Seed Planner - Vegetables

About Us At Syngenta, we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers. We are currently seeking a Supply Planner in Pasco, WA, Boise, ID or Nampa, ID.You will enhance the prosperity of farmers by: Supply Operations is responsible for maintaining a global balance of supply to deliver customer demand for Syngenta Vegetable Seeds products, within a 0–12-month window. Daily activities include managing and communicating operational priorities, mitigating supply issues, while tracking and processing product from production fields to the grower’s field. Accountabilities  Serve as liaison between Field Operations, Plant Operations, Distribution, and Commercial to oversee and communicate a confirmed sales plan to meet financial goals and satisfy customer needs.Review inventory, orders, and forecast to communicate shortages and opportunitiesAnalyze, manage, and communicate supply availability to appropriate stakeholdersCollaborate with commercial and lead crop teams to manage issues, improve processes, and ultimately balance supply and demandUtilize Syngenta’s systems and reporting, including SAP to manage inbound crop from raw (uncleaned and untested) seed through conditioning (cleaning), seed health, quality, treating, and packaging.Utilize Syngenta’s system (SAP) to communicate the types of conditioning, re-work, seed health repairs, treatments, and packaging to be used to deliver Syngenta’s products to our customers.Collaborate with commercial teams to determine the appropriate mix of pack to order vs pack to forecast and maximize operational capacity.Formulate conditioning strategies to minimize interplant costs and facilitate on-time deliveriesMaintain effective working relationships and communication with other key stakeholders across functions and geographies as requiredSupport and lead special projects for Global Supply Operations as necessaryManage distressed inventory to limit discards