As a world market leader in crop protection,
we help farmers to counter these threats
and ensure enough safe, nutritious,
affordable food for all – while minimizing the
use of land and other agricultural inputs.
Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants
safe from planting to harvesting. From the
moment a seed is planted through to
harvest, crops need to be protected from
weeds, insects and diseases
as well as droughts and floods, heat and
cold.
Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered
in Switzerland.

Role purpose

• To organize and deliver the Targeted PS Production volumes in Production fields with standard Quality parameters in time.

Accountabilities

• Responsible to drive the standards of HSE, Compliance, Sustainability and CSR initiatives as per Syngenta standards.
• Responsible to Deliver the Target volume with standard Quality and in Time
• To identify grower leaders and villages suitable for meeting parent seed production requirements
• To implement the Quality systems & procedures to facilitate Quality seed parent seed production.
• Plan & organize the Parent seed production in required acreages by co-ordinate with grower leaders & growers.
• To plan and ensure all production operations at field level as per the company’s requirements.
• To ensure the product security.
• To educate and train the growers, grower leaders and his staff on best production practices.
• To co-ordinate the activities of PS production with F1, LMS, Quality Assurance(QA), Plant & Accounts
• To ensure Quality seed production and facilitate training on best practices.
• To maintain good relations with growers and grower leaders
• Responsible for timely submission of Field data and periodical reports for updating.
• To collect market intelligence report from his location about competitior’s movements
• To observe the cropping pattern changes in his jurisdiction.

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

• B.Sc (Ag) / M.Sc (Ag)/Seed Science & Technology/Agronomy/Plant breeding/Physiology with less than 5 years field corn production
• Fluent in Telugu, English, Hindi
• Should have valid 4-wheeler driving license and rated as low risk driver.
• Willing to work across the locations in AP, TS and KA states.
• Willing to travel across the field production locations of South India

Critical knowledge

• Maize crop, its agronomy
• Experience and technology knowledge in Parent seed corn production
• Sound knowledge of agricultural inputs (Fertilizers, Micronutrients, Pesticides and Fungicides)
• Rural sociology and rural culture
• Grower’s psychology
• Leading a team of NFTE’s
• Leading grower leaders

Critical experience

• Good knowledge of Seed production in Field corn
• All agronomical experiences related to corn seed production.
• A good team player
• Leading small teams of NFTE’s
• Good experiences of quality production practices

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

• Working relation with farmers, NFTE and Grower Leader
• Focus on Quality aspects of corn Parent Seed production.
• Skilled at English communication. Proficiency in Telugu.
• Good grasping knowledge

Critical leadership capabilities

• Based in location in India and need to travel across the location.
• Ability to function as team player; Managing cross-functional teams.

Critical success factors & key challenges

• Execution and Monitoring
• Communication skills
• Selection of Villages and Organizers
• Focus on SOP, Sustainability, CSR and Compliance
• Timely data submission in digitalization platform
• Focus of field activities to ensure quality.
• Routine technical trainings for implementing best practices.

People are at the heart of what we do:

• Once a year Full body check
• Competitive insurance scheme
• Employee assistance program – to take care of your and your loved ones mental health
• Paid Vacation of 30days, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, compassionate leaves
• Education assistance – for your career growth
• People first culture translated into ‘Most Preferred place to work 2022-23 by Times group’

Note: 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, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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