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Supply Chain Manager

Location: 

Zundert, NL, 4881 XZ

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 us:
Barry Callebaut is the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to producing the finest chocolates, including chocolate fillings, decorations and compounds. To support our ongoing growth and commitment to operational excellence, we are looking for a Supply Chain Manager for our Chocolate Decoration plant in Zundert.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a robust supply chain and logistics strategy to optimize the flow of merchandise from suppliers to customers.
  • Provide strategic direction for local Supply Chain activities,  including warehouse and transportation management, production planning, scheduling, and material releasing.
  • Inventory Excellence: Uphold the integrity of inventory accuracy throughout the supply chain. Manage your team members activities related to replenishment, handling, and warehousing of raw materials, packaging supplies, and finished goods.
  • Decision-Making Authority: Exercise overall responsibility and authority for decision-making on re-engineering procedures and processes within local supply chain activities.
  • Policy and Procedure Oversight: Direct supply and logistics policies, procedures, and activities to enhance efficiency, reliability, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness. Oversee materials planning and control, procurement, inventory management, storage, warehousing, logistics, transport, and distribution.
  • Budget Management: Manage and oversee the budget for supply chain operations. Monitor the performance of all supply and logistics activities against defined goals.
  • Supplier Collaboration: Cultivate relationships and negotiate contracts with external suppliers to ensure a reliable supply of goods and services meeting quality, timeliness, and cost standards.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with senior executives across the organization, fostering integration of supply and logistics strategies with overall business objectives.
  • Leadership Development: Lead, mentor, and develop the Supply Chain team, including Coordinators and Analysts.


About you:

  • Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, or Engineering.
  • 7-10 years of experience in Supply Chain and Operations within the Chocolate Manufacturing industry.
  • You can easily adapt to a changing environment and create structure for you and your team members.
  • You already have some experience in leading a small team.
  • Proven experience in Production & Capacity Planning and/or Sales & Operations Planning (SD&OP).
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
  • Experience with SAP and database management.
  • You have already contributed to SAP projects within Supply Chain or Production.
  • Strong proficiency in both English and Dutch.

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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