West & Central Africa Head

ROLE PURPOSELead the Syngenta business in West & Central Africa countries to achieve profitable growth and create an industry leading, sustainable position for Syngenta.Represent legally Syngenta in West & Central Africa countries and maintain FTO in the countries while working towards sustainability commitment.Define a strategy and roadmap aligned with the BA Strategy to achieve ambitious growth rates and bottom-line targets for the countries, ensuring the delivery of business targetsPromote new ways of thinking/working, ensuring the inclusion and development of capabilities necessary to drive growth, while also fostering cross-functional leadershipEnsure compliance with local regulations and Syngenta standardsDIMENSIONS Financial: $28m ¦ People: 5 Direct FTEs & 5 Indirect FTEs ¦ Geographic scope: West and Central Africa countries ¦ Business : CP & Seeds DFCMain AccountabilitiesContribute to the overall NWA strategy and portfolio development.Develop the country budget and deliver P&L and cash flow, achieve key operational performance indicators; drive revenue/gross profit generation.Lead all in-country commercial activities encompassing business, business support, and work closely with teams within countries.Orchestrate activities with functions not reporting to the Commercial organization to ensure short to long term business delivery.Understand and assess grower and channel needs and market drivers; monitor and anticipate their evolution to enable promotion of and capturing of current and future opportunities.Develop strong relationship with key customers/influencers in the country.Drive constant optimization of sales force, balancing cost efficiency and team effectiveness.Ensure overall performance, integrity, and health of the countries business.Ensure the development of commercial capability in the country through effective recruitment and talent development.Build and protect Syngenta reputation and freedom to operate through engagement with key stakeholders including customers, government officials, industry associations, regulators, NGOs, and media.Overarching Accountabilities  Ensure that all relevant Syngenta processes and policies are well understood and followed, where necessary, by stakeholders.Protect the integrity and FTO of Syngenta by ensuring, in close cooperation and alignment with functions (Legal & Taxes and other expert functions), not directly reporting to the country HeadPromote the image of Syngenta and actively develop relationships with selected influencers.