Business Development Analyst

Business Development Analyst – Golden Valley, MN – 1109 

This looks like a really great job opportunity for someone with a business and analyst mind set.  See Opportunity. Prove Opportunity.  Utilize Opportunity!  Plus, you'll be working for a world class company with more than 21,000 employees in something like 2 dozen countries.  Jump on it!  Golden Valley, MN is a very nice suburb of Minneapolis with great schools and more.

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Role Purpose 

The Business Development Analyst's purpose is to assist in developing and executing BD projects to increase the value of Syngenta Seeds. These projects are most often formed and approved via project teams or senior management and invlove detailed financial modeling. Projects include developing and implementing Syngenta's strategic plan and other high value-at-stake projects. The analyst may lead some projects and will assist in others, usually participating on multiple projects at the same time with tight timelines and high degree of visibility to upper management within the company.

Accountabilities 

Responsible for discounted cash flow analysis of business opportunities • Facilitate cross-functional project teams to deliver key business results for the company • Partner with business unit representatives from the business leadership, marketing, finance, R&D, Legal and Product Development, and other functional areas • Responsible to perform company, market, competitor, and industry research and analysis • Create and maintain current data-rich interfaces (databases, dashboards) that reveal key information for broad audiences within the company • Monitor markets, industries and organizations of potential strategic interest • Develop data-guided insights and focused recommendations relating to the company's strategy • Create and develop communications vehicles such as presentations to clearly communicate recommendations and rationales • Support, plan and facilitate meetings of 4-20 people to gather information, ideas & insights, and then to drive alignment and recommendations • Present results/recommendations and ideas to all levels of management • Develop broad knowledge of agribusiness industry and Syngenta's businesses to enhance internal effectiveness and further develop leadership potential; expected career path is to move from this role into a more operational role in one of Syngenta's businesses

Knowledge, experience & capabilities 

Critical knowledge

• Excellent problem solving capabilities • Able to distill large volumes of information into summary findings • Experience in Quantitative and Qualitative analysis • Fundamentals of finance and financial modeling

Critical experience

• Bachelor's Degree (engineering, mathematics, information systems) MBA preferred • 2+ years of professional experience and/or consulting/strategy experience • Financial modeling experience required

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

• Key computer skills: excel modeling and powerpoint presentation creation • Strong market research acumen • Demonstrated ability and advanced skill set in facilitating cross-functional project teams • Ability to interact with senior level executives • Strategic and process thinker • Team player • Analytic skills, including financial analysis • Excellent verbal and written communications skills; ability to present ideas with impact • Visual/graphical thinker • Process improvement • Tracking and monitoring of key implementation milestones • Collaborative mindset

Critical leadership capabilities: • Prioritizes actions and ensures appropriate support and resource • Provides support for individuals and teams to work at their creative edge • Skillfully plans, organizes and monitors performance to meet deadlines • Senses and adapts to the changing environment to achieve excellence in delivery

Syngenta offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including market-based pay, health/dental insurance, a generous 401(k) program, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and relocation assistance.

Qualified candidates should apply today! Please submit your application online at www.syngentacareers.com. EOE