Sourcing Specialist ( Agriculture & Export )

Role Objectives:

Sourcing Lead Department Sub-Department To ensure a reliable supply of high-quality fresh produce by conducting technical evaluations of farms and suppliers, overseeing field and greenhouse operations, performing pre-shipment quality inspections, and supporting the sourcing and development of qualified growers. The role serves as the technical expert in the field, ensuring all sourced produce meets Breadfast's quality, operational, and compliance standards before entering the supply chain.

Roles & Responsibilities:

● Build and manage Breadfast's contract farmer and third-party supplier network: Identify, evaluate, contract, and maintain relationships with vetted growers across producing regions, ensuring alignment with the A&E crop calendar.

● Negotiate and manage seasonal supply contracts: Define and secure volume commitments, grade specifications, and delivery windows.

● Execute spot procurement: Step in when contract supply falls short of demand commitments; maintain a qualified backup supplier list and closely monitor market availability at all times.

● Monitor volumes and progress: Track harvest progress and volume forecasts;; provide the A&E Planning & Operations team with availability updates during the season.

● Flag supply risks early: Proactively report risks, such as weather events, farmer contract breaches, pest outbreaks, or price spikes, to the BU Head and A&E P&O team with sufficient lead time to activate mitigation.

● Coordinate inbound logistics: Manage produce transport from the farm gate to the warehouse, overseeing the handoff and quality checks before departure.

● Oversee and manage seasonal farm laborers and blue-collar workers assigned to farms and greenhouses on-site for daily farm operations, task assignment within assigned sites.

Required Education, Knowledge, And Skills:

● 3 years in fresh produce procurement, contract farming management, or commodity trading, ideally at an Egyptian exporter

● Strong farmer network in key growing regions (Delta, Nubaria, Fayoum, Wadi El Natroun - Upper Egypt) is a key differentiator

● Comfortable operating in an early-stage business unit: proactively building processes and infrastructure from scratch.