The posting
Company Description
About Syngenta
At Syngenta Group, we're a global community of 56,000 innovators across 90 countries, united by a 250-year legacy of agricultural excellence. As the world's most local agricultural technology partner, we create tailor-made solutions that transform farming while protecting our planet, driven by our commitment to innovation, ethics, and integrity. Through our inclusive environment and diverse perspectives, we pioneer breakthrough solutions for farmers, society, and future generations. Join our worldwide teams of agricultural pioneers in creating a more resilient and equitable food system for all.
Job Description
To support our ambition of building the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture, Syngenta Seeds is looking for an EAME Seeds Inventory Specialist.
Reporting to the EAME Head of Planning, you will manage and control seed inventories across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Your objective will be to optimise inventory levels, ensure product availability and minimise excess stock, obsolescence and storage costs.
Covering all field-crop species-including maize, sunflower, oilseed rape and cereals-you will work closely with Production, Logistics, Sales, Supply Chain, Quality, Portfolio and Finance teams. You will also lead regional inventory-visibility projects and act as the main contact for external auditors on seed-inventory matters.
Key responsibilities
- Monitor inventory levels, movements and performance, producing regular reports and identifying improvement opportunities.
- Ensure inventories are accurately recorded, characterised and classified across plants and market warehouses.
- Coordinate physical inventory controls and ensure SAP accurately reflects usable and non-usable stock.
- Develop inventory optimisation strategies in partnership with Sales, Production and Logistics.
- Improve the visibility and use of excess or unused inventory, particularly stock with a short expiry horizon.
- Define and monitor inventory KPIs, including obsolete stock.
- Manage calculations of financial provisions relating to inventory condition, potential quality losses and obsolescence.
- Coordinate seed write-offs from approval through to physical destruction.
- Chair the Product Variance Request committee for finished goods and prepare derogation proposals.
- Contribute to the Seed Product Specification committee.
- Lead the finished-goods returns process, coordinating decisions on reintegration, reconditioning, downgrading or destruction.
- Ensure the traceability of returns, accurate inventory updates and clear communication to stakeholders.
- Lead EAME projects related to inventory visibility in systems.
- Act as the primary contact for external auditors on seed-inventory matters.
- Coordinate audit documentation and ensure inventory information is reliable, traceable and available within agreed deadlines.
Qualifications
Required
- Master’s degree in logistics, supply chain, inventory management, agronomy or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of inventory-management systems and SAP inventory movements.
- Ability to analyse large volumes of data, prepare reports and translate findings into decisions.
- Strong analytical, project-management and continuous-improvement skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and make informed decisions.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to take ownership of issues through to resolution.
- Results- and customer-focused approach.
- Fluency in English.
Preferred
- Knowledge of seed-quality categorisation and the seed industry.
- Experience with inventory provisions, write-offs, derogations and product returns.
- Experience collaborating with production sites, commercial teams, Quality and Finance.
- Knowledge of data-analysis and visualisation tools such as Power BI.
- Experience supporting external inventory audits.
Additional Information
This is a permanent Work Level 4B position with no direct reports.
The position may be based in:
- Saint-Sauveur or Nérac, France (for internal employees with elibility to work in France)
- Budapest, Hungary
The role offers a hybrid working arrangement,subject to local policy and operational requirements.
Occasional travel is expected, approximately one to two trips per year.
For France-based employees, the position follows an executive annualised-days working arrangement. subject to local policy.
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.
No company car is provided. Other employment conditions and benefits depend on the country of employment.
Syngenta is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate in recruitment, employment, training or promotion on the basis of any legally protected characteristic.
