Manager, Supply Chain Excellence

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At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate.

We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.

We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide.

We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

Manager, SC Excellence plays a critical role in driving the operational excellence and efficiency of Barry Callebaut's Supply Chain. This position is vital for the successful implementation of standardized processes, best practices, and tools in alignment with the company's Supply Chain strategy. The role requires a combination of technical expertise, strong analytical skills, and exceptional leadership abilities to enhance service levels, digitalize processes, and meet local process requirements.

• Implement and deploy standardized processes, best practices, and tools in alignment with Barry Callebaut's Supply Chain strategy, achieving harmony between enhancing service levels, digitalizing processes, and meeting local process requirements.
• Pilot and evaluate new practices through collaborations with internal teams and external partners, using data-driven analysis to refine and implement effective solutions that enhance supply chain efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional excellence teams to ensure consistency and seamless end-to-end alignment across the supply chain to integrate best practices, maintain uniform standards, and enhance overall supply chain performance.
• Implement and publish standardized KPIs to measure and monitor supply chain performance, ensuring alignment with organizational concepts and goals, facilitating data-driven decision-making for continuous improvement.
• Capture and manage a robust project roadmap in collaboration with Supply Chain teams to achieve strategic goals and enhance supply chain maturity.
• Recommend priorities and decisions for improvement or transformation projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and optimizing impact on supply chain operations.
• Assist regional teams in developing continuous improvement plans aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and achieving strategic goals.
• Serve as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for global, regional, and local continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring cohesive coordination and alignment across all levels of the organization
• Lead and develop a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization, emphasizing proactive efforts to enhance processes, optimize performance, and achieve sustained growth.
• Promote and acknowledge best practices within the supply chain team, fostering a culture of recognition and continuous improvement across all levels of the organization.
• Connect with customer supply chain, GBS and supply planning teams to support the SC organization leverage service objectives and increase the stickiness by providing value added continuous improvement experiences.
• Support documentation of procedures and training programs throughout the supply chain organization.

• Develop and maintain a continuous improvement framework to drive…