Product Placement Scientist

Accountabilities

• Plan annual trialing plan for respective crop(s) and area of responsibility using relevant planning tools
• Organize external (off-station) trials with growers and internal (in-station) trials with station managers in alignment with respective trial protocols
• Responsible for design, implementation, and analysis of trials to evaluate crop performance, while collecting high-quality data hands-on and/or through others (trialing specialists, 3rd party employees etc)
• Select and optimize trial locations in line with targeted market and customer segment, trialing best practices (uniformity, soil, consistency) and environmental factors
• Prepare and negotiate trial contracts with growers based on standard Syngenta agreement. 
• Work with all relevant team members that are involved in trialing execution to ensure that trials have accurate trial design and are captured in IT systems in timely manner
• Responsible for data management, data analysis and data visualization in relevant IT systems in agreed format and timeline
• Present trials and new products candidates for PLC6 advancements during the Product Advancement Tour (PAT tour), in collaboration with breeding and marketing teams.
• Effectively use trialing data to develop product knowledge and create comprehensive overview to allow optimal product advancement decisions and to create technical proposals for product placement in certain markets (country level)
• Prepares and presents trial network and quality, PLC5 to PLC6 promotions and variety description during the Product meeting for her/his designated area of responsibility
• Build and maintain strong relationships with seed dealers, growers, and processors to understand customer needs, secure strategic trial locations and manage grower contracts.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of regional markets, crop performance, and customer requirements to provide strategic insights to breeding, marketing and sales teams
• Ensure all trial activities comply with Syngenta's Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) standards, biosafety standards, stewardship practices, quality system guidelines and ethical compliance standards.