We are looking for an Agronomist with deep knowledge within the agricultural profession and with special knowledge on fertilizing regulations/rules and crop farming along with a strategic and commercial flair.

The Agronomy team has the responsibility for developing and maintaining Nature Energy’s cooperation and relations to its partners in the agricultural business, both on a strategic and on an operational level.

You will, in cooperation with the Country Manager and the Business Development team (BD), be responsible for the contractual relations to the agricultural partners and participate in negotiations for the supply of biomasses and the return of digestate based fertilizers. You will thus be the point of contact in our Dutch organization in relation to the agricultural business.

Your tasks

• Cooperation with BD on developing and maturing new projects and contracts
• Participate in the work with regulatory and legislative measures and participate in contact to authorities and branch organizations
• Cooperation with R&D and dissemination of facts and benefits concerning fertilization with digestate
• Cooperation with R&D on development of new optimized fertilization methods
• Cooperation with Operations and Supply Chain on maintaining and developing optimal supply/return logistic solutions
• Maintain specialized knowledge on local farm practices on use of fertilizer and crop farming

The Agronomist will report in direct line to the Head of Agronomy based in Denmark and in dotted line to the Country Manager Netherlands. Your workplace will be in our office in The Hague.

Agronomist with solid Dutch Agricultural knowledge

We are looking for a candidate who has deep knowledge of the agricultural business and has experience with negotiations or business-oriented dialogs with farmers and agricultural organizations. You will also need to be professionally knowledgeable dressed in the field of fertilizers and crop farming from the Netherlands.

You will need a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience with crop farming advisory in the Netherlands including Dutch agricultural regulations and a good knowledge with commercial issues in relation to farming.

Competencies required

• Lead meetings and conferences with large groups of farmers and enter constructive cooperation with branch organizations and authorities at all levels
• Ability to create and maintain relations externally and internally and to think holistically across the organization
• Ability to think and work strategically whilst being action and results oriented, communicative, extrovert and persistent
• Good at English, both in writing and speech and willing to travel internationally (Annually around 10-20 days)

Working at Nature Energy

By joining Nature Energy, you will be part of a highly experienced and ambitious team of leaders in the circular economy. Our common denominator is that we want to build a sustainable future for our planet and our people.

Headquartered in Denmark, Nature Energy is the European market leader in the development, design, construction, and operation of large, industrialized biogas plants pioneering a sustainable future by turning waste into value. The company owns and operates 14 biogas plants in Europe and is launching new biogas projects in Europe.

Nature Energy currently employs more than 500 dedicated employees across offices in Europe. In 2023 we were acquired by Shell, which only strengthens our aim for being the world's largest biogas company. We look forward to joining forces and jointly working towards a better future.

You can read more about Nature Energy at https://nature-energy.com/