Seed Planner - Soybean

Syngenta Global•Slater, IA

29d

About The Position

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta's Logistics Team is seeking a Seed Planner - Soybean in Slater, Iowa. This role will be responsible for orchestrating soybean production planning and conditioning operations across Syngenta-owned facilities and third-party contractor networks within North America (NA) Seeds. The position manages end-to-end planning processes, including conditioning forecasts, production plans, and supply-demand balancing to support operational short-term objectives. Working closely with internal stakeholders, the role drives data-driven decision-making through strategic analysis to optimize supply chain operations and ensure alignment with company goals.

Responsibilities

Lead planning calls with Plant Operations Teams.
Partner throughout the year with agronomists, site management, and product managers to deliver budgeted production plans.
Serve as liaison between Plant Operations, Sales and Marketing, Distribution, and Customer Service to oversee and communicate necessary order adjustments to meet financial goals and satisfy customer needs.
Identify and utilize quality supply for different bagging and treatment strategies.
Formulate conditioning strategies to minimize interplant costs and facilitate on-time deliveries.
Create and manage Seedstock Transfer Requests (STRs).
Input and maintain critical data for optimization modeling.
Analyze capacity constraints and opportunities.
Coordinate cross-functional alignment of production plans.
Balance production volumes against facility capacities and risk management requirements.
Optimize shipping capacity across the network.
Transform demand forecasts into executable production targets.
Maintain accuracy of capacity planning data.
Provide data inputs for network optimization.
Validate production scenarios through the optimizer tool.
Generate actionable insights for capacity utilization.