Supply Planning Lead

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.

Role purpose

• Supply Planning for Vegetable BU from order to delivery to customer by manage end to end operations as planning part.
• Customer Service for Southeast Asia.
• Create seed stock projection foresee supply availability.
• NPI and BOM coordinator.
• Master data set up for seed import or seed supply from 3P vendor.
• Support STO (Stock Transfer Order) project.
• Inventory analysis.
• Manage exceptional release process in Reliance.
• Handle project as assigned.

Accountabilities

Planning

• First contact point from customers for Order Confirmation. Confirm HUBPO with HUB Operation team.
• Coordinate with Asset Planner to build up stock as per S&OP, Sales Order, or inventory target.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to get seed import. And update packing plan to be proceed for export and sell.
• Ensure supply available by coordinating to QC team to be confirmed quality data following the timeline.
• Manage upside demand.
• Make stock projection by calculating seeds supply following 12 months forecast rolling.
• Mange incoming seeds importing and support documents to Import team in term of additional documents requirement for custom clearance process.
• Seed purchasing, STO creation, confirm all Import & exporting PO.

NPI and Sample Coordinator

• Supporting sample seeds for domestic and export following trial plan.
• Working with MDM to create new material in the system.
• NPI Coordinator by working closely with PDS and MDM coordinator to ensure that new artwork will be created and purchase on time launching plan.

Inventory

• Monthly inventory review seeds stock with QC and Production team.
• Quarterly inventory review for packaging material with Asset Planner and Procurement.
• Confirm write-off packaging if no longer us with warehouse team.

Others

• Master data set up in the system such and new vendor, PIR , TP tools.
• Manage Exceptional Release Process in ETQ system.
• Project coordinator as assigned.

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree or master in Science, Business Administration, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ work experience in Supply Chain or Production Planning.
• 3 years experiences in seeds business or agribusiness would be advantage.
• Excellent in analytical skills and numerical.
• Strong in Planning skills.
• Good English communication skills.
• Effective communication skills, team working.
• Experiences in SAP would be advantage.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Good problem solving, decision making by research or database.

• Travelling 3 times a year mostly in domestic.