Syngenta Group is one of the world’s biggest agricultural technology companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. With more than 59,000 employees, operating in more than 100 countries, the company strives to transform food production through Regenerative Agriculture - a science-driven, technology-enabled approach to improve soil, deliver high productivity and high-quality food, help fight climate change and restore lost biodiversity. Syngenta Group, which is registered in Shanghai, China, and has its management headquarters in Switzerland, draws strength from its four business units: Syngenta Crop Protection, headquartered in Switzerland; Syngenta Seeds, headquartered in the United States; ADAMA, headquartered in Israel; and Syngenta Group China. Together, these businesses provide industry-leading ways to serve customers around the world.

Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture!

ROLE PURPOSE

• Seed Processing Specialist in Veg. R&D sites, Antalya .
• Accountable for seeds and biological material processing flow plus associated activities in Veg. R&D Sites, Antalya (receptions, shipments, packaging, disinfection, accurate store chamber using MINT,…) establishing good collaboration with all departments and functions involved.
• Accountable for seed  biological material movements, according to ways of working established by Syngenta (policies and standars), securing company liabilities.
• Planning, coordinating and supervising seeds and biological material movements, ensuring full traceability and transparency during the whole process (promoting and implementing track and trace file).
• Activities follow-up in TRAN according to annual planning, detecting discrepancies in seed or biological material activities. Provide accurate data and inputs to forecast activities during planification and activity development during year, month, etc.
• Health Plant Authorities contact in relation to application of additional declarations of Third Countries. Collecting from different crops breeding possible countries shipments and coordination of authorities visit,
• Lead a team working for seed processing activities
• Communicate with NPPOs to coordinate and facilitate field inspection reports
• Manage leaf sampling operation in coordination with Agricultural Quarantine Directorate
• Closely follow up and coordinate trial files processing align with official procedures with Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry
• Promote a fluid and constant relationship between different departments and functions in or out the station, fomenting positiveness and constructive approaches.
• Meet and contribute to enforce HSE standards and ways of working established by Syngenta Antalya.
• Organizing and executing of the work according to protocols ISO 9001:2008 and GSPP

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Resources

• Weekly, monthly and annual planning in line with S2S team availability and 3º parties.
• Process follow up plus adequate facilities control for logistic activities (MINT expert withing giving activities)
• Inform about improvements in seed logistic activities, requirements, applications or other material movements to prevent delays and to avoid impact in R&D crop activities.

Operations

• Evaluate potential flexibility in close interactions with S2S lead, according to demand and site head directions.
• Optimize deliveries on sites (Quality, Quantity and Time).
• Provide seeds quality through management of resources avaiable within area of influence
• Organize logistic demands according weekly planning to cover tasks and expectations.
• Provide support to SO Leads, Breeders, , Farm´s staff, HSE manager, and others  for a better activity stream.
• Support projects in Veg. R&D stations for a better implementation.
• Ensure implementation and execution of  seeds projects in site, and influence outside within area of activity.
• GSPP: follow and implement all GSPP rules and process during the daily operation at the site

People

• Accountable for protocols GSPP and HSE standards, ensuring and promoting compliance
• Support the HSE manager and ensure safe operations.
• Ensure motivation and engagement of the site community in collaboration with other functions in site. Positive and constructive.

Reporting / Communication   

• Generate monthly Report to inform about activities that takes place in Veg. R&D sites, Antalya in and out when neccesary reporting through S2S Visual performance board.
• Generate annual report to asses in a GDD form season activities in area of accountability, proposing and promoting improvements where neccesary.
• EE&TP track an trace & planning file
• Traceability & status of Plant Health file

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Critical Skills

• Experience in seed processing and biological material processes, that proves his or her capacity to manage tasks and staff.
• Excellent level of English, to communicate with functions in or out the station
• Foundation of management
• OpEx training and continuous improvement skills
• Driving license

Critical knowledge

• Build working relationships between different functions (Breeders, Marketing, Sales and Farm staff).
• Continues improvement culture and standards implementations  GSPP, ISO 9001 v2015
• Coordinate permanent and temporary staff asignate.

Critical Experience

• Coordinate and transmission of knowledge to team .

• Leadership and getting things done with and without direct reporting lines

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

• Ability and flexibility to deal with continuous changes .
• Clear decision-making in the face of conflicting priorities and ambiguity
• Continuous improvement skills and positive approach

Critical leadership capabilities

• Judgement
• Self awareness
• Engage & inspire
• Execution and results orientation