Category Manager Packaging
*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 a Packaging Category Manager you will be tasked with accurately procuring packaging materials at the best overall value ready for production, ensuring that quality, cost and delivery are all balanced. You will be working with suppliers covering all aspects of the purchase from putting commercial terms in place to ensuring that packaging materials are delivered as per agreed conditions. You will be managing the strategic sourcing process for specific assigned categories of packaging materials over Barry Callebaut sites primarily in Europe and Africa, as well as globally, according to the defined strategies and drive to increasingly incorporate best in class techniques and industry benchmarks.
*Key responsibilities include** Prepare & implement the sourcing category strategy for the materials in scope, in close collaboration with the category buyers team and Packaging Sourcing Director, to make sure that purchasing goals are well achieved, according to the business priorities, Group policies and principles. Assist wit...