Food Chain Lead Northwest africa

Syngenta Group

Job Description

Accountabilities:

Advocacy

Presents Syngenta’s position to key players to safeguard our business interests.

Monitor political and economic developments, identify trends with implications to business, engage with and build coalitions with stakeholders to advocate for or against and advance policies.

Advises Business Area (BA) Leadership team on business implications of any changes in government policies.

Collaboration with Syngenta representatives in CropLife NWA, to develop synergies and pursue ambitions of mutual interest.

Develop transparent business impact (5-year plan) decision-making tool of regulatory decisions and policy strengthen.

In collaboration with Syngenta’s industry associations, the BA Head and regulatory advocate local policy initiatives and their implementation.

Deliver proactive reputation management through developing thought leadership platforms, regular formal and informal stakeholder engagement, effective use of multiple media channels, public engagements, and publications.

Support BA in building a public affairs strategy in support of the FTO mitigation plans, such as Food chain, MRLs/IT strategy, product approvals, counterfeit and illicit product and the business impact of the geopolitical environment.

      2. Food Chain

Map and structure the segmentation of stakeholders by key markets

Identify and evaluate the key stakeholders, understand their priorities, and develop a strategic plan for engagement

Create a decision-making database for key strategic stakeholders’ management

Develop strategic partnerships and oversee effective community engagement across the CU, with targeted progressive NGOs and value chain players, including the farmers and the food companies.

Leverage and lead the raw material package elaboration for food chain discussion, food chain trials, audit & quality for official’s registration trials as Syngenta is accredited by MOA

Support food chain at custom level and lead local residue with a highlight on NPI

Support NWA Business Area (BA) in leveraging their sustainability projects by amplifying the success externally, with the ambition to support SYT reputation and facilitate SYT freedom to operate in NWA. Take a leading role in promoting innovative business models.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Minimum 15 years work experience with background in several different relevant business functions( Marketing, regulatory, food chain and Agronomy).

A university level degree in Agronomy, Crop Protection, Plant Science or a comparable business education/experience.

Proven ability to deal with complex issues and develop effective strategies and solutions for managing them.

Proven team leadership of senior positions.

Proven experience of successfully managing cross functional collaborations and understanding of the challenges in/from the “real” market place.

Track record of successfully managing broad, complex projects, change projects and/or business processes.