Biological Operations Specialist

This role concerns the support to SD Operations in MAAG on :

Functional Planning, Trials preparations and Data Analysis

• Ethics, HSE, GSPP and QM Commitment and accountability. Perform all tasks in a compliant manner with company safety policies, including completing all required training sessions and attending local safety meetings.
• Work with local activities to ensure efficient delivery of SD Vegetables portfolio of activities: use of space, period, resources in alignment with veg strategy.
• Create clear overviews of supply & demand with Vega, enabling budgeting process with the use of the applicable tools.
• Report deviations in a way that management will be able to make a decision, based on the information.
• Ensure accuracy in the registration of working hours per activity (hour registration) and propose (re) charging to others Cost Centre if necessary.
• Cost calculation (according to budget) per activity, as well as indication of costs of extra work
• Participate in research and process-improvement projects related to the planning tools and data man Analysis of vegetables crops portfolio.
• Incorporate leading capabilities and technologies into daily Data Management operations in order to bring the highest quality of deliverables.
• Own and optimize the plan and data nursery delivery (Quality, quantity and timelines).
• Coordinate and supervise the activities of Syngenta employees and 3rd party labor under his responsibility of trials preparations, data and Plan execution.
• Effectively communicate with peers, and supervisors regarding the status of planning , Data, trials preparations and work activities.
• Contribute to the constant improvement of Continuous Nursery processes to increase accuracy of delivery date, increase capacity of facility, increase quality of nursery trials , make efficient use of resources and improve/simplify the overall ways o working.

Requirements

Critical Experience :

* Experience and knowledge of operational processes.

• Work with VEGA Tool and resources.
• Experience in agriculture and Data Management
• People management experience to effectively lead team of permanent and temporary employees.
• Experience in managing operational processes including management of infrastructure and relevant resources.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence (LSS)
• Demonstrated ability to identify critical issues and engage with cross functional stakeholders to solve problems in timely manner
• Critical Capabilities :
• MS Office tools and digital fluency to effectively capture data and manage the Trials using appropriate IT systems.
• Results orientation and drive to deliver high result on planning execution and Data.
• Outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage complex processes requiring alignment between multi-functional teams.
• Agility and willingness to change plans and meet critical delivery timelines. (KPI dashboard)
• Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural teams and drive results in global team settings.
• Ability to work on problems where situation or data requires an in-depth analysis of various factors.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and local language
• Ability and motivation to learn new technologies. (New Tools of planning and Data Analysis)