Vendor Scheduler - IN & BD

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs. Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions. Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.

Role purpose

• To negotiate with vendors for pricing of non seed material in IN & BD and finalise the prices with appropriate approval from Procurement & Governance Manager & Plant Operations Lead
• To procure non seed material- packaging material, chemical, etc. for FPP (all IN sites & BD) and FP for Domestic & export requirements and also for BS, PS requirements.
• To prepare procurement plan for non-seed material every month based on ROP & no sales loss for want of material.
• To initiate new material codes for new materials.
• To select competitive vendor available (IN) near operating locations.
• To coordinate for the new artworks of Corn & Paddy with Designer, Product Managers , Legal team & Plant Operations. Once received the new artworks send the same to Vendors for final cylinder proofs and laminates
• To support in creating BD POs for Veg and FC non seed materials and also for Filed Production advance payment POs
• To update the Specifications of Laminates / Outer bags / Stickers

Accountabilities

• Prepare procurement plan as per excel file discussed and share in ROP. However, PO release will be done by 15th of each month once the S&OP numbers are finalised.
• Ensuring No sales lost /production - by coordinating with Logistics, Planners and Production and plan the required materials. Coordinate with Vendors for the on time deliveries. To coordinate for the PM and Chemicals stock movement between locations.
• Artwork Change needs to coordinate with Product managers, legal, Quality, Site Manager, Planner and give the information to the concern.
• Responsible for to coordinate artwork for laminates / Stickers / Truthful labels and trials for non seed materials.
• Coordinate with vendor and finalise the rate
• Responsible to supply all required non seed material to tollers in coordination with vendor , planner & concerned FPP/FP.
• Coordinate BOM corrections based on requirements and budget activities by giving the actual price and the tentative price.
• BD – Negotiate for price with non seed vendors and finalise the price with Procurement & Governance Manager
• Create Pos for BD non seed materials and Field Production advance payments

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

• Bachelor degree in Science.
• Having 3 years of experience in Vendor scheduling / Planning
• good analytical & communication skills.

Critical success factors & key challenges

• Review inventory on monthly basis & keep 3 months buffer inventory to care of higher side requirements.
• Regular coordination with planner & operations team to avoid surprises.
• Extra cautious /proactive approach for additional orders material during peak season with main objective of timely availability.
• Tracking all inventory through SAP as per the protocol & obsolete materials to be taken out upon approval as & when.

Innovations

Employee may, as part of his/her role and maybe through multifunctional teams, participates in the creation and design of innovative solutions. In this context, Employee may contribute to inventions, designs, other work product, including know-how, copyrights, software, innovations, solutions, and other intellectual assets.