Petra Heid

Independent Consultant in sustainable Cocoa/Coffee production: - Consulting small and medium size companies and organizations in cocoa/coffee sustainability, certification and marketing topics - Market studies - Evaluation of cocoa/coffee projects in origin countries Deputy Head of Cocoa Purchasing & Sustainability: - Direct sourcing of sustainable cocoa products - Development and managing of cocoa sustainability programs - Support development of sustainability and quality management strategies

Preparatory work for stratigic decision taking related to cocoa sustainability, design, implementation and monitoring of projects related to cocoa sustainability, imcreasing farm productivity and certification, representing the company in different committees related to cocoa sustainability

Preparatory work for stratigic decision taking related to CSR and cocoa sustainability. design, implementation and monitoring of projects related to CSR and cocoa sustainability, elaboration of communication material related to CSR, cocoa sustainability and certification

Development of the 4C support component within the association, technical assistance to national 4C forums concerning sustainability through the whole coffee product chain, technical assistance to the 4C technical committee, planning, organization and participation in international events and workshops concerning certification

Business management during absence of the director, coordination of all assignments of all inspectors of IMO Caribe, customer contact, service and consulting, support and improvement of office computer system and network, short- and long-term financial planning and management, preparation and execution of inspections especially concerning the organic production of cocoa and coffee, evaluation reports, acquisition of clients

Advising management in marketing and in administration, consulting in all aspects of organic certification, fair trade and quality improvement of cocoa, design, implementation, management and monitoring of a cocoa quality improvement project and a project of biodynamic cocoa production, conducting workshops, training courses and conferences related to cocoa production, post harvest management, quality, biodynamic prodcution of cocoa, business aspects, organic and fair trade certification and marketing

Assistance and advise to members in all aspects of organic agriculture, the certification process and access to European Markets, assisting the process of organic production and certification through regular visits to the production zones in Latinamerica, fundraising for a cocoa production project in Cameroon, organizing and representing Naturland at international fairs, conducting workshops, training coures and conferences, supervision and training of personnel and trainees, financial reports & budgeting

Bodenkunde, Agrar- und Forstökologie der Tropen und Subtropen