Job Purpose
To develop, implement and lead the long-term strategy of the site by transforming it into the most efficient and preferred production location with high HSEQ standards, to produce the best quality plants for our customers. Lead the site resources and continually improve the capabilities, processes, and assets to meet business needs in terms of customer responses, cost efficiency, and full compliance with internal and external standards and legislations.
Provide visionary leadership and develop a high-performing, well-integrated site team by creating a strong succession pipeline. Foster a collaborative environment where team members work in harmony, like a well-oiled machine, to drive the implementation of a site-wide strategy. Secure Flowers and Seeds production processes and ensure a reliable, sustainable production system is in place.
The ideal candidate will excel at building synergy among team members, recognizing that a cohesive, tightly knit workforce is crucial for achieving operational excellence and maintaining our position as an industry leader.
Key Responsibilities
Autonomous leadership of the site in line with the Syngenta Flowers culture and strategy.
Directs and guides functional leaders in execution of responsibilities for cost, volume, people and quality management for continuous and sustainable business operations.
Sets targets and evaluates performance as per Syngenta policy for the management team to achieve overall business objectives.
Ensures sourcing of required resources for assets acquisitions and replacements in a cost-effective manner to produce for each season according to the forecast and quality standards.
Maintains the site Master plan & ensures implementation of short and midterm investment plans as per strategy to achieve targeted objectives.
Reviews and approves site budget and latest estimates to ensure reasonableness of the annual estimates in meeting business objectives.
Manages the budget and handle communications with Global flower controllers to ensure changes to the budget are agreed and aligned.
Ensures detailed reports on country events, business activities, investment progress, corporate social responsibilities and financial reports are prepared and distributed to various stakeholders for smooth running and monitoring of the business.
Establishes reviews and sustains communication lines with the seeds and flowers global managers, Global research teams with the local teams of all levels for smooth execution of the company's activities.
Implements and maintains integrity and security of company assets and personnel especially the SOX compliance while taking the local context into account to ensure adherence with local legal and other stakeholder's requirements for sustainable and consistent farm operations.
Enforces HSE rules & regulations and champions the implementation of the Syngenta HSE policy in all business decisions and activities.
Adhere with Syngenta code of conduct and be ambassador in fully implementing our D&I policy and speak up cultures.
Oversees compliance to phytosanitary and other local and international regulations.
Qualifications
Knowledge Skills & Experience:
Experience
Minimum 10 years of management experience in a production environment
Experience in leading and guiding multiple teams in operations
Experience in stakeholder management
Experience in influencing and cooperating with external partners
Keeping helicopter view
Able to communicate on all levels in the organization
Willingness to listen and open for feedback
Key Skills
Strategic thinking
Leadership
Works, thinks and analyzes at BSc level, preferably in horticulture
Fluent in English, both in speech as in writing
Knowledge in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Zoom, etc.
Basic green technical knowledge
Working relationships:
Internal
EAME
Site Managers
TI
External
Auditors,
Kephis,
Tax authorities,
Compliance Bodies
Banks
Suppliers
Local communities
Government officials
Extent of Authority
Sign off new hires and separations
Contracts signing
Site expenditure approval