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 create a concrete and clear information workflow between sales, marketing and finance business partner (BP) teams in order to make decision making and business performance evaluation processes more reliable and effective
• To measure business performance according to pre-defined KPI’s and provide clear detailed business analysis to Leadership Team in order them to take proactive actions.
• To drive improvements and technology adaptations in business analytics processes and contribute to BA Commercial Team

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Overall Business Accountabilities

Business Analysis

• Assist Commercial Exc. & Planning Head in Budget, Commercial Target and Planning processes for the preparation and execution stages and provide related business analysis in order to support Leadership Team
• Manage and ensure Daily Sales Reports and Weekly FCST reports with required business analysis

Forecasting Process

• To be the responsible of SP Tool system maintenance for Turkey Business Area
• In cooperation with Country Finance Lead, to ensure proactive financial technical support in the related systems (SP Tool & IBP)
• Update and monitor clear, concrete and up to date Customer Target/FCST data in order to measure business performance of SYT and respective Sales Areas according to pre-defined KPI’s and provide clear and concrete analysis for Leadership Team
• Support forecasting process in health check of pre-consolidated monthly sales forecasts coming from sales areas and prepare reports to Leadership Team for Pre-SOP and SOP meetings
• Provide technical support related to Sales Planning (BDGT/CT/FCST) in terms of consistency between SFDC and SP Tool systems
• Maintain key user role in I-Plan and support excel processes during 5Y Plan period

HSE Related Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Take personal responsibility for following the policy and cooperate in preventing harm to themselves others and the environment

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITIES

Critical knowledge

• Academic background in Business Administration, Economics or Engineering (University Degree – BA)
• 1-2 years of experience in economics area: budget preparation, forecasting, economic analysis.
• Effective use of digital (Power BI) and software packages (XLS, PPT as a must), proficiency in SAP
• Strong ability to understand market needs, competitive structure and business drivers

Critical technical and professional capabilities

• Advanced analytical thinking, financial acumen, reporting, communication and presentation skills
• High knowledge of Microsoft Office programs especially Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Fluency in English both speaking and writing
• Ability to think structured and strategically
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent team work capability
• Proactive business challenge and analysis
• Collaborates across boundaries and hierarchies
• Able to work under time pressure
• Attention to details and able to condense and communicate complex information
• Develops organization and self
• Leads change and holds ambiguity
• Back-up for other team members
• Communication, understanding customer needs, ability to work in a diverse environment