Product Trialing Specialist – Vegetable Seeds

Company Description
At Syngenta Vegetables and Flowers, we're cultivating tomorrow's diversity through innovative breeding that brings vibrant colors to gardens and nutritious vegetables to tables worldwide. We combine centuries of seed heritage with cutting-edge innovation to develop resilient, high-performing varieties that thrive in diverse climates. Join us in shaping the future of sustainable horticulture, where every seed holds the potential to enhance lives through better nutrition and natural beauty.
Job Description
Role purpose
Plan, execute and monitor vegetable-seed trials (includes PLC 6.1, agronomy trials, satellite demos, demo day fields) within an assigned state or geography in India. Generate accurate, timely and decision-ready trial data to support hybrid evaluation, product advancement, regional positioning and commercial launch decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Execute annual trialing plans for assigned vegetable crops, hybrids and trial types across the designated geography.
Identify, establish and manage suitable trial locations with growers, research partners and external trial service providers.
Implement approved trial protocols, including plot layout, planting, crop management, assessments, harvest and sample handling.
Ensure trials represent relevant local agro-climatic conditions, production systems, seasons, disease pressure and grower practices.
Collect, validate and submit high-quality data on yield, maturity, fruit quality, disease tolerance, plant habit, shelf life and other defined product traits as per the product profile. Effective use of the internal tools like Ez Capture
Monitor trials regularly, identify deviations or risks early, and take corrective action in line with trial protocols.
Maintain complete trial records, photographs, GPS/location details, field books and digital data entries within agreed timelines
Work closely with Product specialist, Breeding & TPP teams to support pipeline decisions and hybrid advancement with trial execution, PAT execution, data collection and data consolidation for proposal to the product meetings
Partner with commercial, Product specialist, customer experience teams to establish satellite demo & demo days field demonstrations and build compelling evidence for launches and demand generation activities around CPIs with CX and Commercial team
Build productive relationships with trial growers, distributors, research institutions and local agricultural stakeholders.
Provide timely local market and crop insights, including competitor observations, emerging diseases, customer preferences and production challenges.
Manage assigned trialing materials, field equipment, seasonal labour and local operating expenses efficiently.
Ensure full compliance with safety, stewardship, phytosanitary, quality and data-integrity requirements.
Support to the commercial team for the mass scale customer complaints validation and RCA process
Lead, coach and develop the supporting team of trail officers
Qualifications
Qualifications and experience
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, Plant Breeding or a related discipline.
4–6 years of experience in vegetable-seed trialing, product development, agronomy, field research in vegetable seeds.
Practical knowledge of vegetable crop cultivation and local production systems within the assigned geography.
Experience in multi-location field trials, trial protocol implementation and crop assessment.
Familiarity with experimental design, digital data capture and basic data analysis is preferred.
Ability to work independently in the field and coordinate growers, labour and external partners.
Fluency in English and the relevant regional language(s)
Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned geography, including during planting, assessment and harvest periods.
Key competencies
Field execution and agronomic judgement
Strong attention to detail and data discipline
Planning, prioritisation and problem solving
Stakeholder and grower relationship management
Collaboration across R&D, product development and commercial teams
Clear communication and timely reporting
Safety, stewardship and quality mindset
Success measures
Timely establishment and completion of assigned trials
Compliance with approved protocols and trialing standards
Accuracy, completeness and on-time submission of trial data
Quality and relevance of local product recommendations
Effective management of trial sites, growers and local partners
Efficient use of assigned budget, materials and seasonal resources
Timely escalation and resolution of trial risks or deviations
Additional Information
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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