Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in the Limagne-Val d’Allier plain, in the heart of Central France’s Auvergne region, while we are an international seed and agri-food group with some 9,600 employees working in 53 countries.
As the 4th largest seed company in the world, we achieved sales of 2.522 billion euros in 2023-2024, with additional sales of 729 million euros from activities carried out in collaboration with our strategic partners.
Consolidate NL Ops sites requirements to develop the annual, seasonal and monthly planning for the facilities, labor, materials, etc.
Collect actual performance, indicators, relevant data, inventory data, and adjust plans accordingly
Report periodically to the site’s managers for main KPIs, deviations from plan, and improvement recommendations
Proactively recommend potential improvements, analyze implications (seasonal and permanent Labor, utilization, peaks, etc.), and cost savings
Develop tools and procedures to model, standardize, synchronize and improve the planning and tracking methodologies
Seek for best utilization of the facilities, materials, headcount, machines, and energy through fine-tune modifications of Ops-Breeding activities
Verify alignment between sites planning practices
Support annual budgeting process per site and costing
Track monthly actual expenses (Opex and Capex) vs. budget, to control and maintain expenses per accounts and suggest improvements to Site Manager and R&D Finance controller
Report periodically to Sites Managers, R&D Global Operations Director, and to R&D MT for main KPIs, analytics, R&D activities performance, and recommend improvement
Execute on-floor time measurements, validations, setting procedures, align with stakeholders to set accurate models and processes
Define, adjust and document business processes (work instructions, process flows, etc.) to support the planning and controlling methodologies
Implement systems of planning and farm management, generate the required info to support the design, initiate and track lead and lag process indicators and flagging mechanism to support activity managers to track progress
Becoming the business acumen for relevant crops/segments/projects specific requirements, as well as specializing in detailed resources (sites, teams and activities) capacity capabilities and limitations
Synchronize safety and quality data for the three NL Ops sites to achieve safe environment, meeting targets and foster continuous improvements approach
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering/logistics or related field (M.Sc. preferred)
Practical experience in planning a similar accountability role (Agricultural sector preferred)
Experience process design, process modelling and process improvement
Practical modeling experience (simulations, analytical models, large scale capacity analysis) – Preferred
ERP systems (or similar MRP systems) hands-on planning and reporting experience – Preferred
R&D Related activity planning experience preferred (multiple small volumes processes large product types) – Preferred
Computer literate
Fluent in English and Dutch
