Farm Operations Lead for Multi-Site Growth

Vida-Plena-Hospitality; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Commuting mileage reimbursement

Mental wellbeing support

Job summary

Vida Plena seeks a seasoned Head of Farm Operations to lead multi-site farming activities across its Alentejo lands. You will shape infrastructure, planting calendars, harvest schedules, and team workflows with a focus on regenerative farming principles and scalability.

Hybrid work setup with two days in Lisbon and three on-site at the farms. The role requires 8+ years in farm management, strong budgeting skills, and fluency in Portuguese with proficient English.

Qualifications

• Proactive problem-solver with forward planning能力.
• Strong project management across multi-site operations.
• Technical farm management experience at scale (100+ hectares).
• Experience building plantations, nursery and infrastructure from scratch.
• Budgeting, cost control, and multi-year forecast skills.
• Excellent communication with founders, teams and suppliers.
• Fluent Portuguese and proficient English.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic planning behind multi-site farming operations, including infrastructure, plantation implementation, production scheduling, team management and budgets.
• Oversee farm infrastructure (irrigation, pumps, greenhouses, warehouses) and third-party delivery.
• Coordinate planting, harvest forecasts and 6-year crop cycle planning with teams.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding and operational workflows for farm staff.
• Manage farm budgets, costs, and supplier contracts; drive cost control and expansion analyses.

Skills

Project management

Farm management

Multi-year crop planning

Budgeting & forecasting

Team leadership

Communication

Portuguese fluency

English proficiency

Job description

Vida Plena seeks a seasoned Head of Farm Operations to lead multi-site farming activities across its Alentejo lands. You will shape infrastructure, planting calendars, harvest schedules, and team workflows with a focus on regenerative farming principles and scalability.

Hybrid work setup with two days in Lisbon and three on-site at the farms. The role requires 8+ years in farm management, strong budgeting skills, and fluency in Portuguese with proficient English.