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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. Seedcare By Syngenta Seedcare is crucial for safeguarding the genetic potential of high-value seeds. It involves treating seeds to protect them from diseases, pests, nematodes, and abiotic stresses (such as drought).Syngenta’s Seedcare portfolio includes products, application services, and support capabilities. The Three Pillars Of Their Seedcare Offer Are P.A.S. Products: Syngenta provides a range of seed treatments Application: Ensuring high-quality application services beyond seed protection. Services: Range of services provided through SCI Job Description Role purpose Leading the seedcare institute with objective of dedicated business focus in North & Central Multipliers Driving strong adoption of seed treatments in multiple crops & Strengthening the Seedcare brand Coordinating with SCI Hyderabad and executing crop wise/product wise strategies for achieving overall Seedcare business objectives Business Accountabilities Coordinating with North Strategic alliance manager for supporting all the seed treatment business in north & Central segment Understanding the end-to-end seed treatment operations of multipliers covering post- harvest drying/processing/treatment/storage Listening to Multipliers challenges & providing sustainable solutions for hassle-free treatment operations Developing dedicated treatment recipes for seed multipliers using all existing & pipeline seedcare products in combination with their existing chemicals Testing & providing scientific reports to multipliers on all newly developed recipes Providing application & recipe scale up support for seed multipliers at their treatment plants Developing dedicated training modules for different customer groups of internal teams/multipliers/growers Visting channel partners of Distributors/retailers & understanding the customer voice & changing the strategies accordingly Thoroughly implementing the stewardship guidelines in all SCI related activities Understanding the seedcare business dynamics for developing & executing the SCI strategies to meet common objectives of business growth Training all local teams & monitoring their treatment demonstrations at downstream & also closely observing field demonstrations Training local teams/contract staff on various reasons to believe tools (RTB Tools) & monitoring their performance in Store in Store outlets Qualifications Knowledge, experience & capabilities Knowledge Good seed operations process knowledge covering post-harvest handling of seeds in drying/processing/treatment/packing & storage Experience in handling all important crops like Corn/Rice/Wheat/Soybean/Millets/Potato Seeds shelf life & seeds quality paraments & their influencing factors Critical seed operation machines knowledge & detailed understanding of seed treatment machines Knowledge of various diseases of seeds born/soil born & various insects segments attacks on various crops Seed treatment chemicals & their importance for controlling spectrums of disease/insects Experience Seed industry knowledge covering at least 5 years of handling seed operations Good experience in handling various customer groups Experience in understanding & setting of all seed operations machines like cleaners/treaters good experience required in giving various seed operations training to various knowledge levels of customer groups Capabilities Coordinating with all stakeholders/local teams for executing the strategies & delivering the results Prioritization & handling multiple activities in season Good attitude & customer centric approach in dealing with various customers Qualification B.Sc./M.Sc. in agriculture/B. E/B. Tech in Agri/Seed Technology with at least 5-7 years of seed industry experience Seed conditioning knowledge covering all plant operations experience preferred Additional Information People are at the heart of what we do: Once a year Full body check Competitive insurance scheme Employee assistance program – to take care of your and your loved ones mental health Paid Vacation of 30days, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, compassionate leaves Education assistance – for your career growth People first culture translated into ‘Most Preferred place to work 2022-23 by Times group’ Note: 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, 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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