Seeds Portfolio Lead Central Europe
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10 hours ago
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Job Summary
The purpose of this role is to lead the strategic portfolio management for Central Europes seeds business across Corn Sunflower and Cereals with specialized product management focus on the Cereals Portfolio Campaign in Poland and Baltics.
This integrated role ensures cohesive portfolio strategy while maintaining deep operational ownership of cereals product launches including flagship innovations HYVIDO and X-Terra (Hybrid Wheat). The cereals product management responsibility is a core component of the portfolio leadership function not an additional role.
Youll lead a high-performing team of 5 direct reports drive sustainable growth and profitability and deliver customer-focused solutions that maximize market potential across the region.
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio Leadership
- Own and execute the Central Europe seeds portfolio strategy across multiple crops (Corn Sunflower Cereals)
- Lead and develop a team of 5 direct reports fostering collaboration and excellence
- Oversee critical planning processes: SPP (Seeds Production Plan) HPC (Hybrid Promotion Committee) and PreSOP (Pre Sales and Operations Meeting)
- Monitor portfolio performance against KPIs and implement corrective actions
Product Management Cereals
- Manage the full lifecycle of cereals products in Poland and Baltics
- Drive flagship product introductions including HYVIDO and X-Terra (Hybrid Wheat)
- Design compelling value propositions and execute value-based pricing strategies
- Conduct competitive intelligence and market analysis to inform portfolio decisions
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with sales marketing communications supply chain and R&D for seamless go-to-market execution
- Represent Central Europe in regional/global portfolio discussions
- Manage portfolio budgets to deliver EBITDA targets
Qualifications :
Experience
- 57 years in portfolio/product management or marketing within the agricultural sector
- Proven track record leading multi-crop portfolios with measurable business growth
- Experience managing teams and successful product launches particularly in cereals/hybrid technologies
- Demonstrated success in value proposition creation and pricing execution
Knowledge & Skills
- Deep understanding of seeds industry dynamics and Central European cereals markets
- Strong analytical capabilities for market data interpretation and portfolio optimization
- Expertise in portfolio management processes and product lifecycle management
- Proficiency in portfolio management systems CRM tools and Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills
Personal Attributes
- Customer-centric mindset balancing commercial priorities with technical integrity
- High adaptability in fast-changing market environments
- Strong project management skills with ability to lead complex cross-market initiatives
- Strategic thinker with execution excellence
Languages
- Fluent Polish & English (required)
- Czech Slovak or Baltic languages would be an advantage
Additional Information :
Our company cares about employee well-being and offers attractive benefits such as:
- Annual bonus based on position
- Retirement plan
- Cafeteria system
- Private medical care
- Group life insurance
- Co-financing for English or other foreign language learning
- Wide range of training including personal development technical training and opportunities for higher education
- Multisport card allowing free participation in various sports activities
- Flexible working conditions to meet our employees expectations
Syngenta provides equal treatment and is against any discrimination in recruitment employment training and promotion practices on the basis of race color religion gender nationality age sexual orientation marital status disability or any other status protected by law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Project / Program Management
- Project Portfolio Management
- Portfolio Management
- Credit Analysis
- Banking
- Pricing
- Analysis Skills
- Project Management
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting
- Property Management
- Contracts
About Company
To help feed 10 billion people while reducing emissions and improve biodiversity. This is our mission as the global agriculture technology leader. With 59,000 employees in more than 100 countries and hundreds of thousands of agricultural partners worldwide, we are committed to transfo ... View more
