Sourcing Buyer for Nuts, Rice, Oils & Natural Ingredients

🥜 We’re Hiring: Sourcing Buyer for Nuts, Rice, Oils & Natural Ingredients

Join our growing NPD team at Vilgain

Are you passionate about highquality raw ingredients and sourcing the best nature has to offer? Do you have experience in food procurement and want to make a real impact on what people eat every day?

We’re looking for a Sourcing Buyer to join our NPD (New Product Development) team – someone who will take full ownership of building and improving our range of nuts, rice, oils, seeds and other natural ingredients. You won’t just be placing orders – you’ll be shaping our product portfolio and helping us raise the bar in food quality and transparency.

What you’ll be doing:

• Sourcing the best ingredients and suppliers globally and locally – with a focus on natural raw materials like nuts, grains, seeds and oils.

• Negotiating and securing the best conditions while ensuring longterm, sustainable partnerships.

• Ensuring quality & compliance – working closely with our quality team, managing documentation, specs, and resolving any issues that arise.

• Expanding and optimizing our portfolio – helping the team identify gaps and opportunities to bring better products to market.

• Collaborating across departments – including product development, logistics, and marketing – to turn your sourcing wins into products customers love.
  

• What we’re looking for:

  • You have 2–3 years of experience in food procurement, sourcing or buying, ideally in the FMCG or food production space.

  • You have handson experience or strong interest in categories like nuts, rice, oils, dried fruit or seeds.

  • You’re a strong negotiator and relationship builder with a strategic mindset.

  • You understand supply chains, pricing logic and food compliance standards.

  • You’re fluent in English – both written and spoken – and comfortable communicating with international suppliers.
    

  • What we offer:

    • Real impact – your work directly shapes what our customers put on their plates.

    • A fastmoving, ambitious ecommerce brand with strong inhouse product development.

    • Opportunity to grow your own product category and develop longterm supplier relationships.

    • A collaborative, kind, and driven team that values ownership and transparency.

    • 5 weeks vacation, Multisport card, pension contributions, English classes, monthly product credits, team events, and more.

    • Excited about the role? We’d love to hear from you. Let’s build better food products – together.