Feedstocks Manager

The Feed stocks Manager for Green Core Biofuels is a critical commercial and operational role with the individual responsible for securing feedstock supply and ensuring the feedstock portfolio is bankable, biologically suitable, contractually secure, and economically optimised.

Location

Western USA or Canada

Type

Full Time, Regular

Position

Feed stocks Manager

Green Core Biofuels is a clean fuels company with a purpose to power society with more sustainable energy through collaboration to re-imagine the possibilities and solutions to accelerating the circular economy. As part of its growth strategy to expand its portfolio of renewable natural gas (RNG) production assets in North America, Green Core Biofuels is looking to hire an enthusiastic and entrepreneurial individual to join its growing team as a Feed stocks Manager.

The Feed stocks Manager for Green Core Biofuels is a critical commercial and operational role with the individual responsible for securing feedstock supply and ensuring the feedstock portfolio is bankable, biologically suitable, contractually secure, and economically optimised.

Within the Green Core Biofuels portfolio, the Feed stocks Manager is viewed as the person responsible for protecting each facility’s single largest operational risk— feedstock supply. This role is considered one of the most influential positions in achieving stable operations, maximizing RNG production, and protecting long-term project value.

The Feed stocks Manager is expected to combine expertise across biology, agriculture, waste management, logistics, and commercial contracting. They understand not only what feed stocks to source, but also how those feed stocks affect digester performance, project economics, supplier relationships, and capital deployment.

Key accountabilities include:

A. Feed stocks procurement: Develop and execute sourcing strategies to secure long-term feedstock supplies, negotiate supply agreements, develop relationships with agricultural producers, food manufacturers, municipalities, and waste haulers. Secure new suppliers to replace attrition.

B. Feedstock portfolio management: Maintain a diversified supply base and a balance among agricultural residues, manure, Fats, Oils & Greases (FOGs), food processing wastes, high-strength liquids (HSL) while avoiding over reliance on a single supplier or feedstock type.

C. Feed stocks quality management: Work with Facility Operations team to provide feedback to suppliers on the quality of supplied feed stocks (moisture content, total solids (TS), volatile solids (VS), contaminants, plastics and inert materials, sulfur, chloride, and ammonia contributors;
Coordinate laboratory testing and acceptance protocols with Production Operations.

D. Logistics management: Coordinate feed stocks deliveries schedules between Facility Operations and feedstock suppliers;
Optimize transport routes;
Coordinate storage and inventory;
Minimize trucking costs and waiting time.

E. Digester optimization support: Work closely with Production Operations staff to maintain target carbon-to-nitrogen (C:N) ratios, manage organic loading rates, avoid ammonia inhibition and acidification, balance seasonal variations in feedstock availability

The Feedstock Manager role requires

• Agricultural residue expertise: For straw-based feedstock streams, knowledge should include wheat straw, canola straw, barley straw, oat straw, corn stover, flax straw, etc. including their harvesting methods, baling practices, storage losses, moisture management, ash and silica content, seasonal availability, competing markets (animal bedding, mushroom compost, biomass fuel). Experience with long-term grower…