CP Technical Market Development Specialist

Company 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.

Responsibilities

• Role purpose: Work closely with commercial team focusing on NPIs development processes to ensure its will be successful by conducting RTB trials, gain farmer feedback and insight to support product value proposition, pre-launch demand generation including support existing strategic products. Continue knowledge transfer and make TS activities more impactful to our business.
• Product Positioning: Execute product demonstration trials to support Marketing and Sales strategy for efficient New Product Introductions and Existing Strategic Products; proactive participation and contribution to protocol management; validate results and give recommendations/insights on performance of tested products and solutions via single GAP recommendation.
• Commercial Support: Support existing stratergic products by working closely with CPD team, Technical Support Manager and Commercial Team; follow up complaints along with the CP Technical Manager and provide details and summary on any evolving issues; spread expertise through result meetings, training and sharing of best practices to commercial team; coach FFs and related parties to perform well in their role; utilize Learning and Development Centers (LDCs) as a tool for internal training and showcases to external stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build solid & professional relationships based on recognized expertise & trust with stakeholders and key grower influencers to input into the SFDC; contact and communicate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure Syngenta Crop Solutions used and adoption in proper & safe practices.

Qualifications

• Graduated with a Bachelor in agricultural or related field.
• Experience at least 3 years in Agro-chemical business.
• Good/Fluent both speaking and writing in English.
• Good knowledge of agricultural practices and crop protection.
• Ability to work under pressure conditions.
• Strong communication, presentation, influencing and negotiating skills; strong interpersonal, networking and relationship-building skills; results driven; self-starter with leadership ability and able to manage performance to high standards.
• Collaborate with local teams to leverage all existing industry relationships.