Seed Planner Soybean
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Job Location:
Slater, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Syngenta our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers success. To support this mission Syngentas Logistics Team is seeking a Seed Planner - Soybean in Slater Iowa. This role will be responsible for orchestrating soybean production planning and conditioning operations across Syngenta-owned facilities and third-party contractor networks within North America (NA) Seeds. The position manages end-to-end planning processes including conditioning forecasts production plans and supply-demand balancing to support operational short-term objectives. Working closely with internal stakeholders the role drives data-driven decision-making through strategic analysis to optimize supply chain operations and ensure alignment with company goals.
Accountabilities:
- Lead planning calls with Plant Operations Teams.
- Partner throughout the year with agronomists site management and product managers to deliver budgeted production plans.
- Serve as liaison between Plant Operations Sales and Marketing Distribution and Customer Service to oversee and communicate necessary order adjustments to meet financial goals and satisfy customer needs.
- Identify and utilize quality supply for different bagging and treatment strategies.
- Formulate conditioning strategies to minimize interplant costs and facilitate on-time deliveries.
- Create and manage Seedstock Transfer Requests (STRs).
- Input and maintain critical data for optimization modeling.
- Analyze capacity constraints and opportunities.
- Coordinate cross-functional alignment of production plans.
- Balance production volumes against facility capacities and risk management requirements.
- Optimize shipping capacity across the network.
- Transform demand forecasts into executable production targets.
- Maintain accuracy of capacity planning data.
- Provide data inputs for network optimization.
- Validate production scenarios through the optimizer tool.
- Generate actionable insights for capacity utilization.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree or equivalent.
- Proficiency in SAP system.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel PowerPoint).
- Knowledge of data analysis tools (Power BI Power Automate Power Query).
- Strong leadership and collaboration abilities.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and in teams.
- Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships.
- Ability to support individuals and teams in achieving innovative solutions.
- Experience with production planning customer service or data analysis.
Additional Information :
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: 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.
WL: 4B
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- GIS
- JAWS
- Military Experience
- Business Management
- Emergency Management
- Joint Operations
- Production Planning
- Relationship Management
- Strategic Planning
- ERP Systems
- Exercise Planning
- MRP
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
