Strategic Excellence Manager

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.  

Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States. 

The Strategic Excellence Manager drives transformational change across Syngenta's North American operations by connecting cross-functional teams and leading future-focused planning initiatives. Leveraging automation, AI, and data-driven insights, this role optimizes critical business processes, including BAP, MBR, Pricing, and Marketing Campaigns, while championing North American priorities globally and ensuring alignment with the S4 HANA implementation.

Duties:

• Lead Strategic Planning & Innovation – Drive the annual strategic planning cycle using AI-enabled forecasting, scenario modeling, and agile methodologies to adapt quickly to market changes and future-proof commercial processes.
• Redesign & Automate Planning Processes – Simplify and scale planning workflows by implementing automation tools, AI-driven insights, and decision intelligence frameworks that eliminate manual inefficiencies and accelerate execution.
• Enable Cross-Functional Collaboration – Build strategic partnerships across Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Analytics teams while representing North American priorities in global forums to align on innovation-first objectives.
• Deliver Performance Intelligence – Deploy real-time dashboards and predictive analytics to track KPIs, monitor campaign performance, and identify risks early for proactive mitigation.
• Champion Commercial Excellence Initiatives – Establish digital governance frameworks and continuous improvement processes that standardize operations and drive data-backed decision-making across the organization.

• Bachelor's degree in business or quantitative field required; Master's degree (MBA, Marketing, or related) preferred.
• 5+ years in Marketing, Sales, Strategy, or Commercial roles with proven leadership in digital transformation, process automation, and strategic planning.
• Understanding of agricultural industry dynamics, seeds/traits market, and commercial operations within complex B2B environments.
• Familiarity with AI, automation tools, data analytics platforms, and digital workflow optimization to drive process efficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, lead organizational change, and deliver projects in agile environments using data-driven problem-solving.
• Track record of challenging legacy thinking, implementing future-focused solutions, and driving commercial excellence initiatives.

What We Offer: 

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs. 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.  
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution. 
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits. 

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. 

Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI 

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, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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