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Traceability Officer

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

The Area Traceability Officer will be responsible for monitoring all traceability activities at the upcountry level. The candidate will report to and support the Traceability Country Coordinator to achieve full data for all farmers (Mapping and Census) and 100% volume digitalization.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Activity Coordination

    • Coordinate activities of Warehouse Manager/ Traceability Officers on Traceability

    • Offer technical backstopping to traceability staff within her/his zone of operation

    • Analyze traceability data and share results with the team

    • K-App point of contact in the field

    • Available to assist field team whenever needed on App issues

    • Planned visits to assigned districts to supervise activities of Warehouse Manager/ Traceability Officers

 

  • Data Verification

    • Ensure farmer list at the society/PC level is up to date and reflected at all levels of aggregation

    • Ensure each farmer has a passbook with up to date records

    • Ensure volumes delivered by a farmer is recorded in both the PC stock control book and farmer passbook

    • Verification and confirmation of farmer listing/deliveries with PC

    • Ensure appropriate entries are made into K-App

    • Follow policies and confidentiality dictations to safeguard data and information

 

  • Data Management

    • Follow policies and confidentiality dictations to safeguard data and information

    • Ensure all active farmers have their farms mapped and census taken

 

  • Reporting

    • Submit weekly/periodic reports on activities to supervisor as agreed with supervisor

    • Any other tasks assigned by supervisor

 

 

About You

  • First degree or Diploma in Statistical or Quantitative analytical background with a minimum 2 years of professional experience in field data collection. Advance study in Data Analytics is an added advantage.

  • Depth knowledge of traceability in cocoa supply chain.

  • Depth knowledge of data management and with the ability to manage large data

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with professionals and individuals from diverse backgrounds.

  • Self-motivated with good organizational and time management skills with the ability to plan, coordinate and monitor to achieve results.

  • Good knowledge of Data Collection tools with the ability to use analytical tools like Power BI, Excel and other Microsoft Office suite.

  • Must be willing to travel in and around rural communities and live a rural community.

  • Knowledge of Cocoa business is a plus

  • Fluent in English and able to speak a local language

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.

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