The Strategic Excellence Manager drives transformational change across Syngenta's North American operations by connecting cross-functional teams and leading future-focused planning initiatives. Leveraging automation, AI, and data-driven insights, this role optimizes critical business processes, including BAP, MBR, Pricing, and Marketing Campaigns, while championing North American priorities globally and ensuring alignment with the S4 HANA implementation.Duties:Lead Strategic Planning & Innovation – Drive the annual strategic planning cycle using AI-enabled forecasting, scenario modeling, and agile methodologies to adapt quickly to market changes and future-proof commercial processes.Redesign & Automate Planning Processes – Simplify and scale planning workflows by implementing automation tools, AI-driven insights, and decision intelligence frameworks that eliminate manual inefficiencies and accelerate execution.Enable Cross-Functional Collaboration – Build strategic partnerships across Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Analytics teams while representing North American priorities in global forums to align on innovation-first objectives.Deliver Performance Intelligence – Deploy real-time dashboards and predictive analytics to track KPIs, monitor campaign performance, and identify risks early for proactive mitigation.Champion Commercial Excellence Initiatives – Establish digital governance frameworks and continuous improvement processes that standardize operations and drive data-backed decision-making across the organization.
