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

Reporting to the VP, CFO Global Cocoa, this position is the right hand of the VP, Cocoa Manufacturing, driving the decision-making process by focusing on the financial performance of operations as well as supply chain. It aims at originating and implementing growth opportunities and value for Global Cocoa on manufacturing costs and operational efficiency. It also supports financial reporting, planning and analysis, including “make or buy” deep dives. This position is a key player in shaping the mid and long-term strategy of Global Cocoa with respect to footprint and cost leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Act as strategic advisory interface to the business and management for Customer Supply & Development (CSD) related matters, and specifically acting as right hand for the VP, Cocoa Manufacturing, in close cooperation with CFO CSD and CFO Global Cocoa
Besides the global focus, the Finance BP CSD is also directly responsible for the Cocoa Region Western Europe, supported by 3 direct reports
Provide financial insights before and during the global S&OP process, specifically on defining the most cost-efficient production location globally and comparing to external product purchases (make or buy decision)
Lead the creation of cost data repository for logistic and factory costs to always take decisions based on latest information
Support capacity expansion projects and footprint studies
Maintaining the End-to-End Liquor Profitability model to determine the right benchmark for future business cases and enable having a Global Cocoa profitability consolidated view
Create financial transparency in cross-functional cost efficiency projects from E2E perspective (Sourcing, Logistics, Manufacturing, R&D, Pricing)
Given the importance of raw material costs, high focus on yields (beans, pressing) and waste reduction. Ensure yields are up to date with the risk teams for proper commodity hedging
Close collaboration with Pricing teams to ensure pricing tool is loaded with the right costs (including yields).
Lead monthly analysis of logistics cost drivers vs costs priced to customers thereby indicating optimization opportunities
Together with FP&A, (Group and Regional FP&A) provide insights and analysis on overall CSD costs for Global Cocoa, especially on forward looking basis (rolling forecast)
Setting up the right cost targets for budget and competitiveness, monitoring and evaluating performance against budget and prior year, identifying risks and opportunities and reviewing results and developing mitigating actions with the Finance BP’s on-site and plant management teams
Ensure with local CSD FBP’s that proper inventory management processes and stock counts are performed, this includes enforcement of proper process order management
Lead Global Cocoa CSD Finance team – consists of having the right profiles in the role and ensuring that they bring the right financial understanding to local site management team via coaching, developing and challenging

About You

Minimum 15 years of experience in finance (controlling/financial planning/business development/project management)
Experience in finance business partnering or financial planning and analysis within a production/industrial environment
Preferably exposure to commodities, specifically soft commodities
Minimum bachelor’s in economics, Finance, Business Administration, or similar. Master’s degree is a plus
Fluency in English a must; French language skills would be an asset
Proficiency in MS Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Knowledge of finance systems and business intelligence tools (SAP BOFC, BW, Analytics Cloud, EPM)
Solid SAP/ BW knowledge is very much preferred; familiarity with master data and processes that impact enterprise-wide performance reporting
Proficiency in MS Office Suite especially with Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint is required; familiarity with KPI repositories, and data management tools are extremely helpful
Understanding of accounting processes and standards (IFRS)
Travel required depending on business needs (10-20%); Africa, South America, North America, Western Europe, Asia

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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