Technical Market Development Officer

Role Purpose

This role requires technical excellence having good market insight to support commercial & technical development in Pakistan. Develop close liaison with R&D and marketing team to help in planning and launching of NPI. Lead as a technical expert to bring sustainable solutions to meet long term customers’ needs. Identify new technologies to develop integrated solutions to address grower problems.

Territorial Business Accountabilities

• Identify portfolio gaps for key field crops and vegetables & provide proposals
• Keep close liaison with R&D team to build understanding on new developments of Syngenta
• Manage successful pre-launch demonstrations in coordination with sales & commercial teams
• Manage pre-launch field days with the help of sale team at successful demonstrations
• Keep close contact with R&D colleagues to get technical assistance
• Develop & execute plans as per agreement with line manager
• Innovate your ideas/thinking to build confidence in commercial teams
• Use new technology to bring innovation in sharing your findings with your customers
• Keep close eye on competition activities & new developments in agriculture
• Develop close contact with Research Institutes/Academia to have firsthand information on new developments in agriculture
• Develop close contact with farmers, understand their problems and provide technical & sustainable solutions
• Draw a list of key challenges of Pakistan agriculture & consult to find out innovative solutions of their problems
• Develop a Learning and Development Center focused on crop programs and confidence building of stakeholders on NPIs.

Critical knowledge

• Strong techno-commercial background
• Preferably masters in Entomology, Pathology and Agronomy
• Updated knowledge on key crops of Pakistan
• Information on important insects/pests of these crops
• Experience in Farm Management

Critical Experience

• Good information of crops/pests/pesticides
• Good expertise of application techniques, trial layout, pest identification, data capturing and digital knowhow,
• Capability to train people