Strategic Excellence Manager

Syngenta Group • Lisle, IL

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About The Position

The Strategic Excellence Manager drives transformational change across Syngenta's North American operations by connecting cross-functional teams and leading future-focused planning initiatives. Leveraging automation, AI, and data-driven insights, this role optimizes critical business processes, including BAP, MBR, Pricing, and Marketing Campaigns, while championing North American priorities globally and ensuring alignment with the S4 HANA implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or quantitative field required; Master's degree (MBA, Marketing, or related) preferred.
• 5+ years in Marketing, Sales, Strategy, or Commercial roles with proven leadership in digital transformation, process automation, and strategic planning.
• Understanding of agricultural industry dynamics, seeds/traits market, and commercial operations within complex B2B environments.
• Familiarity with AI, automation tools, data analytics platforms, and digital workflow optimization to drive process efficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, lead organizational change, and deliver projects in agile environments using data-driven problem-solving.
• Track record of challenging legacy thinking, implementing future-focused solutions, and driving commercial excellence initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree (MBA, Marketing, or related) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead Strategic Planning & Innovation – Drive the annual strategic planning cycle using AI-enabled forecasting, scenario modeling, and agile methodologies to adapt quickly to market changes and future-proof commercial processes.
• Redesign & Automate Planning Processes – Simplify and scale planning workflows by implementing automation tools, AI-driven insights, and decision intelligence frameworks that eliminate manual inefficiencies and accelerate execution.
• Enable Cross-Functional Collaboration – Build strategic partnerships across Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Analytics teams while representing North American priorities in global forums to align on innovation-first objectives.
• Deliver Performance Intelligence – Deploy real-time dashboards and predictive analytics to track KPIs, monitor campaign performance, and identify risks early for proactive mitigation.
• Champion Commercial Excellence Initiatives – Establish digital governance frameworks and continuous improvement processes that standardize operations and drive data-backed decision-making across the organization.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees