锦鲤求职岗位描述
工作内容
The Seed Operations Lead – China is responsible for the strategic oversight & management of functional and operational activities at the 3 R&D sites in China including but not limited to the following:
• Effectively leading the execution of trialing, nursery, and operational activities at the site in a timely, accurate, and cost-effective way to deliver a healthy product pipeline.
• Developing the team, improving processes, and driving adoption of new technologies into daily operations to bring the highest quality products to market in an efficient, safe, and environmentally sound manner.
• Budget planning & execution, capital improvement strategy, CBRE management, rolling stock maintenance and quality operations for the overall Seed Operations across China R&D for Vegetables.
• Stakeholder engagement & management for transparency of operations (KPIs) & overall operational health of site & programs.
Dimensions
• People: # of direct reports 3-5 with overall responsibility for up to ~30 third party labor employees
• Geographic Scope: 3 sites in China for R&D Vegetable operations
Accountabilities
Work in a team-based environment to effectively manage and deliver overall operational objectives that allow delivery against commercial portfolio targets:
Resources
• Site operational budgets: Plan, execute and deliver to defined R&D standards, within allocated budget
• Ensure/propose investment in capabilities and infrastructure at site level in alignment with R&D strategy and R&D capital processes; management of CBRE relationship ensuring outcomes are met
• Define site level resource availability, align resources and plans according to strategic priorities, and assure that demand and resources are well balanced within the stations
• Contribute to develop and continuously update unit costs for all operational tasks conducted at the site level
• Technology implementation implementation at local level – aligned with global R&D strategy
Operations
• Ensure proper implementation and timely execution of trialing and nursery operations
• Own and optimize trialing and nursery delivery (Quality, quantity, and timeliness)
• Lead QM and Continuous Improvement
• Ensure delivery according to plan for all crop activities
• Ensure operational activities are conducted in accordance with company HSE & phytosanitary standards
• Facilitate alignment meetings and team meetings to increase transparency & engagment
• Delivery of KPI’s to measure work performed, assess/analyze, and use this information to propose productivity improvements
• Facilitate the launch of high throughput phenotyping and other automation & digital capabilities in line with the global strategy
People
• Line management of the site leads & HSE
• Ensure motivation and engagement of the China R&D community in collaboration with other functions on site.
• Ensure people management processes, people capabilities and succession plans are in place
• HSE and Code of Conduct responsibility for the operations team.
• Continuous improvement of team through visibility & project leadership opportunities
Reporting / Communication
• Collaboration and communication: create a collaborative way of working with stakeholders.
• Ensure transparency and cross-site communications regarding operational efficiencies and best practices
• Responsible for reporting operational status updates and KPIs for trialing and nursery operations
任职条件
Knowledge, experience & capabilities
Critical knowledge
• Advanced degree in agronomy or breeding with good understanding of agriculture, crop management and breeding principles; post-graduate qualification preferred
• Thorough understanding of R&D processes and sufficient knowledge to identify critical issues and engage effectively with people to solve problems
• Knowledge of Syngenta functions supporting R&D, and those systems relevant for portfolio / project management and finance is a plus
• Sound understanding of commercial and business needs
• Sound understating of agronomy, plant breeding, logistics, operations, automation, seed physiology and modelling and planning tools.
• Knowledge of activity-based costing and basic accounting principles
• Knowledge of automation, high throughput phenotyping, & other digital tools.
Critical experience
• Operate in a team setting. Successfully function both as a manager and mentor
• 5+ years experience in the seed industry or Agriculture (vegetable experience preferred)
• Experience in agronomy, seed physiology, plant breeding and / or field research
• Proven record of leading a dispersed team of highly qualified technical experts in a matrixed reporting environment
• Expert working knowledge of R&D workflows and operations
Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities
• Ability to plan and manage organizational change
• Ability to think and plan strategically
• Ability to communicate clearly at all organizational levels
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to develop dashboards to report progress against metrics and KPIs
• Ability to estimate financial impacts of planned scenarios
• Ability to establish priorities and oversee multiple research activities simultaneously at peak work periods
Critical leadership capabilities
• Set direction
o Prioritize actions and ensure appropriate support and resource
o Communicate inspirationally: Gain commitment of key stakeholders in a compelling way and help see how objectives are aligned to company strategy and add value
• Drive results
o Skilfully plan, organize, and monitor performance against deadlines. Sense and adapt to the changing environment to achieve excellence in delivery
o Step beyond comfort zones: Manage risk and able to work with uncertainty
o Focus energy on must-wins: Make tough decisions
• Liberate potential
o Coach to release creativity and innovation: Coach people to connect across functions and boundaries to spark innovation
Critical success factors & key challenges
• Strong leadership skills with a history of getting things done in a complex operational environment
• Management and demonstrated success delivering portfolio on budget
• Demonstrated ability to network across functions
• Excellent organization and computer skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, especially those required to successfully function as part of a cross-functional team
• Ability to lead a team of cross-functional technical experts to develop and own an aligned plan
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage complex projects and effectively lead interdisciplinary teams to accomplish project goals
• Ability to use data to drive decision making process
• Work Ethic that strives for excellence in productivity, accuracy, timeliness, and innovativeness
Additional information
• 20% travel, domestic