District Operations Specialist

Syngenta
West Des Moines, IA, United States
Full-time

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.

Job Description

Please note : The District Operations Specialist role will support Syngenta's East Heartland region (Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin) from a remote location.

Optimal support locations are in the Illinois and Iowa areas, but other locations will be considered based on candidate's experience and qualifications.

We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet.

To support that challenge, Syngenta's Commercial team is currently seeking a District Operations Specialist to support the East Heartland Commercial Unit.

The District Operations Specialist will provide operational support to assigned District Sales teams in order to maximize time in the field for customer facing employees.

Accountabilities

  • Provide project coordination and support to assigned sales districts with events, meetings, preparation of reports, presentations and other material as needed.
  • Provide analytics and sales data support to assigned districts.
  • Provide excellent customer service and on-going Salesforce.com training to field sales teams in the assigned geography.
  • Assist with onboarding new field personnel with systems, procedures and ways of working and assists with training plans and implementation.
  • Act as primary liaison between operations and field sales teams as it pertains to creating, implementing, maintaining and training on business processes and system platforms.
  • Lead and identify workstreams to improve business processes.
  • Ensure operational effectiveness and efficiency for assigned sales districts.
  • Provide operational support to overall CU and / or field sales with general office administration such as invoicing and budget tracking as needed.
  • Provide Adhoc administration and project management as needed.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent is required; A Bachelor's degree is highly preferred.
  • Up to 20% travel may be required including some overnight travel.
  • All applicants must be able to work in the US without sponsorship from Syngenta.

Preferred Qualifications

  • A minimum of 2 years of experience in an operational and / or customer service role
  • Attention to detail, exceptional organization, time management and prioritization skills are essential for this position.
  • Ability to effectively collaborate with key stakeholders within and outside of the Commercial Unit to achieve CU objectives.
  • Experience with Salesforce.com

Additional Information

What We Offer :

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

401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution

Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits

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

Learn more about our team and our mission here :

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.

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Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)()

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

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