Head of Group Agriculture

3 days a week - Woking

Competitive salary, car allowance, up to 30% bonus and excellent benefits package

We have an excellent opportunity available for you to grow your career and make a difference at Nomad Foods! Joining us as the Head of Group Agriculture, you’ll be responsible for the Nomad Foods Agriculture department, sourcing fresh vegetables at required cost and quality and volume for Nomad branded demands. Managing c.150,000 tons across 30 different crop varieties, this role has direct impact on the P&L of our key business units.

About the role…

Responsible for the creation of the strategy and delivery of vegetables to the group supply functions and market leading frozen brands; meeting the needs of the changing global agriculture and vegetable sourcing landscape. Leading the group agriculture team and operations across the core regions, UK, Germany, Italy, and Nordics, with extended responsibility to integrate the Adriatic’s Agriculture operation as well as being responsible for the sustainable sourcing of group peas for key markets.

• Lead the end to end value creation strategy for agriculture, ensuring the function delivers competitive advantage across cost, quality, sustainability, and resilience from seed to finished goods.
• Support the development of strong supplier, grower and cooperative relationships across all regions
• Direct Line management to the Nomad team of 6 regional agriculture managers and leadership of the wider team agriculture team.
• Delivery of vegetables to manufacturing facilities at the right time, meeting cost and quality targets.
• Lead the team aligned with the Nomad Agriculture Research function to evolve agronomic and productivity initiatives to deliver increasingly resilient and sustainable supply of cost-conscious high-quality vegetables.
• Maintain appropriate and responsible risk management culture for people and produce

About you…

You’ll be an expert in Agriculture within the FMCG sector, as well as having leadership experience and strong commercial acumen. We’re looking for someone who is both passionate about Agriculture and someone who can translate that knowledge into a commercial business.

• Degree level in Agriculture or Crop Science or working experience equivalent.
• Experience of Agri leadership role within FMCG experience preferred.
• Must have team management experience.
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.
• Agility to flex between strategy and operational.

What we can offer you…

• An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential
• A culture where your part of a team, where you feel encouraged to make a difference.
• The potential to progress your career across different areas of the Nomad Foods Group

We’re on an exceptional adventure and offer a truly purpose led career. We we aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future.

Who are we…

Headquartered in the UK, with revenues of 2.9 billion and operations in 22 key markets, Nomad Foods is Europe's leading frozen food company. We are a young company, founded only eight years ago, and built around a number of iconic brands (including Birds Eye, Findus and iglo and more recently Ledo and Frikom) that invented the frozen category 100 years ago and continue to set the bar for great taste, nutrition, convenience and affordability. Across everything we do, we are guided by our Purpose - Serving the World with Better Food - and how we can make a positive impact on our Performance, People and the Planet.

At Nomad Foods we're proud to represent the world we serve by hiring diverse talent. Our inclusive culture is all about what we can achieve together.