Global Expert of Carbon & RA Squeeze (F / M / X) 1

Bel; Suresnes; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading food industry company in France seeks an Agronomic Engineer to advance sustainable practices in apple cultivation and contribute to GHG reduction efforts. The ideal candidate will have expertise in regenerative agriculture, strong knowledge of orchard systems, and be fluent in English and French. You'll play a vital role in implementing sustainable practices that align with the company's commitments.

Qualifications

• Minimum education level of Agronomic engineer with a focus on regenerative agriculture.
• Field experience in sustainable apple, wine, and orchard activities.

Responsabilités

• Understand the operational basins where Bel operates.
• Participate in the implementation of GHG reduction projects.
• Work on regenerative agriculture pilots and carbon mitigation partnerships.

Connaissances

Understanding of agricultural and professional environment

Knowledge about Orchard crop system and apple cultivation

Knowledge about supportive tools to measure quality and sustainability

Passionate about sustainable agricultural models

Understanding of final squeeze product relation

Understanding of sustainable practices in milk production

Fluent in English

Fluent in French

Formation

Agronomic engineer degree

Description du poste

Overview

The Bel Group is a major player in the food industry through portions of dairy, fruit and plant-based products, and one of the world leaders in branded cheeses. Its portfolio of differentiated and internationally recognized brands includes The Laughing Cow, Kiri, Babybel, Boursin Nurishh, Pom'Potes and GoGo squeeZ, as well as some 30 local brands. Together, these brands helped the Group generate sales of €3.74 billion in 2024.

Do you want to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of the decision-making process? Then Bel is made for you!

Are you bold, pragmatic, and determined? Do you want to contribute to the transformation of an international agri-food company? Then come join us and measure the impact of your talent and energy in realizing an ambitious and sustainable company project!

#IWorkForAllForGood

Main Responsibilities

• Understand the basins where Bel is operating
• Understand the Orchard context in the world and especially in the Group is operating
• Understand the Squeeze business, including apple cultivation cost, identify the opportunities for Bel to participate in the economic improvement of apple producers
• Have a good knowledge of the orchard activities of each subsidiary : apple need, collection zone, practices, apple quality, collection, price modelling, etc.
• Participate / organize benchmark about innovative apple practices (Farming for the Future, etc.)
• Driving change within & outside the ecosystem, spread good practices towards stakeholders
• Participate actively to the implementation of each driver of Bel Sustainability commitments by participating in the local roadmap definition and their deployment
• Be responsible for the project of GHG reduction at farm level within our SBTi commitments
• Be responsible for the project to reach Bel’s objective to have 100% apple orchards in transition to regenerative by 2030
• Participate to the budget & Business plan definition and follow-up to reach roadmap targets
• Participate in apple / fruits network / eco system to explore best practices and defend the Group interests
• Work on specific project: apple price modelling, development of new basin, implementation of Carbon measurement
• Understand the relevante KPIs to track to monitor progress including carbon diagnostic tools, carbon accounting and carbon removals potential
• Know the regenerative agriculture practices for apple / fruits cultivation
• Collecting data for Bel’s CSRD reporting

Work on specific projects : regenerative agriculture pilots, partnership with startup related to carbon mitigation and / or regenerative agriculture practices.

Required Knowledge and Skills

1) Minimum education level and / or equivalent professional experience needed :

• Agronomic engineer level with expertise on regenerative agriculture projects
• Field experience in apple, wine & orchard activities including all agricultural aspects; sustainable production, especially related with orchard resilience, regenerative practices and decarbonation

2) Specific skills or qualifications (foreign languages, software skills, technical skills, …) :

• Understanding of agricultural and professional environment
• Knowledge about Orchard crop system and apple cultivation
• Knowledge about supportive tools to measure the quality and sustainability
• Passionate about sustainable agricultural models
• Understanding the relation with the final squeeze product
• Understanding of milk production and related sustainable practices would be a plus
• English and French are mandatory