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Executive Territory Manager

Syngenta, Indiana, Pennsylvania, us, 15705

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Syngenta Crop Protection 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.

Company Description 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

Drive demand generation with focus on liquidation in the assigned area

Through field promotional activities such as pre-sowing campaigns, Farmer Training Programs,

Field days and Field trips in key villages of the assigned area

Plan, track and Manage team of Market Development Officers (MDO) and their activities

Actively manage relationships with Distributors and Retailers

Focus on accurate and timely planning, placement, liquidation and collections

Regularly report sales and other commercial activities using Salesforce.com (SFDC) and other digital platforms

Develop and maintain relationships with key influencers in the territory

Accountabilities

Create and Execute the Commercial plan and modus operandi to deliver the planned commercial activities for the responsible geography.

Plan and ensure that the right product is available on shelf at the right time and right quantity.

Execute a plan for the growth of the responsible geography, increase market share and lead growth.

Ensure that right people are available to deliver the business aspiration. Have a fully motivated, engaged and energized Field Staff.

Support a strong channel engagement and campaign plan along with executing the Go-To-Market Strategy for effective business success.

Any other responsibilities as assigned by senior manager from time to time including Country/Division projects.

Key Deliverable

Achieve sales revenue targets for the sales region

Undertake the required channel management to ensure availability of company stocks, enable prompt and efficient liquidation in line with demand and minimise saleable returns from trade

Accountable for collections from all customers in the sales region, ensure they are in line with policies and taking required action steps with errant customers

Overarching Accountabilities

Maintain leading position of the company by creating pull for product assortment at the channel level

Be completely crisp and clear in reporting to the Business Manager about the achievements and the risk areas in the region

Work with colleagues within the territory, in the division, in the crop groups and marketing function to develop effective governance and ways of working at the critical interfaces.

Support the development of a change plan taking into account employee engagement, team development and customer connection.

Qualifications Knowledge, experience & capabilities

Agro industry experience

Experienced in Sales management, Customer Relation Management

Large Customer management skills, Team player, communication skills, customer handling skills

Strong financial acumen

Customer service attitudeStrategic mindset to develop channel growth plan

Team working and People Management Skills

Knowledge of local language /Products/Markets

Sets ambitious strategic goals

Communicates with impact

Leads change and holds ambiguity

Builds a culture of innovation

Focuses on customers

Manages for performance

Develops people, organization and self

Collaborates across boundaries

Education

Agri Graduate/Post Graduate

Agri or general MBA preferred

Additional Information

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

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

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