Food and Beverage Retail

Esencia Foods

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Germany

**Esencia Foods** makes vegan meat and fish from mycelium solid state fermentation. As a venture-backed business, we are pioneering this approach.

**Our mission** 🐠 is to foster the world’s transition to a sustainable seafood system- without asking consumers to compromise on taste, texture, or price.

We are looking for a **Founder's Associate (m/f/x)** to manage various commercial, financial and operational topics that drive forward the growth of the company. This is your opportunity to have an impact on our planet and experience a startup in its earliest days.

APPLICATIONS ONLY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE

## Tasks

Define and solve strategic commercial, operational and financial challenges

*   Commercial = Keep oversight of a network of (potential) customers and partners; focus and develop contacts and leads towards contracts; update our product positioning based on market feedback; represent us at events
*   Operational = Introduction of an ERP system; setting up a supply chain etc.
*   Financial = Lead the application for complex multiple-100k€ grant applications by coordinating inputs from stakeholders inside and outside the organization and summarize in a business plan and pitch deck; Help to explore and structure debt financing for assets

Support day-to-day duties such as project management and coordination of grant and finance agents

*   Short-term projects on a short notice; e.g. run hiring sprints and interviews, manage fair and event participations, prepare pitches etc.

## Requirements

You blend strategic thinking with hands-on practicality. You are not afraid to pick up the phone and work on the nitty gritty stuff. When it comes down to it, you extinguish fires in our day-to-day business, learn from problems that arise and find long-term solutions. You act and work independently and responsibly, but also get support in all areas you need.

*   Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, economics, or related
*   At least 1-3 years of previous work experience, ideally in fast-paced and fast-changing environments like e.g. consulting or startups, and ideally in food or consumer goods
*   A track record of motivation to learn, getting stuff done (!), and being proactive, e.g., participating in university clubs or running side projects
*   Handling a high degree of ownership and self-management; being a team player
*   Fluency in English (other than English, it is a strong plus to speak German and/or Spanish at B2+ level)
*   Willingness to travel about once to twice per months for up to 2 nights each

## Benefits

*   Responsibility from Day 1
*   You will work cross-disciplinary in a multicultural team, and directly with the founders to help you learn and grow
*   A high-impact, ambitious startup environment with the ability to learn and grow alongside the company
*   The opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology and make a true impact on the environment and our food system
*   A fun, flexible, and rewarding environment where you can have the ability to thrive as a person

APPLICATIONS ONLY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE

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<p><strong>Esencia Foods</strong> makes vegan meat and fish from mycelium solid state fermentation. As a venture-backed business, we are pioneering this approach.</p>
<p><strong>Our mission</strong> 🐠 is to foster the world’s transition to a sustainable seafood system- without asking consumers to compromise on taste, texture, or price.</p>
<p>We are looking for a <strong>Founder&#39;s Associate (m/f/x)</strong> to manage various commercial, financial and operational topics that drive forward the growth of the company. This is your opportunity to have an impact on our planet and experience a startup in its earliest days.</p>
<p>APPLICATIONS ONLY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE</p>
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
<p>Define and solve strategic commercial, operational and financial challenges</p>
<ul>
<li>Commercial = Keep oversight of a network of (potential) customers and partners; focus and develop contacts and leads towards contracts; update our product positioning based on market feedback; represent us at events</li>
<li>Operational = Introduction of an ERP system; setting up a supply chain etc.</li>
<li>Financial = Lead the application for complex multiple-100k€ grant applications by coordinating inputs from stakeholders inside and outside the organization and summarize in a business plan and pitch deck; Help to explore and structure debt financing for assets</li>
</ul>
<p>Support day-to-day duties such as project management and coordination of grant and finance agents</p>
<ul>
<li>Short-term projects on a short notice; e.g. run hiring sprints and interviews, manage fair and event participations, prepare pitches etc.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
<p>You blend strategic thinking with hands-on practicality. You are not afraid to pick up the phone and work on the nitty gritty stuff. When it comes down to it, you extinguish fires in our day-to-day business, learn from problems that arise and find long-term solutions. You act and work independently and responsibly, but also get support in all areas you need.</p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, economics, or related</li>
<li>At least 1-3 years of previous work experience, ideally in fast-paced and fast-changing environments like e.g. consulting or startups, and ideally in food or consumer goods</li>
<li>A track record of motivation to learn, getting stuff done (!), and being proactive, e.g., participating in university clubs or running side projects</li>
<li>Handling a high degree of ownership and self-management; being a team player</li>
<li>Fluency in English (other than English, it is a strong plus to speak German and/or Spanish at B2+ level)</li>
<li>Willingness to travel about once to twice per months for up to 2 nights each</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
<ul>
<li>Responsibility from Day 1</li>
<li>You will work cross-disciplinary in a multicultural team, and directly with the founders to help you learn and grow</li>
<li>A high-impact, ambitious startup environment with the ability to learn and grow alongside the company</li>
<li>The opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology and make a true impact on the environment and our food system</li>
<li>A fun, flexible, and rewarding environment where you can have the ability to thrive as a person</li>
</ul>
<p>APPLICATIONS ONLY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE</p>


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