Strategic Sourcing

This role supports Synthite's strategic sourcing programme for high-value botanicals, building

and managing supply bases across North Africa, East Africa and the Mediterranean. The role

owns on-ground engagement with international cultivators, suppliers and research institutions

from supplier identification and qualification through agreement execution to programme

monitoring in-region. Approximately 75% of the role is focused on international sourcing

programmes, with the balance overseeing domestic agri value chain programmes in India. The

position requires frequent international travel and works closely with procurement, quality,

legal and crop development teams.

Key Responsibility Areas

1. International Supplier Development & Qualification

• Identify, evaluate and qualify cultivators, exporters and nurseries across North Africa,

East Africa and the Mediterranean

• Build and maintain a pipeline of new sourcing territories and supply options for assigned

botanicals

• Conduct on-site supplier assessments covering cultivation practices, field conditions,

irrigation infrastructure, post-harvest handling and certifications

• Maintain structured supplier profiles covering varieties, acreage, capacity, quality

parameters and compliance status

2. Agreement Creation, Execution & Monitoring

• Develop contract cultivation, grow-and-supply and long-term supply agreements with

international partners

• Work with legal and procurement to structure commercial terms, quality-linked pricing,

and identify and mitigate contract risks

• Drive execution of agreements from signing through planting, establishment and

commercial harvest

• Monitor supplier performance against agreed quality, volume and delivery

commitments; track compliance with contract terms and escalate deviations

• Manage planting material sourcing, import feasibility, phytosanitary compliance and

quarantine requirements across geographies

3. In-Region Programme Monitoring

• Travel to supplier locations to monitor contracted cultivation programmes on ground

and ensure delivery against plan

• Track programme milestones across the crop cycle and flag risks on yield, quality or

timeline

• Serve as the on-ground point of contact for international partners, resolving operational

issues as they arise

4. Institutional & Partnership Programmes

• Engage with public research institutions, agricultural universities and government

programmes for access to improved planting material and germplasm

• Coordinate material transfer arrangements, field trials and evaluation programmes with

institutional partners

• Build and maintain relationships with public-private partnership platforms in target

geographies

5. Domestic Agri Value Chain Programmes (approx. 25% of role)

• Oversee India-based cultivation and backward integration programmes for assigned

crops

• Coordinate field trials, pilot plots and scale-up planning with domestic institutes and

farmer groups

• Ensure alignment between domestic and international sourcing strategies

6. Analysis, Quality & Programme Reporting

• Coordinate sample collection, testing and evaluation with the quality team; track quality

parameters across origins

• Maintain comparative sourcing analysis across origins on a total-cost and cost-per-unit-

active-ingredient basis

• Prepare programme updates, supplier assessments and management reporting to

support sourcing decisions

Skills & Experience Required

• 4 to 5 years in strategic sourcing, agri value chain development, or international agri-

business operations

• Direct experience working in or with African / North African agricultural operations is

essential

• Proven experience in contract farming models, supplier or farmer network

development, and partnership programmes

• Demonstrated experience in supply agreement development, execution and supplier

performance management

• Experience engaging with research institutions, large suppliers or government

programmes

• Willingness and ability to travel extensively across international geographies

• Strong field orientation with the ability to independently assess cultivation operations

• Commercial acumen — able to work with procurement on pricing, terms and total cost

of ownership

• Strong communication and reporting skills for cross-functional and cross-cultural

coordination

• Working knowledge of French or Arabic will be a significant advantage for North African

engagement