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Sustainability Sector Manager

Location: 

Kumasi, ASHANTI REGION, GH, P. O. BOX

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!

About the Role

 

This role is embedded in the local Sourcing team, directly reporting to the Sustainability Operations Manager. The successful candidate will lead a team of technical officers and coaches to directly implement sustainability programs in our cocoa supply chain. Driving our company digitization and innovations in the day to day activities. The successful candidate will serve as a key link between the field and head office and will be responsible for ensuring company strategy and policies are adhered to. The successful candidate will gain experience in project management in the cocoa sector, people management and other technical topics for professional growth.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Coordinate all program execution within designated sector
  • Supervise technical officers and coaches
  • Lead execution of all KPIs (Certification/ Client Program)
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Ensure SOPs are followed for all activities
  • Monitoring and Reporting of activities
  • Weekly visits to all districts
  • Ensure 100% of farms mapped and farmers digitally on boarded

 

About You

  • BSc. Agriculture or Natural resource management or related field.  A masters is a plus.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint); Intermediate level of excel with basic data analysis
  • Ability plan, co-ordinate and manage diverse teams in order to achieve results
  • Good people management skills with strong leadership abilities, problem solving and conflict management skills
  • Willing to travel 80% of the time and flexible to relocation and transfer to any of our operational areas
  • Relevant knowledge in sustainability in the cocoa sector
  • Fluent in English; a local language Twi, a plus
  • Experience in project management
  • Able to drive and hold a valid driving license

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here.

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