Ensures effective collaborations with sales & marketing for current year sales/utilization data, appropriate metrics & measurements, data flows and accountability. Ensure inventory status (both field and physical) is categorized and visible for usage.
• Champion continuous improvement: evaluate current state, identify opportunities, and facilitate the actions needed to achieve Syngenta strategic intent.
• Assist Regional Planning with alignment of practices for cross country/regional business processes.
• Be the key focal point with Global/regional supply chain, logistics, customer service, and S&OP
• Enable and support governance for IT/ digitization initiatives
• Support building supply capabilities within country supply chain and knowledge sharing/leveraging between countries in AMEA region

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required. Master’s/MBA preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in production planning, sales processes, supply chain principles, order fulfilment and production scheduling, including SAP/R3’s is required.
• 5+ years of people management experience required.
• Supply Chain APIC’s best practices, Control Tower concepts and application
• Leadership of cross-functional teams where success is interdependent upon good cooperation and performing as ‘one’ overall team.
• Ability to develop consensus on tough issues and reach rapid decisions with stakeholders.
• Innovative thinking and application of appropriate measurements for guiding continuous improvement.

• Based in Lopburi Plant