HR Director Supply Chain

The HR Director Supply Chain (HRD SC) is the senior HR leader for Nutreco’s Integrated Supply Chain. The role acts as strategic business partner to the Chief Supply Officer (CSCO), ensuring people, organization, and leadership capabilities enable operational excellence, scalability, and global transformation.

• Act as trusted sparring partner to the CSCO and Supply Chain Leadership Team.
• Translate supply chain strategy into a clear people and capability agenda.
• Lead the people side of digital and AI transformations in the Supply Chain (AI in the workplace) for both our HR operating model and the business Leadership of HR within Supply Chain.
• Lead HRBP GSP EU, HRBP Global Operations, and Program Manager YPP.
• Provide functional steering to HRBPs with supply chain scope through dotted-line accountability.
• Align HR priorities across procurement, quality & regulatory, IBP, and operations.
• Lead strategic workforce planning for critical supply chain, technical, and leadership roles.
• Support leadership development and succession planning across the supply chain.
• Sponsor key transformation and change initiatives within Supply Chain, in close collaboration with COEs.
• Sponsor people-related aspects of supply chain and operational transformations.
• Partner closely with COEs and HR Operations to ensure scalable HR solutions.
• Be accountable for roll‑up and optimization of HR plans and people cost (AP) across Supply Chain, in coordination with Finance and Global Rewards.
• Co‑own HR functional cost performance as part of the HRLT, including workforce size, external spend, and operating model efficiency.
• Identify and drive structural efficiency opportunities (e.g. Simplification, automation, productivity improvements, operating model changes).
• Actively contribute to HRLT decision‑making, shaping Nutreco’s overall HR strategy, operating model, and transformation agenda.
• Collaborate closely with COEs, HR Operations, and other HRDs to ensure end‑to‑end HR effectiveness.

Reports to: Chief HR Officer. Direct reports: HRBP GSP EU, HRBP Global Operations, Program Manager YPP. Dotted line: HRBP GSP USA and HRBPs with operational scope (matrix alignment).

• Manages Complexity: Coordinates HR across an integrated, global supply chain with multiple operational domains.
• Plans and Aligns: Aligns HR priorities across procurement, quality, operations, and logistics environments.
• Ensures Accountability: Creates clear ownership and disciplined execution across direct and dotted-line HR relationships.
• Business Insight: Familiar with operational and technical workforce requirements of supply chain organizations.
• Manages Change: Leads people aspects of large‑scale operational and supply‑chain transformations.

Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for agriculture and aquaculture.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Nutreco is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Nutreco is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.