CPD Project Manager

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Role purpose

• Lead Crop Protection (CP) & SPS (Syngenta professional solution) product life cycle management projects and work closely with country product line leads on new active ingredient and regional new formulations in S Korea, Thailand, Taiwan.
• Ensure delivery of projects in line with strategic drivers, within agreed timelines and budget, and according to company R&D governance framework
• Perform fit-for-purpose country portfolio analysis to enable fact-based, timely decision making and portfolio reporting.
• Lead multi-functional project teams in overcoming external challenges to ensure continuity of development portfolio and unlock growth potential.
• Business partner at cross-functional project development forums and leadership teams in these countries.
• Support country CPD-Heads in driving CP development portfolio prioritization and implementing CPD strategic priorities.
• Support business on end-to-end project management of the NPI process including NPI business case reviews, Brand Plans, Range Requests and NPI tracking/project management processes for successful commercialisation

Accountabilities

• Lead and deliver the agreed CPD portfolio of projects for S Korea, Thailand & Taiwan CP development projects. 
• Lead multi-functional project teams to proactively identify, document, and manage project risks, issues, and opportunities for rigorous control of product development.
• Represent these countries positions and requirements in regional development teams for new active ingredient and regional formulation development.
• Lead projects through established stage gate promotion governance process at regional levels; ensure documentation for stage promotions are well prepared and archived; and ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement with technical and commercial stakeholders before governance body review
• Provide transparency of development costs and business value of managed projects in project and portfolio management IT tools to enable fact-based, timely decision making and portfolio reporting.
• Engage & support marketing team on end-to-end project management of the NPI process including NPI business case reviews, Brand Plans, Range Requests and NPI tracking/project management processes for commercialisation activities
• Promote global standards, methodology, tools and ways of working aimed at managing and reducing complexity and increasing effectiveness and efficiency in operations.
• Collaborate with country portfolio managers in successful running of PLT & driving meaningful business outcomes in these countries.

Qualifications

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

Qualifications

• Science degree to MSc level; Agronomy, Biology or Chemistry background preferred; Additional qualifications in finance/business administration/MBA
• Advanced project management training, such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or equivalent qualification is desirable.

Critical knowledge

• Fluent in English & ability to make communication with impact.
• Proven record in the application of project and/or portfolio management methodologies.
• Technically competent with a broad-based science knowledge, ability to learn quickly to understand CPD activities and the resources required to deliver them.
• Good understanding of Agrichemical business strategies and principles of value creation for growers is a plus
• Broad knowledge of the Syngenta business gained through experience in a range of different roles and functions is a plus
• Broad knowledge of or ability/interest to quickly learn the use of digital technologies for product development in Agribusiness.
• Good knowledge & proficiency in application of project management tools (eg. Qlik, Smartsheet).

Critical experience

• At least 3 years of project / program / portfolio management experience, proven track record of project management
• Hands on business experience preferably in agrochemicals/ life sciences / FMCG
• Change management experience.

Personal capabilities

• Strong track record in leading teams for successful outcomes.
• An excellent communicator, able to use different styles to influence and build effective relationships at both working and senior levels.
• Good interpersonal skills and capability to operate effectively in a matrix organization
• Rigor in fact finding, ability to set clear objectives and to define how to reach them, create accountabilities for project team members and willingness to review and react
• Strong organization skills
• Strong facilitation skills to plan and manage effective meetings and decision making
• Ability to think and work in complex structures.
• Adept at working with diverse and remote teams

Additional Information

Additional information

• Must be open to travel as needed to deliver the above accountabilities
• Must be open to work with remote teams in different time zones