Trialing and Product Placement Lead

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.

Position Summary

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. We are proud to be a Great Place to Work certified organisation in Türkiye - a recognition that reflects the culture we have built together. To support this mission, Syngenta’s Seeds Development Team is seeking a Trialing and Product Placement Lead in the Antalya site in Turkey. This role will lead late-stage vegetable product trialing and placement, ensuring high-quality product characterisation and effective portfolio advancement across crops and market segments.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering excellent trialing and phenotypic data collection, overseeing relevant product advancement and placement activities and partnering with regional marketing and sales teams to strengthen pipeline effectiveness and meet customer needs.

Accountabilities

• Leading the team that drives end-to-end execution of R&D trials to evaluate the performance of experimental seed varieties/hybrids
• Ensuring high quality trialing process across all activities from sowing to harvest
• Overseeing high-quality product characterization aligned with Target Product Profile (TPP)
• Overseeing product placement scientist contributions to product advancement and placement
• Continuously elevating skillset of trialing teams on new phenotyping technologies and digital tools to increase data accuracy and data collection efficiency
• Ensuring timely deployment and broad adoption of new technologies in country/region
• Ensuring operational planning and tracking, accurately allocating budget and forecasting in contribution of effective resource allocation across Commercial Region
• Leading continuous improvement of trialing process and trialing network optimization within country/region
• Scouting and managing third-party contracts and/or agreements to ensure optimal trial management and trialing locations
• Effectively communicating product placement insights and product knowledge to marketing and sales teams in the country/region
• Ensuring safe operations and maintenance of seed research equipment for mechanical planting, automated harvest and beyond
• Leading all HSE and Stewardship practices and ensuring compliance with all company policies

• PhD or MS in Agronomy, Crop Science, Plant Breeding or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in seed industry after PhD or 7+ years after MS
• Extensive experience in commercial breeding, product development and characterization
• Experience in dealing with small hold farmers and hands on on-site experience
• Demonstrated experience in people leadership and stakeholder management
• Strong knowledge of the industry, local market and region
• Fluency in English (C1 – C3) verbal and written communication

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. 

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