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Vacancy type: Permanent
Business unit: Crop Protection
Functional area: Marketing
Location: CH - Basel

Responsibilities:

The person in this role will plan, coordinate and execute key account joint development programmes in corn, sunflower, sugar beet and OSR and to provide regional technical leadership on product / formulation innovation to further enhance offering and service level to our European Key Accounts (mainly Syngenta Seeds, Pioneer, Monsanto, KWS, Limagrain, SesVanderHaeve).

• Set-up and run Seed Care Institute Network in EAME to deliver technical support services to Seed Care customers
• With close collaboration with Key Account Managers and country Seed Care members, define joint development programs with our key account customers
• Plan, coordinate and execute all jont development programs in close collaboration with our key account customers
• Constantly run competitive product comparison and summaries key technical strength and weaknesses of competitive product range. Compare competitive products with Syngenta solutions and provide technical data to support marketing activities
• Work closely with Brand Manager(s) and DCs to coordinate all marketing field trials across EAME to strengthen our technical support data and deliver compelling technical data to support sales communication
• Manages third party field trial contractors and guarantees quality of execution
• Closely interacts with key account technical experts to provide in-depth technical portfolio support

Requirements:

• Agronomist / plant scientist
• Clear customer service mentality to pro-actively engage with key accounts
• Very good written and oral English and one or several European languages
• Pro-active, driver in initiating ideas to constantly improve offer to key accounts
• Ability to listen to customer needs and to translate into compelling development programs
• Ability to manage multiple cross-functional projects/programs
• Good communication skills
• Team work

Applications:

Interested candidates should send their application through https://www.syngentajobs.com/apply.html.