Build a country.Not just a career.
We're opening SOD.DEL North Africa. We need the Fellow who'll become its Country Manager. 18 months. On the ground in Morocco. Real ownership from day one.
Most grads start in a cubicle. You could start a country.
Plant SOD.DEL's flag in North Africa.
Starting with Morocco.
After 45 years of building a European distribution network for mineral raw materials and pigments, we're opening our first entity outside Europe. One Fellow. Eighteen months. A clean sheet to map Morocco's industrial market, sign the first anchor customer, stand up a local entity, hire a local team — and prove that SOD.DEL can do in Africa what it's done in Europe. The goal isn't to test an idea. The goal is to deliver a live entity, a live customer base, and a live team. And the Fellow who ships it steps into the Country Manager seat.
Launch our next country. Then run it.
Four deliverables. One ambition. You own it end-to-end, supported by the SOD.DEL leadership team and a 45-year commercial network.
Map the market. Sign the anchor customer.
Map Morocco's industrial landscape. Identify and close SOD.DEL's first Moroccan customer in plastics, coatings, construction, or ceramics. The location of the entity follows the location of the value — we settle where the first deal lives.
Structure the EU collaboration and supply
Build the supply bridge between SOD.DEL's European network and your Moroccan market. Select the warehouse partner, set INCOTERMS, design the inventory strategy, and lock in the logistics flow — so the first shipment lands smoothly.
Stand up SOD.DEL Morocco
Once the commercial case is real, build the legal shell. Register the local entity, open banking, integrate AFAS and HubSpot CRM, and stand up local accounting compliant with Moroccan GAAP. Own the compliance framework end-to-end.
Hire the team. Step in as Country Manager.
Once the model is proven, build the first local team — sales, customer service, supply chain. Onboard them into SOD.DEL culture and systems. Fellowship ends. You step in as Country Manager of a live, operating entity.
18 months. One clear path.
The Fellowship is the on-ramp — not a pause before the real job. From month one, you're operating as the country lead. Eighteen months later, you are the country lead.
Fellowship starts
Onboarding at Kontich HQ. Boots on the ground in Morocco.
Anchor customer signed
Market mapped. First deal in hand. Location decided.
First team onboard
Warehouse partner live. First hires in place. Revenue flowing.
Country Manager
Entity operating. Team hired. Fellowship closes — you take the country.
Who we're looking for. What you get.
Who you are
- EntrepreneurialYou'd rather build than maintain
- Commercially sharpComfortable opening doors and closing deals
- Internationally mindedEurope ↔ North Africa — you see it as one map
- Operator, not just strategistYou enjoy getting the first draft out, not just reviewing it
- English fluentFrench or Arabic a real plus
- Prince Albert Fund eligibleBelgian Master's graduate, <30 yrs, open to relocation
What you get
- Real ownershipA country to build, not a desk to fill
- Direct accessYou report to the CEO. No intermediaries.
- Structured backupFull support from HQ on finance, systems, supplier onboarding
- Career pathFellow → Country Manager → Regional Sponsor SOD.DEL Africa
- PackageFellowship stipend + relocation + equity-style growth
- The rare thingA job where the story on your CV is bigger than your title
Meet your hiring manager.
I'm personally leading this expansion. The Fellow who takes it on reports directly to me for 18 months — no intermediaries, no handoff. Read the mission, apply, and if we've met in person, pick up where we left off.
Ruben Claessens
"If you want a career handed to you, this isn't it. If you want to run a business in North Africa by age 28 — read the mission, then come talk to me."
Ready? Apply now.
CV + a short paragraph on why this mission. Send it to support@soddel.com with the subject line "Morocco Fellowship". We'll respond within 5 business days — no black hole.