Food & Agribusiness
Recruitment Agency in France

A recruitment agency specialising in Food & Agribusiness identifies, assesses and places executives, experts and directors for food manufacturers, cooperatives, upstream agricultural players and AgriTech and FoodTech companies.

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Food and agribusiness: a strategic sector under pressure in France

The food industry is France's leading industrial sector, bringing together nearly 20,000 companies, employing around 520,000 people and processing 70% of national agricultural output (ANIA, 2025). Yet France Travail's 2026 Labour Needs survey records 211,000 recruitment projects in industry, 48% of which are considered hard to fill, and 193,000 in agriculture, 39% of them difficult. For management positions, traditional recruitment channels are no longer enough.

Food sovereignty, decarbonisation of production sites, the rise of Industry 4.0, tighter regulatory requirements, changing consumer expectations and generational renewal: the food and agribusiness sector is undergoing a profound transformation of its professions. Added to this are often rural locations and strong competition with other industrial sectors for the same technical profiles.

In France, Morgan Philips supports food manufacturing groups, family-owned SMEs and mid-caps, cooperatives, agricultural traders and AgriTech players in identifying their executives, experts and directors.

Thanks to an in-depth understanding of the industry's supply chains and processes, from farming upstream through to market, our headhunters target profiles able to combine industrial performance, mastery of quality and food safety, and hands-on operational credibility. Our recruitment firm draws on this sector expertise to build, with each client, a recruitment strategy tailored to their specific challenges.

Our expertise

Our Recruitment Expertise in Food & Agribusiness

Recruiting in food and agribusiness requires a precise understanding of production environments and supply chain constraints, going beyond a simple review of technical skills. Our recruitment agency assesses each candidate against the following criteria:

Command of quality, hygiene and food safety requirements (HACCP, IFS, BRC, ISO 22000)
Ability to drive industrial performance: yield, service levels, production costs, continuous improvement
Hands-on leadership and the ability to unite shift teams in a demanding environment
Understanding of upstream farming, raw material volatility and relationships with retailers
Fit with the company culture: international group, family-owned mid-cap, cooperative or start-up
Geographic mobility and the ability to commit long term to a site often located in a rural area

Our specialised consultants draw on an international network as well as dedicated sourcing and assessment tools, and work across permanent contracts, fixed-term contracts, temporary staffing, freelance assignments, interim management and executive search, in France and internationally.

OUR HEADHUNTERS

Consultants dedicated to Food & Agribusiness recruitment in France

Our team supports food manufacturing groups, family-owned SMEs and mid-caps, cooperatives and cooperative unions, agricultural commodity traders, animal nutrition players, equipment suppliers to the sector as well as AgriTech and FoodTech start-ups.

Our consultants understand the key challenges facing your industry: food safety and quality, industrial productivity, automation, decarbonisation and water management, raw material costs, commercial negotiations with large retailers, product innovation, traceability and employer attractiveness.

We regularly support clients with:

Site openings, extensions or production ramp-ups
Industrial modernisation or automation plans
Building a leadership team
External growth or LBO transactions

Family business handovers or changes in ownership
Certification programmes or regulatory compliance projects
Export development
Urgent replacements in key positions

Our objective is to identify talent who can quickly understand your challenges and make a lasting contribution to your performance.

OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Our recruitment agency covers all segments of the sector in France:

Food manufacturing

Meat and delicatessen products
Dairy and cheese
Cereals, milling and bread making
Industrial bakery, pastry and biscuits
Beverages, wines and spirits
Seafood and aquaculture
Fruit, vegetables and plant-based processing
Fats and oils, sugar, chocolate and confectionery
Grocery, condiments, flavours and ingredients
Infant nutrition, dietetics and food supplements
Ready meals, industrial catering and frozen food

AgriTech, FoodTech and innovation

Biotechnology and speciality ingredients
Alternative and plant-based proteins
Precision farming and agricultural robotics
Biocontrol and agroecology
Traceability, data and software solutions for the sector
Co-product valorisation and circular economy

Agribusiness and upstream farming

Agricultural cooperatives and cooperative unions
Commodity trading, merchanting and grain collection
Seeds, agricultural inputs and crop protection
Animal nutrition and animal health
Agricultural machinery and equipment
Farms, producer organisations and aquaculture operations
Organic supply chains, labels and official quality schemes

Distribution, trading and services to the sector

Food wholesalers and distributors
Private label and contract manufacturing
Food packaging
Process equipment manufacturers and industrial suppliers
Testing laboratories, certification and consulting
Contract and out-of-home catering (industrial upstream)

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Positions our recruitment firm fills in Food & Agribusiness

Our headhunters work at all levels of responsibility, from senior management to support functions, on positions such as:

General management and strategy

Chief Executive Officer / CEO (M/F), Deputy Chief Executive Officer (M/F), Business Unit Director (M/F), Industrial Director (M/F), Operations Director (M/F), General Secretary (M/F), Development / M&A Director (M/F), Export Director (M/F), ...

Production, engineeringand maintenance

Plant Manager / Industrial Site Director (M/F), Production Director (M/F), Production Manager (M/F), Workshop Manager (M/F), Technical Director (M/F), Engineering Director (M/F), Maintenance Manager (M/F), Process Engineer (M/F), Methods and Industrialisation Engineer (M/F), Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence Manager (M/F), Utilities and Energy Manager (M/F), Industrial Project Manager (M/F), ...

Quality, R&D and supply chain

QHSE Director (M/F), Quality and Food Safety Manager (M/F), Regulatory Affairs Manager (M/F), R&D Director (M/F), Innovation Project Manager (M/F), Product Development Manager (M/F), Supply Chain Director (M/F), S&OP Manager (M/F), Logistics Manager (M/F), Planning and Scheduling Manager (M/F), Procurement Director (M/F), Raw Materials Buyer / Commodity Trader (M/F), ...

Sales, marketing and support functions

Sales Director (M/F), National Sales Director (M/F), National Key Account Manager Retail (M/F), Marketing Director (M/F), Product Manager (M/F), Chief Financial Officer / CFO (M/F), Industrial Controller (M/F), Human Resources Director / CHRO (M/F), Site Human Resources Manager (M/F), Chief Information Officer / CIO (M/F), CSR and Decarbonisation Director (M/F), Legal Director (M/F), ...

7 reasons to entrust your Food & Agribusiness recruitment to our headhunters

01.

Genuine sector specialisation

Our consultants speak the language of your industry: discretion, confidentiality, availability and responsiveness, combined with a deep understanding of the production, quality and seasonality constraints specific to food and agribusiness.

02.

Sourcing built for hard to find profiles

For roles under strong pressure such as maintenance, process, quality, QHSE or supply chain, mobilising every available sourcing channel is essential. Our dedicated techniques and tools allow us to reach even the most difficult to approach candidates.

03.

An international pool of specialised candidates

Our international database brings together tens of thousands of candidates from the food and agribusiness sectors, accessible through our research centres spread across multiple time zones.

04.

Consultants who are experts in the sector

Our headhunters have an international network dedicated to food and agribusiness, and use direct approach techniques tailored to each type of position.

05.

Content creation

We regularly produce high-quality recruitment content — including articles, webinars and salary surveys — to attract and engage the best candidates in the sector, in line with each client's requirements.

06.

International network

Our international network enables us to understand the major trends in the food and agribusiness sector and share them with clients and candidates, helping companies recruit more effectively.

07.

Video job adverts

We use video job adverts, which can generate 40% more applications, particularly for executive, managerial and junior-to-senior professional roles.

Looking to recruit in Food or Agribusiness in France?

Are you looking for a plant manager, a quality manager, a supply chain expert or a leader able to drive your industrial transformation?

Entrust your recruitment to a team that understands your supply chains, your production constraints and the regulatory requirements of your market.

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FAQ Cabinet de Recrutement Agroalimentaire & Agribusiness

Quels postes Morgan Philips recrute-t-il dans l'Agroalimentaire et l'Agribusiness en France ?

Notre cabinet de recrutement couvre l'ensemble des fonctions de la filière, de la direction générale aux fonctions support : directeurs d'usine et de production, responsables maintenance et process, responsables qualité et QHSE, experts supply chain et achats matières premières, ainsi que les fonctions commerciales, marketing, finance et RH. Nous intervenons aussi bien pour des PME et ETI familiales que pour des groupes internationaux, des coopératives et des start-up de l'AgriTech.

Quelle est la différence entre un recrutement en CDI et une mission de chasse de têtes pour un poste de direction industrielle ?

Pour un poste de cadre ou de manager, notre pôle de recrutement permanent s'appuie sur un vivier de candidats actifs, avec un délai généralement court. Pour une direction de site, une direction industrielle ou un mandat de Comex/Codir, nos chasseurs de têtes appliquent une méthodologie de chasse dédiée : cartographie complète du marché, approche directe de candidats non disponibles et évaluation structurée du leadership. Le niveau de responsabilité du poste détermine l'approche la plus adaptée.

Comment recrutez-vous sur des sites de production implantés en zone rurale ?

L'implantation géographique est l'un des principaux freins au recrutement dans la filière. Nos consultants travaillent la cartographie des bassins d'emploi, l'argumentaire de mobilité et la proposition de valeur employeur, et élargissent la recherche à l'échelle nationale et internationale lorsque le poste le justifie. Nos solutions d'intérim qualifié et de management de transition permettent par ailleurs de sécuriser un site le temps de finaliser un recrutement permanent.

Pourquoi passer par un cabinet de recrutement spécialisé plutôt que de recruter en direct ?

Un cabinet de recrutement spécialisé donne accès à des candidats qui ne sont pas en recherche active, à une connaissance précise des pratiques salariales de la filière et à une évaluation structurée qui va au-delà de la lecture d'un CV. Nos chasseurs de têtes entretiennent des relations directes avec les professionnels de l'agroalimentaire et de l'agribusiness en France, ce qui donne à nos clients accès à un vivier de talents peu visible par les canaux classiques.

Intervenez-vous sur des recrutements à l'échelle nationale et à l'international ?

Oui. Nos consultants interviennent sur l'ensemble du territoire français, y compris sur des bassins industriels ruraux et des zones de production éloignées des grandes métropoles, ainsi que dans un cadre international pour les groupes agroalimentaires et acteurs de l'agribusiness présents sur plusieurs marchés.

Dedicated recruitment brands for Food & Agribusiness

Executive
Search

Our headhunters identify and approach the most strategic executives and Comex/Codir members for food manufacturing groups, cooperatives and agribusiness players.

Permanent and Fixed-Term recruitment

Our permanent recruitment division covers positions from junior to senior executive level, with consultants dedicated to production, quality, supply chain and commercial roles.

Interim Management

Experienced interim managers, immediately operational, to step into a vacant position, lead a production line start-up, manage a quality crisis or support organisational change.

Temporary Staffing

A qualified temporary staffing offer for junior to senior profiles, designed to meet activity peaks, seasonal campaigns and production ramp-ups.

Freelance
Placement

Independent experts who can be mobilised quickly for specific assignments or particular expertise needs: process, regulatory affairs, industrial projects.