Team Leader

About Syngenta:

Syngenta is one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation company (Part of 23 Billion USD Syngenta Group this is the 2020 no. so we remove it). Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta Seeds are part of Syngenta Group, one of the world’s leading agriculture companies. Our ambition is to help safely feed the world while taking care of the planet. We aim to improve the sustainability, quality and safety of agriculture with world class science and innovative crop solutions. Our technologies enable millions of farmers around the world to make better use of limited agricultural resources.

A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet.

To learn more visit: www.syngenta.com and www.good-growth-plan

Role Purpose:

• Project Management: Agile, flexible and collaborative
  • Able to plan and execute projects along with his team
  • Align the team to project needs and steer the team to meet the demands of customer
  • Work across functions to ensure smooth progress including sourcing, analytical, process teams on site and across sites
  • Communication: real time communication with partners and customers in the form of reports. Hold project meeting with stakeholders locally as well across sites in Syngenta
• People Management: Empathy, Growth Mindset, Coach, Mentor
  • Able to steer team at individual level for their development this includes identify needs, take support of existing platforms
  • Able to mentor or coach team members in their individual development journey
  • Be able to inspire and lead the team and build a culture of team work and collaboration with in the team for enhancing productivity
  • Able to encourage, build continuous improvement mindset and culture with in the team he is leading.
  • Strive to enhance technical expertise of his team
  • Able to handle team with 4-8 members
• Technical Expertise: General understanding of inorganic and physical chemistry, , expertise in Organic chemistry, general understanding of process development, awareness of laboratory safety, safety related to scale up, strong problem solving skills
  • Orchestrate the execution of projects along with his team
  • Able to provide technical solutions to the team and to the customer on demand
  • To keep him/herself-aware of the transformation happing in the synthetic organic chemistry and allied fields and bring in the technologies or expertise to the organisation.
  • Able to participate or drive a cross functional teams in the organisation for science
  • Able to write technical reports and publications (internal or external)
  • Implement HSE culture in the teams and provide steer to his team and function
• Leadership: Strategic, inspirational, adaptable, awareness
  • As part of the functional leadership team, the candidate is able to participate in strategy building for the function
  • Support the leadership team in planning and execution of technologies for the function
  • Proactively participate in the platforms for engagement, awareness and initiatives from the organisation

Accountabilities:

• Delivery of projects handled by the team with desired quality, quantity and timelines
• Implementation of HSE and lab hygine within his team and in the function
• Timely documentation of self and team from project planning to execution
• Self and team development to meet the business demands.
• Projects or initiatives as part of the site scientific leadership team
• Compliance of self and the team

Qualifications:

• PhD in Chemistry with at least 5 years’ experience.
• Has had or having experience in team management at least 2-3 team members (but not mandatory)

Critical Knowledge Experience and Capabilities:

• Leadership: Strategic thinking, critical thinking skills, flexibility, adaptability and self-awareness
• Technical Expertise: General understanding of inorganic and physical chemistry, , expertise in Organic chemistry, general understanding of process development, awareness of laboratory safety, safety related to scale up, strong problem solving skills, literature searching skills
• People Management: Empathy, Growth Mindset, Coaching, Mentoring
• Project Management: project management skills, scenario preparation, collaboration, working in teams, sourcing skills, networking skills

Critical Leadership Capabilities:

• Strategic thinking, critical thinking skills, flexibility, adaptability and self-awareness

Critical Success Factors and Key Challenges:

• Delivery of projects with desired quality, quantity and time
• Stakeholder management and customer focus
• Working in collaboration across boundaries
• Taking processes from lab to scale up

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, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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