Job Description

Purpose & Accountability:

• Typically accountable for a mid-sized Unit/Business/Site or Territory Function
• Typically manages several key services through subordinate managers/professionals or leads complex and significant tasks and projects of global scope

Business Impact

• Adapts and executes functional or departmental business plans and contributes to the development of functional or departmental strategies
• Often contributes to Global Function policies and direction; recommends process, product or service improvements
• Ultimately responsible for effectiveness and development of area of responsibility

Responsibilities And Requirements

• Typically manages through subordinate managers or leads as conceptual thought leader in area of responsibility
• Manages budget and resources allocated to own area
• Requires in-depth and/or breadth of knowledge in own Function and knowledge of other disciplines
• Anticipates internal and/or external business challenges
• Often required to solve unique and complex problems using unique and/or new solution
• Ensures delivery of all departmental objectives
• Develops business by managing key relationships outside Syngenta on a regular basis
• Communication skills required to influence and negotiate with others internally and externally, typically at senior levels

Qualifications

Management Ladder

• Typically manages large, potentially diverse teams of managers and/or senior professionals
• Develops plans and delivers results in potentially fast changing businesses and/or regulatory environments
• Often required to look beyond existing methodologies and own discipline to define and resolve complex problems
• Typically contributes directly to business planning

Professional Ladder

• Typically manages large complex project teams with potentially diverse sub-teams; mainly on a global scope
• Regarded as the expert and innovation leader in their particular Function internally within Syngenta, and beyond
• Often required to solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on Syngenta
• Bespoke expert in own area (has final say)