Global Cocoa Supply Planner

About the role:
Assess and communicate the availability of more than 100 Barry-Callebaut African cocoa products to our commercial teams in order to support spot sales and business opportunities.  She/he consolidates BC’s global demand and confirms alignment with forecast and budget while proposing alternatives in case of deviations. The Global Cocoa demand planning is very closely collaborating with the production planning managers globally and ensures that all African activities (production, shipment, late, alternatives, etc.) are communicated and reported in due time to the receiving Regions.

Key responsibilities:

• Collect current demand from BC cocoa and chocolate factories (from the regional Planning teams) and third party customers, verify data based on historical figures and forecast accuracy KPIs. 
• Liaise and coordinate with the receiving region stock requirements, including safety stocks.
• Make proposals to the Regional Planning teams to solve gaps and implement the agreed solutions. Support in global stock management.
• With the support of the Production Planning Manager and Global traffic team, communicates to the receiving Regions what has been produced vs the production plan, shipped, and any deviance to the plan, including alternatives when applicable.
• Support the Production Planning Manager monthly with the creation of the production plan (3-month horizon) of the assigned factories. Back up activities when needed, including production orders and third party customers’ production communication to Global Traffic. 
• Confirm availability for African products in accordance with budget and propose alternatives as needed. Request SKU creation when applicable to QA.
• Join weekly calls with all African factories and follow up on Production, Quality, R&D, and Supply Chain topics. 
• Support the analysis of production and shipments’ execution, review, and update plans based on changing demand and/or production capacities to ensure a smooth supply of raw materials to BC cocoa and chocolate plants. 
• Support that the stock allocation from Africa to other regions is aligned with the golden rule
• Coordination of correctness of data retrieval. Work on implementing automation tools and leverage existing ones. 
• Collect and analyze data for projects, communicate BC requirements, and coordinate project implementation.

 

About you:

• University degree in economics or equivalent.
• Solution-driven, with high analytical skills and reporting abilities.
• Excel proficiency with excellent analytical and reporting abilities.
• 2 years of professional experience in Supply Chain, preferably in International companies.
• Strong analytical skills, rigorous, good communication, proactive & reactive problem-solving.
• Experience and/or exposure to Soft commodities a plus.
• Facility to navigate with several IT platforms (SAP, APO…)
• APICS certification is a plus (Supply Chain certification).
• English proficiency and other languages are highly valued.
• Eager to learn and with the ability to consolidate and analyze complex data.
• Strong capacity to communicate clearly in a multicultural environment. 

 

We offer:

• Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
• Annual bonus based on your work results.
• Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
• Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
• Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
• PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
• Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
• Group life insurance.
• Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
• As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
• Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
• Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
• And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests.
• Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
• You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
• Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
• Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
• We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
• Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influ