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St. Charles, Il, Us

Basel, Basel, Ch

Basel, Basel, Ch

Basel, Basel, Ch

- Project leader for Top Producer initiative, moving from concept to reality- Built out new organization from Sales to Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, HR and Supply Chain functions- Built out Operational end-to-end processes insuring trackability to the core business- Led grower feedback sessions leading to the design of our Top Producer Sales & Marketing approach- Migrated new team into existing organization, managing through many internal conflicts- Led Sales growth from $2M Sales to > $60M in 3 years

Basel, Basel, Ch

- Responsible for product selection, pricing, quality review of Golden Harvest brand Soybeans- Accountable for managing portfolio- Drove the execution of the Roundup Ready 2 Xtend (Dicamba) trait adoption (from RR2) and launch in Golden Harvest brand Soybeans - Led the buildout of the Enlist E3 trait adoption and launch in Golden Harvest brand Soybeans

Basel, Basel, Ch

Work with Corn Product Management team to align demand with supply, drive forecasting balance for current and (n+1) years, manage inventory levels, and lead strategic projects that impact and drive the Syngenta Corn businessLeadership of Sales and Operations Planning for Corn product line- Responsible for Supply and Demand balancing of Corn product line, execution of Allocation strategy, product cuts and substitutions, backorder and unconstrained demand fulfillment. Facilitation of weekly Control Tower meetings- Key Stakeholder ensuring operational effectiveness of daily seed business, between, Supply, Demand and Customer Service.- Accountable for N + 1 Sales Plan development- Execution of material level monthly forecast, for both current year and N + 1.- Range Management of the Corn product line: new material creation, lifecycle management, retirement

Woodland, California, Us

Leadership of Production, Logistics and Quality Assurance functions in our Supply Chain. - Executed 2 CAPEX projects in excess of $250,000, in addition to an annualized $2,000,000 budget. - Responsible for seed processing, manufacturing, packaging, seed enhancement and Inventory operations across 7 seed production locations- Leadership of Vegetable seed production activities for 43 crops, 9 locations- Planning and purchasing annual responsibility for greater than $25,000,000 of Ornamental and Vegetable sales between Global Sakata entities - Implemented APICS cycle counting, improving inventory accuracy from 97% to 99.7%- Global responsibility working with suppliers and customers in 4 other continents.- People Management of 140+ in three functional areas, including 11 people managers.- P & L responsibility of $45,000,000 budget.

Woodland, California, Us

Responsible for the performance of the following departments and related activities: Logistics, including inventory management, packaging, seed conditioning, and plant maintenance; Production, including production planning and stockseed management, and Quality Assurance. Responsible for the coordination and control of processing/manufacturing operations and capacities to support company objectives.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Work with Manufacturing, Product Management, Marketing, Customer Operations, Bulk Terminals and Package Warehouses (over 15 each). Responsible for planning & distribution Crop Protection bulk and package inventories.Deliver energy, insight, technical expertise and organizational leadership vital to meet key performance objectives for US logistics for an enterprise generating $12,000,000,000 in agricultural markets worldwide. Collaborate with business and production managers to define goals for a product lines representing 25 crop varieties and 150+ SKUs. Formulate and implement strategic plans, budgets, policies, controls, metrics and tools to drive results across 32 warehouses and shipping terminals. Control capital assets and personnel. Spearhead major programs and improvement initiatives.- Played key role in successful TripleFLEX product launch in 2010; advised executive and tactical teams on logistics, production planning, demand and manufacturing disciplines. (2006-2010)- Topped a shipping volume record by 30% in 2010; enacted practices that maintained optimal inventory levels; unfailingly exceeded customer expectations. Coordinated 15 vendors and efficiently moved 150,000 units in product valued at $45,000,000 from dock to customers; recognized with nomination for a major corporate award.- Consolidated 15 warehouses into 7 units that enhanced efficiency and reduced costs; replaced 3 under-performing facilities and cut annual expense by $650,000.- Introduced inventory and dock capacity models that significantly improved analysis and forecasting capabilities; appointed to the elite Manufacturing Connectivity Team.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Served as a business conduit between Customer Operations and Field Sales on all Business Operational aspects as well as representing Field Sales when it comes to rolling out new initiatives, and Business processes.- Captained organizational change programs, solved complex problems, and orchestrated the re-signing of 4,000 dealer contracts as Regional Operations Manager. (2003-2006)- Designed a sales / supply forecasting process that was adopted companywide; collaborated with executive planners, finance, marketing, communications, manufacturing and logistics.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Managed 8 direct reports. Worked in a diverse group of differing functions to launch our US Commercial Customer Service off the ground and successfully provide a combination of Customer Service and Seed Delivery functionality to our Dealer channel.- Developed, directed and managed the performance of 75 sales, customer service and technical support personnel.- Member of management team planning and directing the launch of a US commercial customer service unit; secured adoption of new business processes; led a road show that saved 95% of an endangered dealership segment. (2000-2003)

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Field Sales accountability for over 50 Seed Dealers and direct sales to large growers within the geography. Worked closely with Seed Dealers on sales, marketing, warehousing and distribution, customer satisfaction, and year end account reconciliation.- Grew field sales to $5,000,000 in the year following promotion to territory manager; coordinated customer service, sales, marketing, warehousing, distribution and accounting. (1999-2000)- Met sales goals within 200 high-volume accounts in Illinois territory for the newly acquired DeKalb Genetics business; customized growth plans for local seed dealers. (1997-1999)Successfully drove sales of a 4 county geography to $5M.

Direct Sales to large growers in West Central IL. Worked in conjunction with District Sales Manager and local Seed Dealers to establish and maintain sales with this large grower segment.

Managed sales in a large geography consisting of 36 counties. Responsibility for over 40 Seed Dealers and direct sales specific to large growers within the geography. Managed ordering, allocations, distribution and shipment for territory sales. Worked closely with Seed Dealers on year end account reconciliation.Achieved largest sales increase in 1996 as well as awarded DSM of the Year - 1997.- Managed sales, supply and distribution to 40+ major accounts; produced the top sales increase in 2 years; earned Crow’s 1997 District Sales Manager of the Year award in a field of 43 peers.