Job 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.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to;

• Achieving sales targets, in line with company marketing plan, within a given customer range and geography
• Supporting and contributing to the achievement of the company’s overall business goals, in collaboration with other team members
• Seek out and develop new opportunities for the business areas as assigned
• Ensuring customer accounts are maintained within agreed payment terms
• Establishing close working relationships with key elements of the value chain (distributors, influencers, growers) to support achievement of sales plans.
• To provide product knowledge and technical expertise to customers, offering tailored solutions and recommendations
• Dealing with complaints in relation to the company’s products
• Monitoring sales activities, analysing market trends, and identifying opportunities for growth and market expansion.
• To contribute expertise, materials and support to the company’s marketing campaigns
• To fulfill other projects as may be required from time to time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Business, or a related field (relevant experience will be considered)
• Ability to deliver short term sales with a long-term mindset and passion to transform agriculture
• Good IT Skills and an ability to use the MS Suite. Knowledge of Salesforce, SAP etc is an advantage.
• Good technical knowledge of crop husbandry and crop protection products.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Ability to manage and prioritize a correct balance of activities across a complex value chain
• The role allows for a degree of autonomous decision making. You should be self-motivated and capable of working independently as well as within a team
• Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills

Additional Information

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Benefits scheme including bonus, healthcare, generous allocation of paid annual leave & pension contributions
• Company car
• Great opportunities for personal and career development