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Head of Global Supply Chain & Procurement



Location: Amsterdam (NL), France, or Spain

Language: English (Required); French and/or Spanish (Second working language strongly preferred)


Mission


As the Head of Supply Chain, you will architect and orchestrate the global journey of Camelina from farm-gate collection to international delivery. You will design a multi-modal (Road, River, Air, Sea) asset-light network that bridges rural agriculture with global industrial markets. Your mission is to ensure that every ton of oil and meal arrives on spec, on time, and in full compliance with international phytosanitary and sustainability mandates.


Key Responsibilities


1. Upstream Procurement 

  • Seed Logistics & Licensing: Manage the procurement of parental seeds and the negotiation of licensing agreements with seed companies. Coordinate the "Last Mile" delivery of seeds to farmers across diverse geographies ahead of planting windows.
  • Strategic Sourcing & Network Design: Identify, vet, and negotiate with third-party service providers (hauliers, silos, cleaning facilities, labs). Make data-driven "Make vs. Buy" recommendations if strategic infrastructure investment is required.

2. Industrial Processing & Toll Crushing

  • Contract Manufacturing: Identify and negotiate Toll Crushing and Refining agreements. Manage relationships with industrial plants to ensure yield optimisation and cost-effective conversion of grain into oil and meal.
  • Quality Control & Specs: Define and monitor chemical specifications for raw oil (for SAF/Biofuels) and meal (for feed/Qualimat), and implement mitigation strategies for any "off-spec" conditions.

3. Multi-Modal International Logistics

  • Global Orchestration: Execute a complex, multi-modal transport strategy involving truck, river barge, and air freight.
  • Trade Documentation: Own the end-to-end documentation trail, including Plant Passports, Phytosanitary certificates, Bills of Lading, and customer specific requirements.
  • Incoterms & Customs Execution: Masterfully apply Incoterms (e.g., FCA, CIF, DAP) to define the transfer of risk and property. Direct the execution of export customs clearance and the payment of duties in the country of dispatch as dictated by these terms.
  • Fiscal Strategy & Tax Compliance: Actively manage the provision of documentation required by tax authorities to facilitate the Buyer’s eligibility for tax exemptions, suspensions, or reduced rates (e.g., VAT/excise) at the Delivery Point

4. Traceability & Multi-Standard Certification

  • Compliance Framework: Architect a "bulletproof" traceability system that satisfies simultaneous, overlapping certifications:
    • Sustainability: ISCC (EU/PLUS), 2BSvs, and RED II compliance for the biofuel/SAF markets.
    • Feed Safety: Qualimat/FCA standards for the meal co-product.
  • Mass Balance Management: Maintain rigorous mass balance records across third-party silos and crushers to ensure certification integrity is never compromised.


Profile 


  • Experience: 7–10+ years in supply chain, preferably in agri-commodity, logistics, oilseeds, or biofuel feedstocks. You have a track record of managing complex physical flows in a commercial environment.
  • Cross-Functional Orchestrator: You act as the vital link between On-the
  • Ground Operations (farmer relations, ensuring the grain is produced on specs) and the Tech Team (leveraging digital tools for real-time traceability and supply chain visibility). You must translate physical constraints into digital requirements. 
  • The "Asset-Light" Expert: Proven ability to build entire supply chains through 3PL and partner management rather than owned assets.
  • Startup/Scale-up Mindset: You are a "builder" who thrives in ambiguity. A "field-to-boardroom" communicator: equally comfortable talking to a farmer, a barge captain, and a refinery CEO.
  • Communication: Fluent in English. Professional working proficiency in Spanish and/or French is highly valued for managing southern European operations. 
  • Execution Focus: A "strong operator" who can manage the high-pressure harvest windows where logistics delays directly impact farmer trust and crop quality.
  • Team player: collaborate with our on the ground team and tech team


Why is this role unique


You aren't just moving volume; you are building a new value chain for a cover crop that
solves climate challenges. You will have the autonomy to design the system from the ground up globally.