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Global Capital Investment and Execution Excellence Director

Location: 

Zurich, CH, 8005

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

 

As The Global Capital Investment & Execution Excellence Director you will be responsible for shaping and driving a capex roadmap across the globe, building business cases and leading/supporting selected capex initiatives from ideation to start-up. With the support from your team, you will collect strategic ideas, prioritize and put in motion the capex program via global consolidation, working hand-in-hand with the stakeholders in the global Customer Supply and Development teams, the financial teams and the cluster/site stakeholders to ensure buy-in and make it happen. You will build a capex roadmap which boosts ROIC, lifts our operational standards across the scope assigned to you and ensure the plan supports Barry Callebaut’s global business objectives on smart growth, productivity, people safety, food safety, sustainability and business continuity.

 

Key Requirements Include

 

Capital Investment Process Development & Improvement:

  • Responsible for identifying opportunities in existing capex management process, from ideation to approval and to execution
  • Benchmark best-in-class companies externally
  • Achieve a balance, clear and holistic approach for the entire process within Barry Callebaut.  Develop action plans and own the implementation with support from your team
  • Partnership with Finance and the Digital teams to develop and upgrade tools/ systems to step-change our capex management efficiency and capability

Long Term Capex Planning:

  • Responsible for creating the most optimal capex strategy & roadmap which balances smart growth, productivity, people safety, food safety, sustainability and business continuity vs financial capex budget
  • Shape and continuously refine the integrated capex roadmap for the scope assigned to you for the next 3-5 years
  • Build this roadmap in joint collaboration with the functions listed under “Network of interactions/links” below

Capex Governance:

  • Track and monitor global, cluster and local capex budgets, including actuals and forecasts (IP-based and cash-out based)
  • Report global planning & execution status, escalate budget/timing variances and implement mitigating actions, in partnership with Finance
  • Lead steering committees for selected key capex initiatives
  • Manage capex initiative interdependencies and resolve potential conflicts
  • Implement a robust change control process on capex management, including documentation and workflow approvals. Document clear accountability at the project level for decision-making and approvals in a defined Stage Gates process

Team Leadership:

  • Lead and own a team of 3 members to drive the deliverables and objectives
  • Shape & lead multi-disciplinary teams consisting of senior stakeholders across the whole world in the definition, planning and execution of selected large capex projects
  • Lead the execution of selected key initiatives from Ideation to Start-up (bringing the E2E perspective across the value chain: commercial, supply chain, procurement, finance, master data, manufacturing, R&D, engineering, process development)

Capex Standards & Innovation:

  • Drive the innovation of global standards for idea collection, idea shortlisting & prioritization, budget allocation, funds transfers, IP creation, IP approvals and IP execution.
  • Set the KPIs to measure the effectiveness per capex management process step, to continuously improve each step
  • Measure these KPIs across your scope, ensuring relevant issue identifications & mitigation actions
  • Drive the organizational change management related to changes on the capex funneling process and standards, by ensuring buy-in for stakeholders in your scope 

 

About You

 

  • 15+ years in a senior engineering execution director with extensive experience in Capital Investment Management 
  • 5+ years of people management experience
  • 10+ years in driving multi-site initiatives in a matrix organization
  • 5+ years with leading capex initiatives/portfolio in a global (or minimally regional capacity)
  • P&L ownership experience is an advantage
  • Operational and process knowledge of CPG/ F&B manufacturing and supply chain processes
  • Experience in chocolate/cocoa processing is a plus
  • Familiar with Capital Investment Tools (e.g., SAP, Maximo) is a plus
  • Familiar with standard computer software (PowerPoint, Excel, Words, etc.)
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Industrial), additional degree in Finance and/or Business Administration is an advantage is a plus
  • Knowledge of Lean or Six Sigma Black Belt
  • Fluent English is required, one or more additional languages is a plus

 

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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