Responsible Sourcing Manager Cocoa - Zurich, Schweiz - Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Zurich, Schweiz

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

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Beschreibung

Responsible Sourcing Manager Cocoa & Fats

Location:
Zurich, CH, 8005At 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

We are looking for a Responsible Sourcing Manager Cocoa & Fats to drive the development of sustainability, specifically focusing on the fourth pillar of the Forever Chocolate strategy, under the leadership of the Head of Responsible Sourcing. The Responsible Sourcing Manager leads the implementation of corporate targets across various ingredients that require a particular focus, ensuring alignment with the broader Sustainability structure. This involves close monitoring of supplier performance for strategic decision making. The scope of the position is global and includes all third party cocoa and fats. The role will be based in Zurich, Switzerland and will require frequent traveling to origin countries
Key responsibilities include
Lead and define the approach and set of activities deemed necessary to achieve BC sustainability targets based on the guiding principles and overall framework received by the other sustainability pillars
Lead, execute, coordinate and follow up of BC sustainability targets with internal stakeholders such as the wider sustainability team, sourcing desks, supply chain, purchasing, finances; and external stakeholders as suppliers, auditing companies, customers, certification bodies, producer organizations, cooperatives, NGOs, associations, and international organizations partnered with BC
Closely align and internally coordinate with the other sustainability pillars on strategic guidelines
Regular exchange, close collaboration and alignment with relevant sourcing desks globally to make sure progress is being made against targets and guidelines
Regular participation in the Responsible Sourcing Team to achieve milestones related to the fourth target on Sustainable Ingredients
Provide daytoday support in the execution of strategic supplier programs, industry initiatives and other collaboration groups related to Forever Chocolate targets, including human rights, climate, and traceability
Frequent reporting to the Head of Responsible Sourcing and to VP Sustainability, ESG and Traceability
Conduct frequent followup meetings with relevant supply chain stakeholders related to the ingredients in scope
Collaborate annually on the Forever Chocolate progress report covering the topics listed above
Analyze, assess and validate sustainably sourced volume and related data in close collaboration with sourcing and finance
Support the setup of an overarching supplier performance monitoring system
Coordinate visits or 3rd party audits with key suppliers to ensure compliance with BC sustainability targets
Consolidate and facilitate the alignment of criteria for desks sourcing the same ingredients
Act as the central point of contact and overall business owner of responsible sourcing
Define yearly targets for sustainably sourced volumes per sourcing desk in scope
Assess progress in achieving the targets established by sourcing and sustainability
Regular follow up with the sourcing desks
Managing indirect sustainability programs by the suppliers related to the ingredients in scope
Monitor supplier performance against defined sustainability criteria
About you
Master of Business Administration/Agronomy/ Food Technology / Sustainable Management or related field
57 years professional experience in sustainable supply chain management, global agriculture, quality, project management, consulting or audit, focusing on impact assessment and sustainability
Deep understanding of social topics (child labor, migrant labor, community approaches, human rights) and environmental topics (water footprint, agricultural practices, GHG)
P&L responsibility, performance management of projects and standard operations, achieving business objectives and supporting M&E, customer relations and R&D
Experience in multistakeholder management, community systems and publicprivate partnerships
Ideally Industry network related to the ingredients in scope
Ideally experience in commodity trading, supply chain and logistics
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