HR Business Partner (18 months Contract)
Ferring Pharmaceuticals SA
Publication date:
04 April 2025Workload:
100%- Place of work:Switzerland HQ - St-Prex
Innovation ManagerLodz, PL, 90-530About the role:Barry Callebaut Digital (BC Digital) is on a mission to lead the digital revolution in the chocolate industry, and we're looking for an Innovation Manager, to help us build a foundation to drive and foster innovation across our operations at Barry Callebaut. Reporting to the Head of Innovation, Automation & AI, your focus will lie on scouting and prototyping innovative solutions based on artificial intelligence and other state-of-the-art technologies. While closely collaborating with business stakeholders, you will conduct research, market analysis, and trend monitoring to identify emerging opportunities and disruptive technologies, to unlock customer growth opportunities.Key responsibilities:* Conduct research, market analysis,s and trend scouting/monitoring to identify emerging opportunities and disruptive technologies e.g. Generative AI.* Support Innovation, Automation & AI activities to build up innovative solutions capabilities with an unconstrained view from ideation to use case selection to prototyping.* Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify areas of our business to uplift through advanced technology use cases (e.g. GenAI, process automation).* Collaborate with stakeholders from our operative business functions to understand their business problems and identify innovative solutions to uplift our operative processes.* Collaborate with BC Digital stakeholders to support the transition of prototypes into production and the subsequent scaling phase.* Foster a culture of innovation within Barry Callebaut by promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration across teams Manage relationships with external partners, including technology providers, startups, and research institutions.* Prepare and present reports on innovation activities, findings, and recommendations to senior management.* Support business initiatives / projects around innovation, automation & AI.About you:* Extensive experience in research, market analysis, and trend monitoring in a comparable role, with a minimum of 7 years of experience.* Good knowledge of Generative AI and ML models.* Comprehensive understanding of business operations from both a business and digital perspective incl. related digital trends.* Deep understanding of processes and technologies concerning the newest developments around Innovation, Automation & AI.* Deep understanding of innovation practices, e.g. design thinking, open innovation, agile etc.* Skills to create internal and external partnerships/networks across the organization* Excellent problem-solving skills and structured way of working.* Creative and strategic thinker, with a passion for driving innovation and continuous improvement.* Experience in the chocolate or food industry is a plus, but not required.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 influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.Job Segment: Manager, Research, Management