Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs. Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions. Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.
Purpose:
Managing the establishment of the sales forecast and demand plan for Seeds for short term (1-12 months) & mid-term (12-36 months) and leading seeds demand planning and replenishment process for Hungary, aiming outstanding customer experience with efficient, timely, and reliable supply of Syngenta seeds products to the market.
Accountabilities:
- Coordinating cross-functional demand review and pre-SOP process to develop consensus unconstrained and maintain constrained forecast providing visibility of demand allocation to commercial team
- Supporting business decisions balancing opportunities, risks and costs contributing to the profitable growth
- Establishing the Sales forecast and demand plan with Sales and Marketing Managers
- Facilitating Demand review / pre-SOP), coordinating and influencing the development of the demand plan with the commercial team
- Issue resolution: balance the demand plan and supply plan in alignment with regional supply planning team and communicate availability information to the commercial team on volume and timing
- Proactively identify and communicate future supply constraints, allocation, T&P campaign phasing and suggest solutions
- Run escalation process when needed from placing Purchase orders till production is finalized
- Maintain, keep updated master data, collaborate with marketing on the SKU catalog’s update, ensure accuracy of planning information in all planning systems, IBP, Webbuss, SAP
- Place and follow up intercompany purchase orders both for commercial and demo seeds based on supply plan
- Ensure forecast uncertainties are properly managed proactively with MOs, return, or from redeployment
- Together with cross-functional stakeholders ensure proper Seeds Inventory Optimization
- Control Seeds inventory management (FEFO, sell out of old treatments), look for redeployment option if needed
- Constantly seek forecasting process improvement
Requirements:
- Degree or equivalent in Agriculture, Business, Logistics, Science or Engineering
- Experience of min. 5 years in Supply Chain roles (planning, logistics or supply chain) and in planning tools (IBP, SAP)
- An understanding of the Agrobusiness, market drivers, customer behaviors, buying patterns will be considered as advantage
- Understanding of S&OP, Demand and Planning processes
- Experience managing internal communications and working cross functionally to deliver results
- Ability to analyze data to form information, reach conclusions and make strategic recommendations
- Fluent in English and Hungarian
Additional Information
We offer:
- Annual bonuses
- A competitive pension fund plan
- Learning opportunities, career development
- A position that contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment
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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