Global Microbial Supply Chain & Industrialization Manager

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 Supply Chain Management Team is seeking a Global Microbial Supply Chain & Industrialization Manager in Basel Switzerland. 

As the Global Microbial Supply Chain & Industrialization Manager you will ensure the efficient implementation of New Product Introductions and established supply chain redesigns across the Microbial product portfolio meeting the evolving needs of the business and target markets through the entire Product Life Cycle.

In this strategically critical newly scoped role you will build and lead a dedicated global supply chain capability in a highgrowth segment establishing a global endtoend supply chain function for microbial fermentation and downstream operations. You will help determine the optimal longterm strategy between external sourcing and internal manufacturing ensuring resilient scalable and sustainable supply chains that enable Syngentas Biologicals growth ambitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the global microbial supply chain function integrating it into the Syngenta ecosystem and building organizational credibility capabilities and governance across functions and regions.
• Build develop and lead a global supply chain team providing direction coaching and capability development for both direct and indirect reports while mobilizing crossfunctional teams at scale.
• Ensure endtoend supply chain reliability and sustainable operations for microbialbased products accounting for biological variability fermentation and downstream scaleup challenges contamination risks and shelflife considerations.
• Define and shape the future Syngenta manufacturing and sourcing strategy for microbial products including product siting and make/buy decisions in close collaboration with Manufacturing Technology & Sourcing Process Technology & Engineering and Technology & Engineering.
• Lead crossfunctional supply chain teams to design scale and operate robust costeffective supply chains with a strong focus on security of supply quality total cost risk management and asset network optimization.
• Develop and implement global capacity planning strategies to ensure the microbial Biologicals business meets both short and longterm volume growth and resilience requirements.
• Act as a strategic business partner to global commercial teams providing supply chain leadership and input into inlicensing opportunities M&A evaluations and potential acquisitions within the microbials domain.
• Influence and advise senior technical and business stakeholders on strategic decisions related to biological research partnerships and technology ownership across the product lifecycle.
• Own and facilitate key stages of Sales & Operations Planning processes balancing demand and supply monitoring endtoend KPIs and driving continuous improvement and change agendas across the supply chain.
• Ensure full compliance with legal regulatory HSE corporate governance and quality standards while actively driving sustainability initiatives aligned with Syngentas global targets.

Qualifications :

• University degree in Chemical Engineering Bioprocess Engineering Microbiology Biotechnology or a related technical field.
• Senior professional with at least 1015 years of relevant industry experience including senior/global supply chain leadership exposure within a complex international organization.
• Minimum 34 years of senior supply chain management experience ideally in endtoend global or matrixed environments.
• Proven technical or operational background in fermentation and/or bioprocess operations (e.g. bioprocess engineering fermentation scaleup or microbial manufacturing).
• Deep understanding of fermentation processes microbial strain stability downstream processing contamination control and biological variability.
• Demonstrated experience with microbialbased supply chains including upstream and downstream bioprocess manufacturing.
• Experience working with external bioprocess partners and CMOs including contract performance and relationship management.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills with the ability to drive outcomes through influence in highly crossfunctional matrixed environments.
• Ability to thrive in a highambiguity fastpaced and evolving context with a track record of leading change and building new capabilities.
• Proven experience in strategy development deployment and endtoend scenario thinking translating strategy into executable supply chain solutions.
• Solid knowledge of quality management systems for biological products including shelflife management and regulatory expectations.
• Strong financial commercial and business acumen with the ability to balance technical operational and strategic priorities.

Additional Information :

Why This Role

This is a highimpact highly visible global role sitting at the intersection of science supply chain and strategy. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping Syngentas future microbial supply chain model building sustainable capabilities that directly enable innovation growth and resilience across the Biologicals portfolio.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of financial and non-financial benefits including:

• We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment
• The opportunity to make a difference to process safety both within Syngentas global operations and in shaping safety legislation and culture worldwide
• A superb working environment with an open culture and diverse workforce where new ideas are always welcome
• The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees and gain scientific and technical excellence
• Learning culture (Together we Grow) and wide range of training options
• You will profit from a competitive pension fund plan flexible working attractive bonus system onsite doctor fitness room canteen and other benefits (Family friendly initiatives Child and Family allowance)

Please send your complete application with CV diploma and work certificates (if applicable).

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 :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time