CEO, Lantmännen Biorefineries

Lantmännen Biorefineries, the largest agriculture-based biorefinery in Northern Europe, holds a strong position in a market driven by positive macroeconomic trends. The company is at an exciting juncture, marked by ambitious goals and significant investments.

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With a steadfast focus on resource efficiency and sustainability, Lantmännen Biorefineries transforms grain and circular residual products from the food industry into high-value outputs. Through state-of-the-art production facilities, they convert starch, proteins, and fibers into products that help customers significantly reduce their climate impact. Operating on a global scale with a primary focus on Europe, the company has a turnover of ~ 4,5 billion SEK and employs ~ 300 professionals.

Building on a legacy of research and innovation, Lantmännen has recently invested in a cutting-edge plant for plant-based protein in Lidköping and formed a strategic partnership with Ingredion, a global leader in ingredient solutions for food, beverages, and industrial applications. This collaboration is set to accelerate advancements in plant-based proteins and enhance the company's capacity to meet growing market demands.

Job description
As the new CEO, you will together with your management team and organization, focus on efficiency improvements and capacity increases in production, but above all, ensure the success of the new investment in plant-based protein, an investment that further strengthens Lantmännen' s entire value chain from farm to fork.

You will lead a diverse organization managing multiple production lines and customer groups. The role offers a broad exposure with responsibilities for both food products and biofuels, and with a strong focus on sustainability and socially critical production. You will interact and collaboration with diverse groups, including political stakeholders, researchers, and farmers to ensure the company’s sustainable development and future growth.

The role is based in Norrköping, with operations also in Lidköping and Kimstad. Regular travel is expected.

Your main tasks will be to:

Pursue a long-term strategy with a focus on cost and growth, ensuring that Biorefineries remain competitive within sustainable biorefineries.
Continue the cultural transformation implementing “One Biorefineries”.
Secure the establishment and sales of the new pea protein investment.
Ensure the continued development of existing products while driving the refinement and innovation of new products.
Strengthen and further develop the collaboration with Ingredion.
Increase efficiency and productivity within the different production sites.
Further develop the sales channels.
Provide a strategic direction as well as build on and strengthen leadership in the organisation to drive organizational growth.

Who are you?
We are looking for an engaging, visionary and inclusive leader. The ideal candidate is also a skilled communicator with strong relationship-building skills.

Requirements:

CEO or senior business leader with budget responsibility.
Experience from an international setting.
Successful track record of operations – managing production facilities and creating business opportunities based on profitability.
Sales and marketing experience.
Change management experience.
Understanding of health & safety.
Relevant academic degree.
Swedish and English, verbal and in writing.

Additional Merits:

Experience from the process industry, preferably refineries.

Personal characteristics

Capable of building and strengthening a relatively new team through predictable and structured leadership.
Present and clear in the leadership, with the ability to communicate both successes and challenges in a straightforward and inspiring manner.
Networking ability with relevant stakeholders and with the able to shift focus and communication, to effectively engage both farmers and political actors.
A drive to identify new opportunities for development and innovation.
Result-oriented, setting direction and goals and working systematically.
Focusing on profitable growth.

Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products. Owned by 18,000 Swedish farmers, we have 12,000 employees, operations in over 20 countries and an annual turnover of approximately SEK 70 billion. With grain at the heart of our operations, we refine arable land resources to make farming thrive. Some of our best-known food brands are AXA, Kungsörnen, Scan, GoGreen, FINN CRISP, Schulstad and Vaasan. Our company is founded on the knowledge and values acquired through generations of farmers. With research, development and operations throughout the value chain, together we take responsibility from field to fork.

Lantmännen Biorefineries is the only large scale producer and supplier of grain-based fuel ethanol in Sweden and is owned by Lantmännen. The company offers attractive, profitable and sustainable protein, ethanol and carbon dioxide products that are produced in a responsible way. The plants are located in Norrköping and Lidköping. Biorefineries has approximately 300 co-workers and an annual turnover of almost SEK 4,5 billion.

For more information see Welcome to Lantmännen Biorefineries

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