EU Seeds Quality Assurance Lead
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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 Syngenta is seeking a EU Seeds Quality Assurance Lead in Budapest Hungary.
The Regional Quality Assurance Manager for Europe exists to ensure that Quality Assurance is strategically embedded across the entire Field crops Seeds Production and Supply lifecycle within the region. The role safeguards product integrity regulatory compliance and customer confidence by translating global principles into effective regional executions. It provides leadership oversight to ensure quality governance risk mitigation and performance improvement are consistently aligned with Europe P&S business objectives.
Accountabilities
The Regional Quality Assurance Manager ensures effective governance and execution of Quality Assurance across Europe Field Crops Seeds Production & Supply operations. The role translates global quality direction intro structured regional implementation integrates quality across the full lifecycle from R&D handoff to commercial supply and leads the Regional QA organization to delivers consistent risk-based and performance-driven outcomes.
- Define and Deploy Regional QA Strategy: Establish and implement the Europe QA roadmap aligned with global direction and regional P&S priorities.
- Lead End-to-End Lifecycle Quality Integration: Ensure structured QA governance from R&D handoff through production conditioning processing storage and supply operations.
- Govern Risk Compliance & Quality Framework Deployment: Oversee regional risk management non-conformity processes CAPA PVR audits and regulatory compliance.
- Lead and Develop the Regional QA Organization: Provide direction performance management and capability development for Regional Quality Experts.
- Drive Performance and Measurable Improvement: Define track and report critical QA KPIs for the region that demonstrate impact on cost risk reduction service performance and customer satisfaction including reduction of QC costs write-offs and late-stage quality surprises.
- Embed Cross-Functional Quality Partnership: Partner with Europe R&D SPR P&S LT Planning Production Operations Quality Supply and Quality Testing to integrate quality into operational decision-making and create a single trusted source of truth to support per-crop production and supply decisions.
- Enable Digital & Process Harmonization: Ensure effective use of digital systems and promote harmonized quality practices across Europe.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Agronomy Seed Technology Quality Management or related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and regulatory frameworks (ISTA OECD ISO where applicable).
- A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in Seeds Operation Quality Assurance or Seed Production with knowledge of Field crops (Corn Sunflower Wheat Oilseed Rape Barley etc.)
- Fluent in English.
- Strong analytical skills to identify gaps inefficiencies and opportunities for optimization.
- Experience in data analysis process improvement and quality control methodologies.
- Familiarity with global digitalization initiatives
- Solid understanding of seed production conditioning processing and supply chain operations.
- Familiarity with digital quality systems such as SAP and Reliance.
Additional Information :
What We Offer
- An environment where every voice matters professional growth is encouraged and work-life balance is prioritized.
- Comprehensive benefits package tailored to your location along with learning and development opportunities wellness programs employee assistance programs and additional benefits in accordance with local practices.
Syngenta 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.
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Remote Work :
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Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
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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
