Global Regenerative Agriculture Manager | Amsterdam

Ofi; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ofi is seeking a Global Regenerative Agriculture Manager to accelerate adoption across Cocoa, Coffee, Dairy, Nuts and Spices supply chains. You will translate strategic ambitions into practical farm-level programs, partner with origin teams, and drive farmer behavior change to deliver measurable sustainability outcomes.

You will work with commercial, sourcing, sustainability, agronomy and origin teams to strengthen Ofi's leadership and contribute to the 2 million hectares target by 2030, while

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience implementing regenerative agriculture programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, execution-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable operating in complex and ambiguous environments.
• Curious, entrepreneurial and motivated by positive impact for farmers, nature and climate.
• Flexible for global travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of ofi's regenerative agriculture framework across Cocoa, Coffee, Dairy, Nuts and Spices supply chains.
• Translate external developments, market trends and customer requirements into actionable guidance for internal teams.
• Support customer engagement and commercial growth by developing compelling value propositions, technical materials and narratives.
• Strengthen ofi's external position through participation in industry initiatives, conferences, stakeholder platforms and thought leadership communications.
• Drive implementation of the framework across priority supply chains toward the 2 million hectares target.
• Ensure consistency, quality and scalability of program implementation, impact measurement and reporting across products, origins and delivery partners.
• Build the capability of origin and field teams to act as change agents by developing tools, guidance, training materials, and knowledge-sharing mechanisms.
• Identify barriers and enablers to farmer adoption, developing practical solutions to increase uptake and retention of regenerative practices.

Skills

Regenerative agriculture

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Execution mindset

Global travel flexibility

Customer conversations

Job description

Role Overview

At ofi, regenerative agriculture is a core pillar of our Choices for Change sustainability strategy. Across our Cocoa, Coffee, Dairy, Nuts and Spices supply chains, we are working to strengthen farmer resilience, improve soil health, enhance biodiversity, contribute to climate action and create long-term value for customers and farming communities.

As part of this ambition, ofi has developed a regenerative agriculture framework that provides a consistent approach to defining, implementing and measuring regenerative agriculture outcomes across diverse farming systems and geographies.

The Global Regenerative Agriculture Manager will play a key role in accelerating the adoption of regenerative farming practices across ofi's priority supply chains by enabling origin teams to drive farmer behavior change and support farm-level transitions to regenerative models. The role combines thought leadership, customer engagement with hands-on partnership with origin teams to design and execute farmer engagement, capability building and adoption strategies that result in sustained practice change.

Acting as the bridge between strategy and execution, you will help origin teams translate regenerative agriculture ambitions into practical approaches that influence farmer decision-making and accelerate adoption of regenerative practices.

Working closely with commercial, sourcing, sustainability, agronomy and origin teams, you will help strengthen ofi's market leadership in regenerative agriculture while supporting the delivery of our Choices for Change commitment to bring 2 million hectares under regenerative agriculture practices by 2030.

Key Deliverables

The Global Regenerative Agriculture Manager will lead the continued implementation, refinement and scaling of ofi's regenerative agriculture framework across our Cocoa, Coffee, Dairy, Nuts and Spices supply chains. Key deliverables include:

Thought Leadership & Commercial Support

• Lead the evolution of ofi's regenerative agriculture framework, ensuring alignment with emerging science, customer expectations and leading industry standards.
• Act as ofi's regenerative agriculture subject matter expert across Cocoa, Coffee, Dairy, Nuts and Spices, translating external developments, market trends and customer requirements into actionable guidance for internal teams.
• Support customer engagement and commercial growth by developing compelling value propositions, technical materials and sustainability narratives, and contributing to strategic customer discussions and partnerships.
• Strengthen ofi's external position through participation in industry initiatives, conferences, stakeholder platforms and thought leadership communications.

Practice adoption on farm and origin team enablement

• Drive implementation of ofi's regenerative agriculture framework across priority supply chains, leading progress towards the Choices for Change commitment of 2 million hectares under regenerative agriculture practices.
• Ensure consistency, quality and scalability of program implementation, impact measurement and reporting across products, origins and delivery partners.
• Build the capability of origin and field teams to act as effective change agents by developing tools, guidance, training materials, and knowledge-sharing mechanisms that accelerate farmer adoption of regenerative practices.
• Support continuous improvement and scaling of impact by identifying barriers and enablers to farmer adoption, developing practical solutions to increase uptake and retention of regenerative practices, and accelerating outcomes for soil health, biodiversity, water, climate resilience, carbon reduction and farmer livelihoods.

Why join ofi?

Be part of a purpose-driven organization shaping the future of sustainable food systems.
Work with global teams and partners on high-impact climate initiatives.
Help deliver real change for farmers, landscapes, and the planet.

Requirements - Candidate Profile

The successful candidate combines strong technical expertise with practical experience driving farmer adoption of new agricultural practices, supporting behavior change at scale, and translating regenerative agriculture ambitions into actionable programs across farming communities. They are comfortable supporting customer conversations, influencing strategic direction and helping teams translate regenerative agriculture ambitions into scalable implementation programs.

• 3+ years of experience implementing regenerative agriculture programs and driving farmer adoption ofnew practices.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, execution-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable operating in complex and ambiguous environments.
• Curious, entrepreneurial and motivated by positive impact for farmers, nature and climate.
• Flexible for global travel.