Process Improvement Lead at Syngenta

Job purpose

To identify and oversee the Implementation of flowers Supply Chain Process Improvement Programmes in line with Business Strategies to obtain optimal value from the Supply Chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives the overall regional improvement programmes to deliver increased value to the business
• Trains and coaches human resources responsible for implementing the improvement initiatives in the most efficient and effective ways.
• Introduces and rolls out Use of World Class manufacturing (WCM) tools and techniques in the farms to achieve sustainability and scalability in production activities.
• Facilitates the sharing and implementation of integrated solutions between Kenyan and Ethiopian farms as well as within farms in Kenya to achieve the flowers business strategies in the region
• Reviews and supports business cases by various teams in the region with value adding initiatives and with financial implication requiring approval.
• Develops standard regional Key Performance indicators and embed them to support communication within the E. African region as well outside the regions and ensure targets are met and standards maintained.
• Obtains buy-in and support from sites to ensure adoption of various business improvement programmes.
• Enforces HSE rules & regulations and champions the implementation of the Syngenta HSE policy in all business decisions and activities.
• Oversees compliance to phytosanitary and other local and international regulations

Qualifications.

• Master of Business Administration (Strategic Management or Supply Chain Management)
• Degree in Engineering or a related discipline

Personal Attributes

• Persistent
• Integrity
• Charisma
• Self drive
• Innovative
• Intercultural competence
• Seeing big picture
• Dealing with ambiguity
• Interpersonal relations

Key Skills

• Communication
• Influencing Skills
• Team Management
• Organizational
• Numerical
• Analytical
• Leadership
• Strategic
• Computer
• Project Management
• Change Management
• Lean Management

Critical Experience:

• At least 5 years experience
• Multi-cultural exposure
• Global Supply Chains knowledge
• Understand manufacturing processes

Essential Syngenta Competencies

Customer-focused

• Ensure that communication and updates given to our internal and external customers is relevant and timely and address the core customer requirements.

Innovative

• Challenge and improve the current way of doings things in your area of responsibility to increase customer confidence.

Decisive

• Demonstrate ability to take prudent action with little oversight.

Communicative

• Demonstrates openness in communication to others, able to communicate to other workers in a language they can understand, listens well and incorporates the thoughts and ideas of others.

Trusted

• Track record for building trust and reliability to deliver required products.

Team-oriented

• Ability to work in a team and maintaining harmonious relationships with other personnel and especially providing support to Cuttings Operations the Production Manager and the Logistics Manager

Results-oriented

• Ability to plan and provide information and reports as per set deadlines in the most efficient manner. This call for proper work planning and anticipation.

Other behaviors critical for the role.

• Ability to work under pressure and work odd hours during peak season.
• Integrity.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.

Critical Success Factors and Key Challenges

• Maintaining a factual overview of the production possibilities
• Timely planning of order confirmation
• Timely and factual communication of capacity updates.
• Adequate preparations in production planning in conjunction with the Production Manager.