Manager, Cocoa SC Design & Planning
*Location:**Zurich, CH, 8005Lodz, PL, 94-406
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 core project team member within the Supply Chain & Inventory work stream, with the aim at reducing end-to-end lead time and inventory, you will contribute to the design, build, implementation, and stabilization of new end-to-end planning models and strategies for the Global Cocoa business unit. The role will support the synchronization of planning processes across sourcing, production, capacity planning, detailed scheduling, deployment, and inventory management, with the goal of reducing lead times while maintaining best-in-class customer service.
The role also includes supporting the integration of planning processes and data into digital tools, including OMP, and ensuring seamless data transfer, robust master data foundations, clear KPI governance, and effective adoption by operational teams.
The scope of the role spans from bean sourcing through semi-finished and finished cocoa production to supply for third-party customers and internal chocolate factories.
*Key Responsibilities...