Location:

Zurich, CH, 8005

About the role

The role drives the long term planning activities as part of the S&OP cycle for the Cocoa business. The role provides the global positions by product & region, ensures alignment on one plan in close collaboration with the regional planning teams, steers the run of the tactical plan, participates in the S&OP/E and contributes to the continuous improvement initiatives

Key responsibilities include

Steers and provides business guidance for the monthly long-term planning for Global Cocoa

Ensure business guidelines are reflected in tactical plans and scenarios

Accountable for accurate and timely information to support the S&OP/E cycles, with required views by product & region

Supports the preparation of the various meetings as part of the S&OP/E cycle

Provides visibility on the global/ regional position by product, at the relevant granularity, as well as the available to sell by region/product

Main point of contact for the topics such as purchase, availability, capacity utilization, flows – for the full Cocoa network

Guarantees the availability of Cocoa products for chocolate business needs and third-party sales

Proposes options and solutions on how to best serve the customers at the most profitable cost, jointly with the Finance teams

Defines the optimal level of Cocoa products inventory, in close coordination with the regional teams and other functions

Contributes to the decision-making process by providing the accurate data, plans, scenarios and recommendations

Ensure decisions taken are executed and adhered to across the planning teams, as well as with the other functions

Reflect the strategic and S&OP decisions on the tactical plans

Optimize global flows in line with profitability drivers of the business

Provide and align on the production plans and external purchases for the full horizon (up to 24 months)

Identify capacity & resources requirement to be in place to support agreed demand plan

Coordinate and align with strategic planning team on capacity and footprint decision, to reflect relevant updates across all planning layers

Contribute to various footprint related projects as required

Ensure the alignment between the teams and consistency of the plans

Engages the teams across the region, as part of one global planning team

Drive continuous improvement initiatives

About you

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Finance, or related field

10+ years of experience in Global Supply Chain related roles in an international environment

Prior experience in soft commodities with strong preference in cocoa

Proficient in Microsoft Excel and with previous experience with SAP, OMP and other planning software beneficial

APICS certification or proven work experience

Fluent in English

Intercultural exposure and experience, being comfortable in international environments

Excellent communicator, with possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to lead and influence teams, and getting consensus for decisions needed

Ability to solve issues with a proactive mindset

Proactive, motivated to create value, anticipation

Perseverance, never give up

Dynamic/curious/passionate Able to work independently, as well as a strong team player

Critical thinking

Ability to work with multiple sources of data and uncertainty

Ability to challenge and translate data

Flexible and result-oriented

Ability to align key stakeholders on common solutions

Ability to easily adapt to changes and navigate in an uncertain environment

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