Job Description:

Why Join Us

Own your impact at Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company. Join us as Country Manager Denmark – Nutrimin and take a central leadership role in guiding an important transformation within our Europe & Central Asia (ECA) business. As global leaders in animal nutrition, our purpose of Feeding the Future inspires everything we do.

In this role, you will act as the senior local leadership anchor, guiding Nutrimin through its final transformation phase. Over an anticipated 18–24 month period, you will lead the embedding of Nutrimin into Trouw Nutrition’s function steered operating model while strengthening cross functional collaboration across Denmark and the wider ECA business. Following this transformation period, the position is expected to evolve into a broader, ongoing senior leadership role within the fully integrated Trouw Nutrition structure.

What you’ll do:

• Drive, organize and facilitate the transition into the new operating model

• Lead and coordinate the Country Team

• Provide visible, approachable leadership, both locally as well as to the functions

• Support the development of functional strategies and ensure effective local execution to drive profitable growth

• Foster collaboration and alignment across departments

• Play an active role in key country-level processes, including:

o   Delivery of local project

o   Management and prevention of local crises

o   Prevention and follow-up on compliance-related concerns

o   Development and execution of action plans to strengthen local engagement

o   Performance reviews

o   Owning strategic people and succession decisions for critical roles

o   Building and maintaining strong relationships with the local community

• Statutory responsibility will provide legal guidance for the country manager to act within their mandate

Reporting lines

• The Country Manager reports to the Managing Director of Europe & Central Asia

• The Country Manager will have no hierarchal reports.

o   No direct line management; functional leaders remain part of their global functions while the Country Manager provides country leadership, prioritization, and coordination.

Who we’re looking for:
You are a senior leader with a strong sense of ownership - someone who inspires confidence, builds trust, and brings people along through complex change. You combine strategic clarity with pragmatic execution and can navigate both formal structures and informal networks with ease.

You will thrive in this role if you bring:

• 8+ years of senior leadership experience, ideally in agricultural related manufacturing environments 

• Proven track record managing change / transformation

• Experience dealing with cultural and managerial complexity in an international environment 

• Experience working in international, culturally diverse organisations.

• Fluency in Danish & English

What you’ll receive
You’ll join a global organisation committed to sustainable innovation, continuous development, and the purpose of Feeding the Future. In Denmark, you will be part of a close knit community with deep local heritage, supported by the scale, expertise, and long term stability of Nutreco.

You can expect:

• A senior leadership role with high visibility and strategic importance

• Support from a connected regional organisation across Europe & Central Asia

• Access to global learning, development, and expertise networks

• A collaborative culture built on respect, innovation, and shared purpose

• Opportunities to influence growth, culture, and the long term positioning of Nutrimin in Denmark

How and why to find out more
If you’re ready to Own your leadership journey and shape a meaningful transformation within Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company, we encourage you to apply. Join us in a role where your decisions, energy, and vision directly support our purpose of Feeding the Future.

We look forward to hearing from you. Please apply or reach out directly for more information at [email protected].

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Our organisation:
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. Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.

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.