Sector Lead - Agri & Food

Advance in IT Ltd; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong salary

Annual bonus up to one month’s salary

Sustainable mobility package

Learning & development opportunities

Laptop and phone

Modern office in Amsterdam

Job summary

A leading data solutions provider in the Netherlands is seeking a Sector Lead for Food & Agri to drive innovation and transparency in the food chain. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of experience in digital transformation, a relevant degree, and the ability to manage diverse stakeholders. This full-time role offers a salary up to €90k plus benefits, and provides opportunities to shape sustainable practices and create real impact in the industry.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ experience in the Food & Agri supply chain.
• Ability to manage diverse stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a Food & Agri strategy.
• Promote and implement company standards across the sector.
• Build strategic partnerships for a data-driven food chain.
• Organize sessions to address real sector challenges.
• Influence global standards via international collaboration.

Skills

Digital transformation

Stakeholder management

Strategic mindset

Fluency in Dutch and English

Education

HBO/WO degree in Agribusiness, Business Administration, Logistics or similar

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Advance in IT Ltd

Salary: to €90k bruto base plus 38 days' holiday, bonus, holiday pay, pension etc

Our client is a data company that use standards to share product data in the same way. That's how they help the world move forward. They are building a single, universal system for product identification. Being neutral and not-for-profit, they collaborate with companies, organizations, and governments in the Netherlands and worldwide. They bring together stakeholders from various sectors to share product and location data reliably and efficiently. This contributes to a future-proof supply chain.

Following an internal promotion, there is an immediate requirement for a highly experienced Sector Lead Agri & Food.

What you’ll do

As Sector Lead Food & Agri, you become the driving force behind a smarter, safer, and fully connected Farm-to-Fork chain in the Netherlands.

Your mission: boost trust, traceability, and transparency across the entire ecosystem—so every tomato, potato, seed, and shipment can be traced, shared, and trusted by everyone involved.

• Shape a bold Food & Agri strategy, based on the biggest needs and trends—from supply chain transparency to sustainability, digitalisation, and product data quality
• Lead the adoption of company standards across growers, processors, distributors, retailers, AgriTech partners, certifiers, and government bodies
• Build an engaged network of strategic partners who believe in a unified, traceable, data-driven food chain
• Spark innovation by organising roundtables, customer sessions, and pilots that tackle real sector challenges like recalls, farm data exchange, and digital product passports
• Work closely with the company’s international network to influence global standards and ensure the Dutch voice is heard
• Translate international developments into practical, usable solutions for the Dutch Farm-to-Fork chain
• Collaborate with internal teams across Products, Technology, Marketing, Communications, and Account Management to bring your strategy to life

You’re the sector’s connective tissue—turning complex conversations into shared agreements, and shared agreements into real-world impact.

What you bring

• 5-10 years’ leading digital transformation in the Food & Agri supply chain
• HBO/WO degree in Agribusiness, Business Administration, Logistics or similar
• Strong cross-chain stakeholder management — from growers to retailers to regulators
• A strategic, customer-focused mindset: you spot sector trends and turn them into real, scalable solutions
• Proactive, structured, a natural connector, and great at explaining complex topics in a clear way
• Fluency in Dutch and English

What we offer

• Strong salary + annual bonus up to one month’s salary
• 32–40 hours per week
• Sustainable mobility package
• Plenty of learning & development opportunities
• A modern office in an Amsterdam suburb + hybrid working
• Laptop and phone
• And most importantly: the chance to help build a transparent, future-proof, internationally connected Food & Agri chain that truly makes a difference

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Product Management

Industries

Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Farming, and Retail