Quality & Sustainability Manager Europe & Americas

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR); Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Company outings

Training & development opportunities

Job summary

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) seeks a Quality & Sustainability Manager Europe & Americas to lead regional QA/Q&S, drive compliance, and standardize processes across Europe, LATAM, and the US. You will coordinate with Commercial, Operations, Suppliers, and customers to meet evolving regulations and sustainability standards.

You will also own regulatory affairs across regions, implement sustainable policies, and report on performance to stakeholders. This is a high-impact, cross-border role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Science or Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Quality, Sustainability, Food/Feed Safety, Agriculture, Supply Chain, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of QA, Sustainability, and regulatory frameworks.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Fluent in Spanish, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional Quality & Sustainability personnel across Europe, LATAM, and the US.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve Q&S management systems.
• Escalate strategic customer quality and sustainability matters and drive improvements.
• Harmonize Q&S processes to ensure operational consistency and efficiency.
• Standardize SOPs, specifications, and quality documentation from origin to customer delivery.
• Ensure readiness and compliance with sustainability/regulatory requirements including EUDR, RSPO, ISCC, GMP+, Kosher, Halal, MOSH-MOAH.
• Lead certification processes, external audits, and corrective actions.
• Drive regional GAR sustainability policies across LATAM supply chain and onboarding.
• Oversee Palm & Non-Palm Q&S policies globally.
• Prepare sustainability and compliance reporting for management visibility and customer requirements.
• Oversee regulatory affairs across Europe, LATAM, and the US; monitor developments and implement requirements.

Skills

Fluent English

Fluent Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Science, Engineering or related field

Job description

When you join GAR, you join something bigger. Big in scale, big in opportunities to grow, and big in impact. With over 100,000 employees across 14 countries, spanning Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) is one of the largest agribusinesses in the world. We manage over half a million hectares of palm oil plantations, including smallholder farms, across Indonesia. But our size is only part of the story. Since 1997, we’ve put sustainability at the centre of how we grow, working hand-in-hand with farmers, communities, and partners to deliver food, fuel, and a better future. We’re a seed-to-shelf business rooted in palm oil, now expanding across other essential crops like sugar, soybean, sunflower, and coconut. Our people are our edge. We invest in them through global opportunities, cross-border exposure, and continuous learning, because growing a better business starts with growing our people. Here, your career feeds something meaningful for the planet, people, and generations to come.

Are you passionate about quality, sustainability, and driving continuous improvement across international markets? Join our team as Quality & Sustainability Manager Europe & Americas, where you will lead and coordinate regional quality assurance, sustainability compliance, certification management, and process standardization across Europe, Latin America, and the US. Working closely with Commercial, Operations, Suppliers, Customers, and global stakeholders, you will ensure alignment with customer requirements, evolving regulations, and sustainability standards while driving continuous improvement, regional harmonization, and supplier engagement.

You will also take on global responsibility for Quality & Sustainability within our Soft Oils business, including the implementation and oversight of non-Palm sustainability policies.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact across regions and help shape our quality and sustainability agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop regional Quality & Sustainability personnel, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Quality & Sustainability management systems across Europe, LATAM, and the US.
• Act as the escalation point for strategic customer quality and sustainability matters, ensuring timely resolution and continuous improvement.
• Drive harmonization and alignment of Quality & Sustainability processes between Europe, LATAM, and the US to ensure operational consistency and efficiency.
• Develop, maintain, and standardize SOPs, specifications, controls, and quality documentation processes from origin to customer delivery.
• Support implementation of new regional processes, customer requirements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure regional readiness and compliance with sustainability and regulatory requirements including EUDR, RSPO, ISCC, GMP+, Kosher, Halal, MOSH-MOAH, and other applicable regulations across the regions.
• Lead certification processes, external audits, internal inspections, and corrective action follow-up activities.
• Drive the expansion and implementation of GAR’s global sustainability policies across the LATAM supply chain including the supplier onboarding process & stakeholders management.
• Lead Quality & Sustainability policies for Palm & Non-Palm activities globally.
• Prepare sustainability and compliance reporting to support management visibility, regulatory obligations, and customer requirements.
• Own regulatory affairs across Europe, Latin America, and the US, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, certification requirements, and customer standards.
• Monitor regulatory developments and coordinate the implementation of compliance requirements across the organisation.
• Ensure negligible risk from a regulatory point of view, developing strong systems to rely on.
• Ensure negligible regulatory risk by developing robust and reliable systems. Design, implement and maintain compliance processes that keep the business aligned with applicable regulations.
• Maintain oversight of regulatory documentation, traceability, and audit readiness across regional operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Science, Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Quality, Sustainability, Food/Feed Safety, Agriculture, Supply Chain, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of Quality Assurance, Sustainability, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Fluent in Spanish, both written and spoken.

We Offer

• An entrepreneurial and international environment where developing opportunities for growth is valued
• A competitive compensation plan with pension contribution by the employee
• Flexibility on working hours
• Local and global training & development opportunities
• Company outings, Christmas dinner!
• Life Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Public Transport Costs Covered/Parking

Please note that we often incorporate an assessment and reference checks in our selection procedures.

Golden Agri-Resources is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome all qualified candidates and consider applications fairly, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or background.