Team Lead Packaging Procurement

Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

• Provide and develop expertise in the relevant marketplace and supplier base.
• Lead North America Packaging Procurement Team and provide functional leadership to the Packaging Procurement staff in the region.
• Ensure the implementation of sourcing strategies for Packaging sub-categories ensuring collaboration with Packaging Technology team to create the optimal balance in price, performance and quality of supplied items.
• Ensure organizational development that is aligned to the agreed strategies. Develop procurement skills and talent in the category.
• Ensure the team delivers on savings, risk management, compliance and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) objectives.

This is a Hybrid position located in Greensboro, NC.

Qualifications

Required:

Ideally at least 10 years of business experience, to include:

• Experience in Supply Chain
• Experience in Procurement
• Packaging Procurement/Development

Preferred

• Excellent and demonstrated negotiating skills
• Ability to collaborate
• Ability to establish relationships with business team members, regional and global procurement teams, and suppliers
• Communication and interpersonal skills, ability to influence
• Project management and change management

Additional Information

What We Offer:

• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal.

Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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