Jérôme Costa Email & Phone Number

Greensboro, Nc, Us

Basel, Basel, Ch

• Lead a group of Category Managers to achieve assigned objectives• Provide category management support with a focus on requirements across the North American region• Continually seek and identify potential total cost of ownership savings opportunities while ensuring a balance of savings, quality and timely delivery of goods and services• Utilize appropriate tools (RFP’s, eAuctions, etc) to drive value for Syngenta• Work closely with key business stakeholders (including executives) to ensure that requirements are clearly understood and appropriately challenged, and be aware of the function’s challenges, opportunities, and priorities• Drive the implementation of category strategies in the group assigned• Develop and maintain close working relationships with the various business stakeholders to ensure that Indirect Procurement delivers savings to the P/L on a consistent and sustainable basis• Act as an ambassador of Procurement and be the champion in the function for all Procurement policies, processes and tools to ensure compliance• Develop, validate and implement sustainable category and sub-category strategies with alignment to business requirements for the NA Region, in conjunction with the Global Category Network• Be the face of Indirect Procurement to Syngenta stakeholders and ensure they are aware of and support Procurement policies and processes.• Lead the negotiation of commercial agreements with review and support from both the stakeholder and Legal functions• Promote the use of structured Supplier Relationship Management and Risk Management processes• Ensure savings pipeline is updated and accurate for reporting of savings• Continually seek and identify potential total cost of ownership savings opportunities while ensuring a balance of savings, quality and timely delivery of goods and services• Stay abreast of new category market intelligence information.

Basel, Basel, Ch

- Supplier Lead for selected key Global Co-Formulants (CoF) suppliers across some sub-categories / chemistries. In charge of negotiating prices, reviewing and mitigating risks, monitoring performance, establishing and implementing strategies globally- Global Sub-category Lead for a selected list of Sub-categories. In charge of defining and implementing strategies and managing relationships as well as internal stakeholders- Global purchasing responsibilities for >$50M annual global spend, supporting >$2bn global sales- Key Partner of CoF Innovation Program (long-term projects).- Analysis of the industry markets and selected suppliers’ situation and trends of some sub-categories to enable best possible sourcing decisions

Basel, Basel, Ch

- Global responsibilities for raw materials and 3rd party Active Ingredients (AI) purchasing of a commodity portfolio supporting >$1bn global sales - Accountable for >$200M annual global spend with stretch YoY savings targets - Developing and updating Market Intelligence reports to support commercial strategies, Make vs Buy decisions and sourcing strategies- Maintaining an efficient SRM program with suppliers that account for 95% of the VPC of a commodity AI- Learning & Exchange Accelerating Progress (LEAP) Ambassador for North America Procurement- Managing 1 direct report whose portfolio also includes natural gas hedging, hubbing and precious metals leasing activities

Basel, Basel, Ch

- Responsible for overseeing all day-to-day activities and initiatives associated with supporting the commercial needs and maintaining the overall Active Ingredient (AI) supply plan for an >$500M Herbicide portfolio.- Providing options to meet upsides and downsides while managing inventory with the goal of producing maximal regional and global profitability- Monitoring plant and distribution capacities- Managing inventory forecast activities- Directing risk assessment and purchasing activities- Managing a $50M global inventory (products, cash, raw materials)- Driving Global Supply Chain competitive advantage initiatives- Leading global sales and operation activities for >350 SKU to create visibility and alignment across functional groups- Providing guidance and direction to key stakeholders regarding operational coordination throughout the global supply chain with a view toward managing costs, responsiveness and uncertainty- Responsible for directing the application and enforcement of internal and external regulations- Leading initiatives for integrating Crop Protection and Seeds North America planning communities (Inventory Management and Reporting, Manufacturing Strategies workshops, Capabilities Development)- Mentoring Leadership Development Candidates, new hires and Graduate Interns

Basel, Basel, Ch

Create and manage long term schedules on 3 fungicides by maintaining a balanced supply plan agreed with production; proactively resolve supply constraints by maintaining alignment between market demand and supply chain responsiveness; manage global inventory levels; monitor and communicate AI status to Supply Chain Team; implement strategic plan to operational level; maintain Master Data (SAP/APO).

Basel, Basel, Ch

Responsible for production operations involving several chemical processes in agrochemical multiproduct facilities; implementation of various new products on production site; maintain high Health, Safety, Environment & Quality standards, member of teams involved in elaboration of risk assessments, writing of internal guidelines, providing solutions for process development

Negotiation Dynamics

Phd, Bioinorganic Chemistry

Msc, Chemistry

Bsc, Chemistry