Vice president of agriculture and agribusiness – Brazil or Mexico

SP | São Paulo, Exterior
Efetivo (CLT)
Administrador
Engenheiro Agrícola
Engenheiro Agrônomo
Tecnólogo em Agroindústria
Tecnólogo em Agronegócio

Responsabilities

• Corn Trading Leadership:
  • Drive cost-effective cash corn procurement in Brazil, Andean Region, and Mexico Plants. Direct Corn Procurement Managers, ensuring smooth raw material supply, efficient logistics, and strategic negotiations. Innovate with local corn growers, monitor quality, optimize plant operations, and manage hedges for customer sales.
• Risk Management Expert:
  • Develop and implement approved risk management strategies for Corn, managing Colombia and Peru CBOT corn futures positions. Active committee member, ensuring compliance with the Corn Hedging Policy.
• Strategic Logistics Management:
  • Optimize LATAM logistics to cut transportation costs and explore alternative sourcing options. Manage agriculture storage relationships for quality, cost efficiency, and supply chain optimization.
• Sustainability Champion:
  • Drive sustainable agriculture initiatives, developing regenerative programs for suppliers, meeting increasing demands for sustainable and traceable supplies.
• Animal Nutrition (Sales) Leader:
  • Direct nutrition business to develop new ingredients, provide technical support across various market segments, and lead customer-facing activities in the animal nutrition market segment in Mexico.
• Plant Science Visionary:
  • Lead corn and tapioca agronomy projects, driving innovation in ingredient functionality, genetics, agronomics, and agro-materials seed supplies.
• Continuous Improvement Advocate:
  • Implement strategies and best practices to ensure a service and cost advantage, drawing inspiration from top-performing Supply Chain organizations.
• People Development:
  • Coach, counsel, and motivate the team for successful departmental objectives, assessing and implementing plans for continuous development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Agribusiness, or a technical field; a Master’s degree in business is a plus.
• Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, facilitating seamless communication across diverse environments.
• Extensive background in strategic sourcing and risk management, particularly in agriculture commodities like corn.
• In-depth knowledge of specialty agriculture and a keen understanding of the grain industries in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and internationally.
• Thorough knowledge of trading commodity, hedging, futures, options and swaps through Highly Volatile market (Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, among others).