Reporting to the Commercial Unit Technical Lead, the incumbent will be responsible for leading in-field initiatives that drive the design, communication and implementation of technical crop solutions with a focus to meeting grower needs and driving sales.
Location Nairobi, Eldoret and Nakuru with constant travel within the assigned region.
Key responsibilities
- Identify, communicate and steward measurable technical attributes of products
- Plan and deliver commercial trials targeted to driving a deeper understanding of Syngenta portfolio of products and solutions
- Plan effective field trials and implement the same
- Support sales effort by providing agronomic support, training and coaching to sales team, channel partners, growers and the campaign team
- Resolve grower issues on the field and identify potential opportunities to address grower needs
- Provide technical support to the marketing and sales team in launching of products and solutions
- Stay abreast with changing market needs and identify opportunities for Syngenta to meet changing grower needs
- Give technical support and maintain relations with distributors and value chain influencers
- Sign-off labels and technical updates
Organize targeted demonstrations and be involved in capturing of successful stories in the field
Desired Skills & Experience
- Degree in Agriculture from a recognized University or equivalent
- Over 2 years in-field technical experience
- Exposure to and experience in vegetable seeds will be an added advantage
- Proficiency in use of computers
The right candidate for this job will be:
- customer focused a good planner
- analytical
- a good communicator with great influencing and negotiation skills
- able to work under minimum supervision
- ready to travel within their region of responsibility
Deadline: Friday 16th August 2013
Company Description
Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with more than 27,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life. For more information about us please go to www.syngenta.com.
TECHNICAL FIELD EXPERT
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