Sourcing Manager - By-products Hunter

The company

30% of global agricultural raw materials end up as wasted resources. In other words, 6% of our global carbon emissions are generated for nothing. That’s it. 

You will help us reshape the food industry by transforming overlooked by-products into competitive ingredients. Our approach hacks conventional supply chains, demanding boldness, peak performance, pragmatism, and collaboration. This should never prevent us from delivering the highest food safety standards, though.

Our culture

We believe a great workplace is about working alongside exceptional people who push us forward. We cultivate a culture of excellence, ownership, and impact, ensuring that each person at Hubcycle contributes meaningfully to our mission. 

This requires creativity, resilience, and a hunger to challenge the norm. We are not here to play it safe; we are here to build a company that changes how the world sources food. We move fast. We expect excellence. 

This environment is demanding and high-impact, but deeply rewarding. Let’s be clear: Even if this sounds sexy, Hubcycle is not for everyone. 

Our mission

We buy what others discard.

We spot and assess agri-food by-products, turning them into high-quality, competitive & sustainable ingredients.

We’re not just avoiding waste, we’re rethinking the supply chain, creating a fully upcycled ecosystem for tomorrow’s food system.

By connecting industry players to untapped resources, Hubcycle boosts circularity and food access, doing more, with less.

At Hubcycle, we aim to discover untapped industrial value. As a Junior Sourcing manager, you will focus on 2 main missions :

. 1st is hunting specific by-products : based on clients brief. 

• Translate specific client briefs into sourcing missions

• Reverse-engineer industrial processes to find potential matching streams

• Coordinate with Sales & Product teams to refine technical specs

• Qualify suppliers on feasibility, scalability, and regulatory constraints

. 2nd is chasing blue-ocean opportunities : finding by-products we never met before. 

• Map industrial ecosystems (food, agro, fermentation, extraction, milling, brewing…)

• Identify under-valorized co-products

• Understand industrial processes to detect where value leaks occur

• Approach industrial sites directly (plant visits, production managers, R&D teams)

• Build first supply hypotheses and test them internally

This role is for those who hate sub-optimised streams, love connecting people, solving problems, and making an impact through business. You will help us grow faster by securing the right resources, from the right partners, at the right time. From day one, you’ll take ownership of a portfolio of clients Brief and play a key role in building long-term, trust-based collaborations across the food industry.

You’ll explore and map new supply sources around the world, identify, qualify, and sample ingredients with strong potential.

We don’t expect you to know it all from scratch — we’ll teach you what you need to succeed. This position is Junior, and you will shadow top performers of our organisation & will receive a specifically high mentoring support.

The team around you

You’ll be coached by the Head of Sourcing and Lead Sourcing Manager.

You’ll also work daily with passionate teammates from Sales, Quality, Product, Logistics and Finance — all driven by the same goal: building future proof supply chains.

What will make you succeed

• Strong curiosity for industrial processes (milling, extraction, fermentation, drying, fractionation…)

• Flowcharts are your religion. 

• Ability to understand how raw materials transform at each production step

• Comfort discussing with plant managers and production engineers

• Analytical mindset: able to identify yield losses, inefficiencies, secondary streams

• Structured thinker: can map ecosystems and prioritize opportunities

• You are a self-starter who loves to learn and take initiative.

• Background in food / process engineering, 

• Flexible and agile, you know what it takes to be part of a Start-Up, an ever changing environment.

• Autonomous, dedicated, humble, rigorous, proactive, details oriented. 

• You’re efficient — no excuses, but solutions. 

• Team player AND lone wolf : you own your projects but ask for help when needed. 

• You are known for your interpersonal skills.

Must-Haves 

• 1 to 3 years of experience in process engineering / industrial food processing.

• English is a must, other languages = bonus

Nice-to-Haves 

• Experience in sourcing food ingredients / technical purchasing / R&D in food ingredients is a strong bonus. 

You embody our core values

• Discernment 

• Boldness 

• Dedication to performance 

• Communication 

• Collaboration 

• Pragmatism 

• Integrity 

Salary and conditions 

• Contract : Permanent -Full-time

• Workplace : Avignon (France) 

• Work from home : 2 days/week after the first month

• Salary : from 35k€ to 40k€ gross / Year + attractive bonus scheme 

• Start ASAP 

• Frequent suppliers visits in EU & worldwide

Process

• Interview with our Talent Acquisition Manager 

• Interview “Deep Dive” with Head of People and Manager 

• Interview with cross functional colleagues & CEO