Territory Production Lead

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.

• To organize and deliver the Targeted F1 Corn Production volumes in Production fields with standard Quality parameters in time.

Accountability

• Responsible for driving the standards of HSE, Compliance, Sustainability and CSR initiatives as per Syngenta standards.
• Responsible to Deliver the Target volume with standard Quality and in Time
• To identify grower leaders and villages suitable for meeting Corn hybrid seed production requirements
• To implement the Quality systems & procedures to deliver Quality seed in F1 Corn seed production.
• Plan & organize the Corn hybrid seed production in required acreages by coordinating with grower leaders & growers.
• To plan and ensure all production operations at field level as per the company’s requirements.
• To ensure product security.
• To educate and train the growers, grower leaders and his staff on best production practices.
• To co-ordinate with PS, SPR, Quality Assurance (QA), Plant & Accounts & Finance
• To ensure Quality seed production and facilitate training on best practices.
• To maintain good relations with growers and grower leaders
• Responsible for the timely submission of Field data and periodical reports for updating.
• To collect market intelligence reports from his location about competitors’ movements
• To observe the cropping pattern changes in his jurisdiction.

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

• B.Sc. (Ag) / M.Sc. (Ag)/Seed Science & Technology/Agronomy/Plant breeding/Physiology with less than 5 years field corn production
• Fluent in Telugu, English, Hindi
• Should have a valid 4-wheeler driving license and rated as low risk driver.
• Willing to work across the locations in AP, TS and KA states.
• Willing to travel across the field production locations of South India

Critical knowledge

• Maize crop, its agronomy
• Experience and technology knowledge in Parent seed corn production
• Sound knowledge of agricultural inputs (Fertilizers, Micronutrients, Pesticides and Fungicides)
• Rural Sociology and Rural Culture
• Grower’s Psychology
• Leading a team of NFTE’s
• Leading grower leaders

Critical experience

• Good knowledge of Seed production in Field corn
• All agronomical experiences related to corn seed production.
• A good team player
• Leading small teams of NFTE’s
• Good experiences of quality production practices

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

• Working with farmers, NFTE and Grower Leader
• Focus on Quality aspects of corn Parent Seed production.
• Skilled at English communication. Proficiency in Telugu.
• Good grasping knowledge