Syngenta Group is one of the world’s leading sustainable agriculture innovation companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. Our 53,000 people across more than 100 countries strive every day to transform agriculture through tailor-made solutions for the benefit of farmers, society and our planet – making us the world’s most local agricultural technology and innovation partner. Syngenta Group is committed to operating at the highest standards of ethics and integrity. This is a commitment that we are making to investors, customers, society and employees. Syngenta Group is also committed to maintaining a workplace environment free from discrimination and harassment.

Syngenta is currently running a Source to Pay Implementation program utilizing Ariba on demand platform for Indirect Procurement. This will be followed by a comprehensive SAP MDG-S Implementation which will be an integral pillar for efficient and effective supplier management across Syngenta group. Towards this, Procurement operations is looking to hire a Global Supplier Capability Lead.

The purpose of this role is to own process design, technology platforms & governance for supplier management.

For Supplier management, this role will be responsible to define, design and operate;

• Data Governance policies and data quality framework which have global standards, are scalable, are aligned across functions & are best in industry practices
• Supplier master data process & data model
• Supplier harmonization across multiple platforms
• Supplier risk management processes
• Strategic and operational KPIs.

We all have a critical role to play and add value. Here is how this role will help:

• Define and design the target state with aim of setting up data governance by proactive business partnering
• Design and maintain a robust process and data quality control framework to ensure quality Supplier Master Data
• Set up standard procedures and guidelines for managing Supplier master management thus ensuring that processes are aligned to these standards and are operated compliantly across the globe
• Define and design key metrics to be reported to senior stakeholders which should give a health check on Supplier master data quality and key areas which needs attention
• Act as the Design lead for the Global MDG-S implementation project owning process design and integration with Procurement platforms including Ariba
• Set the strategic direction and drive towards global harmonization for Supplier master data business processes
• Design the governing principles which will differentiate small change vs. large change and lay down guidelines for Incident management w.r.t to Supplier master
• Should be able to impact assess the change in data on upstream and downstream activity along with assessing the risk associated with such a change on the connected platforms and support the global projects
• Creation of change requests for new requirements and getting the approval from Change request board
• Ownership and governance of supplier management desk top manuals and Operating manuals for business support teams globally
• Support the Procurement Operations leadership team in the capacity of SME for future releases and changes.
• Close collaboration with Syngenta IT team and business leads to drive process and technology improvements
• Implement analytics capabilities to enable measurement and improvement of business metrics through orchestration platforms.

At Syngenta we are highly people focused – we look for professionals who are engaged, collaborative and excellent in execution. Leaders are expected to communicate effectively, develop teams and lead by example. Our industry and our function are changing rapidly so we are looking for new team members with a strong desire to develop themselves. 

You will be a great fit if you have:

• 10-15 years of experience in ​​​​​​​governance and implementation of Master data governance systems and processes such as SAP MDG
• Fluent English language knowledge
• Proven expertise in data design and governance
• In-depth experience of SAP Materials Management, Production Planning and Invoice Management modules and processes
• Should have thorough understanding on SAP Supplier Master data objects (set-up and maintenance)
• SAP Ariba SLP and SAP MDG-s integration experience preferred
• Deep Functional knowledge in supply chain for manufacturing, procurement, logistics or order management
• Understanding of Master Data Life Cycle, and importance and impact of Master Data on Business Processes
• Deep knowledge of the business challenges & compliance requirements for Supplier master data
• Extensive experience setting direction for data design and data quality in transformation programs
• Knowledge of data analytics principles and  experience implementing analytics solutions that enable insightful data driven recommendations and actions
• A proven track record and experience in a major organization, with complex data sources & multiple system landscape and oversight experience.

Our efforts to become a really good place to work

• Dynamic and international environment
• Long-term opportunities
• High quality office environment
• Possibility of working from home

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.