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Barry Callebaut is the heart and engine of the chocolate and cocoa industry
Job Description
Deputy Head of Sourcing, Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Ltd. - Ghana
Background:
Barry Callebaut is the heart and engine of the cocoa and chocolate industry. Our broad range of products and services span all aspects from cocoa sourcing to fine chocolate products, which are loved by people of all ages worldwide. We are passionate about our business and work hard every day to ensure that there is enough chocolate in the world. Nothing is more important to our success than the combined expertise of more than 11000 Barry Callebaut employees around the world. Our international focus in the fascinating world of cocoa and chocolate are the colorful backdrop for our many functions across a wide range of disciplines. In addition to sharing a passion for chocolate, Barry Callebaut employees strives to live our corporate values every day - customer focus, entrepreneurship, Passion, integrity and team spirit. We are committed to making sure that employees have the right skills, know-how and deep understanding of our customers and their needs. Engaging and developing our employees is the key to our success. Because our business focus is so broad, the scope of career opportunities within Barry Callebaut can cover many functional areas.
We are seeking to recruit a Deputy Head of Sourcing to assist the Head of Sourcing to develop and implement new ideas and strategy geared towards efficiency and profitability. The selected candidate must identify with, support and be passionate about Barry Callebaut’s Forever Chocolate commitments in targeted cocoa farming communities in Ghana.
“Forever Chocolate” is our ambition to make sustainable chocolate the norm by 2025. We have committed to four bold targets that address the biggest sustainability challenges in the chocolate supply chain by 2025:
We will eradicate child labor from our supply chain
We will lift more than 500,000 cocoa farmers out of poverty
We will become carbon and forest positive
We will have 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products
The position we are recruiting is embedded in Barry Callebaut’s subsidiary company in Ghana, Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Ltd. based in Kumasi, with direct reporting line to the Head of Sourcing, Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited.
Job Purpose:
The scope of work and responsibility of the Head of Sourcing has increased over the past three years. As a result, the need for a Deputy Head to manage and supervise the day to day job requirements and follow up on targets set to free the Head for better planning, focus and strategy is the main purpose for the role.
Key Responsibilities:
Competencies for the Role:
Experienced in managing relationships at a senior level and managing a diverse (in terms of skill base and experience) team of people.
Qualifications and Experience:
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