Responsable planification semences commerciales France FR/ENG (H/F) - CDI

Role Summary

As a Commercial Seeds Planning Manager France (M/F), you will manage the planning of our industrial seeds site in Nérac as well as our subcontracting network in France.

At the heart of our operations, you ensure alignment between industrial capacities (equipment, workforce, logistics) and commercial demand on a European scale. This strategic and transversal role will allow you to combine team management, operational excellence and digital transformation in an international and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Capacity management: Define and monitor the medium and long-term load plan (Rough Cut Capacity Plan) for the Nérac site and French subcontractors, ensuring the match between supply and demand.
• Team management: Supervise, lead and develop the team of 7 people (planners, suppliers, schedulers, multiplication order manager) by promoting continuous improvement through the principles of Lean and OPEX.
• Transversal coordination: Act as a privileged interlocutor between European planners, site management, the global Supply Chain and external partners to anticipate and resolve capacity constraints.
• ROP process: Manage the ROP (Requirements and Operations Planning) process and ensure the publication of commercial production schedules.
• Digital transformation: Lead the modernization of planning processes by optimizing the use of SAP and integrating innovative tools (PowerBI, Smartsheet, AI solutions).
• Budget management: Manage the department's budget, participate in subcontracting contract negotiations.

Requirements

• Training: Bac+5 level diploma (Master or Engineer) in Supply Chain, Industrial Planning, Agro-industry or equivalent. An APICS certification is an asset.
• Experience: Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in a Supply Chain planning management role, ideally in the seed or agro-industrial sector.
• Leadership: Proven experience in team management and demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a matrix and international organization.
• Technical skills: Excellent command of SAP ERP (Master Data, planning modules) and strong appetite for data and digital analysis tools.
• Regulations: Knowledge of the French seed regulatory framework and HSE requirements in an industrial environment.
• Languages: Fluent command of French and English (essential for daily exchanges at European level).

Benefits

• A key and highly visible role within a global leader in agro-technology.
• A collaborative, inclusive and innovation-driven work environment.
• Concrete opportunities for professional development and career within the Production & Supply sector.
• A competitive remuneration package and flexible working conditions (including teleworking possibilities).
• Syngenta is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability or other legally protected status.

About the Company

At Syngenta, we are helping to address one of the biggest challenges of our time: developing more sustainable, innovative and efficient agriculture. As a major player in crop and seed protection, we put science and digital technologies at the service of farmers to maximize yields while preserving the environment.