Your responsibilities

• Ensure optimized deployment of planning in the 0-6 weeks time horizon through the entire netwok : European factories, Subco, African flows,TP suppliers; Ensure best possible service to interco choco partners and TP customers;
• Ensure stock projection & control for the areas he is responsible of : ensure stocks are in line with target at macro level but also at SKU level – address deviation if any;
• In collaboration with senior supply planner, bridge active and reactive planning horizons : smooth transition without any risk or impact in the short term service performance;
• Update reporting tools to support the entire short term planning process, maintain target service level KPI – daily and weekly;
• Be a key actor of S&OE process:
• o Hold weekly reviews with assigned production sites to discuss production schedules and raw material concerns and all needs for the 6 weeks rolling;
• o Attend Daily Gemba talking with Operational Stakeholders in the factories linking it to the weekly plan;
• o Be a key player in building the future of S&OE and take part in all relevant process steps;
• Identify issues, propose solutions, challenge status quo and escalate when necessary;
• Help facilitate cross-functional communication between the different stakeholders in the business, as example: factory, sales, customer care, inventory, quality, distribution and transportation teams.;
• Get consensus between sales/Q.A/factories and planning teams for ending up an issue in the reactive horizon and linking it to the active horizon planning;
• In collaboration with customer service and sales team, recommend and co build prioritization process / demand shaping when needed;
• Have a collaborative, communicative & proactive attitude in the Planning Team;
• Work towards Continuous Improvement in the Cocoa Supply Chain Planning.

Our requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Engineering or similar
• Desirably 1st experience in Planning, S&OE/ Supply Chain & inventory processes, with knowledge and foundations/ principles in SCM
• 3-5 years experience in supply chain planning in an industrial and international environment
• Advanced in English
• Excel-Advanced
• Previous experience with SAP, OMP, and Business Objects preferred
• Microsoft Power BI Advanced will be a differential
• APICS certification will be a differential

What 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 otheroccasions during the year.

• And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with otheremployees 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 andCSR activities.