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Cosun

Farmers' cooperative turning crops into products

Field Agronomist

Supply Chain ManagementPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeDronten, NetherlandsNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least HBO work-and-thinking level, preferably in agriculture, agronomy, plant cultivation, or a comparable direction; a strong practical background in potato cultivation is also valued.
  • Knowledge of potato cultivation, storage, and quality.
  • Ability to analyze field observations, cultivation data, trial results, and quality information and translate them into practical advice.
  • Commercial insight and understanding of growers’ economic considerations, connecting their interests with factory demand, planning, and quality specifications.
  • Ability to work independently and pragmatically and willingness to spend time with growers and in fields.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and accessibly and build trust.
  • Good spoken and written Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and develop lasting relationships with potato growers and serve as an accessible first point of contact for cultivation, harvest, storage, and delivery-quality questions.
  • Monitor crop development, field conditions, and quality and yield expectations throughout the season, and translate findings into advice for growers.
  • Support growers with practical cultivation decisions, harvest planning, storage strategies, and measures that improve quality, delivery reliability, and returns.
  • Translate the needs of growers, the factory, and raw-material planning into concrete field actions, balancing grower interests, factory demand, quality specifications, and commercial feasibility, in close collaboration with the new-varieties manager.
  • Develop, organize, and analyze field trials and ensure new insights are quickly applied in practice.

About the Company

Cosun

Farmers' cooperative turning crops into products

Cosun is a Dutch agro-industrial cooperative owned by about 8,100 sugar beet, potato, chicory, and other crop growers. It processes crops into food, animal feed, bio-based products, and green energy, using its diversified group of companies. Its approach includes Aviko (large-scale potato processing), Sensus (inulin from chicory), and Duynie (upcycling co-products into animal feed). The company pursues plant-based innovations under its Unlock 30 strategy, investing in high-quality proteins such as fava bean protein and other sustainable ingredients funded by subsidies for new facilities. Cosun differentiates itself through collective farmer ownership, long history, and a diversified, integrated structure that turns raw crops into multiple value streams rather than focusing on a single product. Its goal is to shape the future of food and materials by expanding plant-based solutions and sustainable ingredients for a changing world.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Stampersgat, Netherlands
Founded
1900

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