Technical Field Scientist – Ethiojobs
Engineering
Ethiojobs
Dimensions
Financial: Budget $
People: No of direct reports: 0, No of indirect reports: 0
Geographic Scope: ME
Role purpose
- Execute product demonstration trials to support the Marketing and Sales strategy and New Product Introductions (NPI’s)
- Timely and effective planning, execution, analysis and reporting of trials to achieve registrations or develop key products which will contribute to the future profitability and growth of the business
- Build and strengthen relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Accountabilities
- Successful trials: Strive to achieve a 100% success rate of allocated trials in terms of quality and on-time delivery
- This role will be responsible for CP trailing execution from demo trial activities, competitor monitoring and Field Crops demo trials
- Continue providing the support to the regulatory team and to the existed channels in Ethiopia
- Integrate different technologies to build sustainable offers that address grower needs (chemistry, biologicals, digital, agronomic, application tech, information, advice)
- Provide the support in label preparation and to align & share the inputs with the marketing and regulatory team
- To be engaged with the TPLs in requesting the protocol on time and the submission of data in ARM within the required period
- Reporting of trial results in ARM. Also, observations/results witing the required data by the protocol owner
- Validates results and give recommendations / insights on performance of tested products and solutions at single trial level
- Technical assistance to sales, marketing and CPD departments
- Contact and communication with internal and external Stakeholders
- Provide technical insights on current and future grower needs, competitive products, Syngenta portfolio competitiveness
- Follow up compliant and provide details and summery on any evolving issue
- Equipment and store maintenance as well following up all the required support
- Establish good relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, e.g. Distributers, Grower organizations, Growers, etc.
- Arrange demonstration days and to train internal and external stakeholders
- Technical Field Scientist can also have an expert responsibility within cluster or country, which creates the following additional accountabilities:
- Owner of technical expertise per product and crop (projects)
- Drive standardization and transformation of ways of working
- Spread expertise through result meetings, training and sharing of best practices
- Ensure that all operations under direct control comply with Syngenta Health, Safety & Environment policies, and guidelines as well as any other relevant Syngenta or statutory policies
Critical success factors & key challenges
- Ability to deliver outputs working across a complex range of interfaces
- Ability to maintain standards and technical integrity
- Engage and collaborating with stakeholders to support Syngenta sales
Key Relationships:
- Technical Product Leads (TPLs)
- Trialing environment – Technical Lead & Technical Field Scientists
- ME BA Sales, Marketing & Portfolio teams
- Farmers and supervisors
- Distribution channels
Knowledge, experience & capabilities
Critical knowledge
- Agronomist/Crop protection engineer with strong technical background
- Very good understanding of technical and market aspects
- In-depth knowledge of the technical properties of Syngenta and competitor products and associated technologies
- Understand trailing, protocol design and statistical analysis
Critical experience
- Identify opportunities, recognize threats and to be pro-active (problem identification and solving)
- Innovative mindset
- Results driven
- Communication in English with stakeholders
- Application and evaluation methodology
- Report writing and interpretation
- Planning and organizing
- Presentations – Formal and field (English)
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Ability to initiate first contacts
- Strong networking and relationship-building skills
- Self-starter
- Computer skills (Microsoft Office user)
Critical leadership capabilities
- Set ambitious strategic goals
- Develops clever strategies and sets aligned objectives, the same as of your line manager objectives / requests
- Prioritize actions and ensures appropriate support and resources
- Communicates inspirationally
- Gains commitment of key reports and stakeholders in a compelling way
- Help us see how our objectives are aligned to the company strategy and add value
