RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the Country P&S leadership team to deliver critical business imperatives.
- Lead the Country P&S team, overseeing HSE, quality, planning, logistics, import and customs, customer service, CP FPP, seeds operations (if applicable), and procurement.
- Ensure coherence between country and functional-based plans and activities. This role reports to the Country Head (solid line) and the Head of Regional Supply Operations (dotted line).
- As a key member of the Country Leadership Team and capability owner for P&S in-country, design, contribute to, and drive the Country strategic agenda.
- Deliver key financial and operational targets, transforming business operations and building capabilities fit for the future.
- Responsible to continuously improve processes to respond to a dynamic environment.
- Act as an equal business partner to the Country Commercial teams, ensuring effective integration of Regional P&S activities into the delivery of commercial strategies within the country.
- Serve as the primary voice of the country and customer to the wider P&S Function.
- Build and enhance P&S capabilities within the country, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with regional and global P&S teams to ensure best practice sharing and alignment
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 10+ years of experience leading a team covering Planning, Procurement, Logistics, HSES; Quality, Demand Management, & Customer Service, preferably in a multinational Matrix organization.
- Team acceleration and development
- General management skills
- Leadership skills
- Customer interaction experience
- General P&S knowledge
- Technology and automation knowledge
- Financial skills; understands cost/benefit ratio; payback; NPV
- Sound understanding of logistics, planning and supply chain management in a multinational organization
- Good knowledge of Global P&S Standards and Strategies
- Understanding of Local language will be preferred
- Enterprise Leadership capabilities: ability to transform
- Project Management Skills
- Proven track record of improving processes
- Customer centric
- Creative and proactive approach with good analytical skills
- S&OP understanding, strategic product planning, forecasting knowledge.
- Business & market knowledge, Financial & systems awareness