Senior Agronomist -Regenerative Agriculture

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Givaudan is recruiting a Senior Agronomist to reinforce its Agronomy team. The role is global and reports to the Head of Agronomy in the Global Procurement organization.

You will contribute to the deployment of Givaudan’s agronomy roadmap, contributing in priority to the implementation of the regenerative agriculture program throughout our strategic natural raw material value chains.

The position is preferably based in Avignon, alternatively, at other Givaudan sites in Europe.

Regular international travel, mainly within Europe, is required (up to 30% of the time).

The position is a permanent contract (CDI) and is available immediately.

Missions:

Lead agronomy and regenerative agriculture projects acrossstrategic natural ingredients value chains

● Lead agronomy and regenerative agriculture projects across natural ingredient value chains, from design to delivery.

● Drive project execution globally and locally, including planning, resourcing, implementation, and performance reporting.

● Advance the company’s regenerative agriculture agenda, ensuring alignment with sustainability goals and industry best practices.

● Build and nurture internal expertise in agronomy, fostering a culture of sustainable agriculture within and beyond the organization.

● Partner with procurement teams to co-develop and deploy collaborative regenerative initiatives across key raw material supply chains.

● Collaborate with internal and external partners, suppliers, and implementation agencies to achieve project objectives.

● Represent Givaudan in cross-industry and pre-competitive platforms dedicated to sustainable and regenerative agriculture.

● Demonstrate strategic thinking, recommend for change, and bring forward new ideas

● Support the Head of Agronomy in governance, advocacy, and communication of the global agronomy programme across internal and external forums.

Your profile:

● Agronomy engineer or Master’s degree in related fields.

● Postgraduate studies or certifications in the field of sustainability are a plus.

● Minimum 8 to 10 y. of experience in natural raw material value chain project management, with arobust expertise in sustainable and regenerative agriculture practices; proven knowledge in thedairy and/or arable crop industry(-ies) is a strong plus.

● Demonstrated experience in working with agricultural value chain players from farmers tomanufacturers and managing complex multi-stakeholder projects,

● Good understanding of MRV frameworks and certifications, as well as corporate reporting requirements (scope 3, biodiversity, etc.).

● Ability to engage across a wide spectrum of stakeholders within Givaudan (procurement, sustainability, business, and customers) and with external organizations (multi-stakeholdercollaborative platforms), as well as “boots on the ground” engagement when collaborating withsuppliers and farmers,

● Strong data analysis and interpretation skills to set and monitor meaningful KPIs and track theimpact of projects. Use data-driven outcomes to support decision making and continuouslyimprove the project rollout,

● Experience in an international and complex work environment; experience in influencing, energizing, advocating, and working with diverse, multi-stakeholder teams from multiplegeographies and cultures,

● Fluency in English and ideally in French; additional languages are a plus.

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