Sustainable Nuts Manager
Location: Reus, T, ES, 43206
Job Type: At 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!
La Morella Nuts Spain is looking for a Sustainable Manager!
The Sustainable Nuts Program Manager is responsible for developing and implementing the sustainability strategy for La Morella Nuts, and will support the expansion of sustainable nuts throughout BC. This includes full P&L responsibility, performance management of projects and standard operations, accomplishing business objectives, management of BC's presence in the local sustainability ecosystem, and supporting M&E, client relations, and R&D.
The implementation of the sustainability strategy in Spain aims at creating a positive return for the company, fulfilling nuts sourcing sustainability specs and volumes, fulfilling client and donor contracts, and achieving a positive impact for the performance of farmer organization performance and livelihoods of individual farmers.
This comprises implementation of certification, productivity service delivery, and cooperatives development as per planning imperatives following business and development objectives. The latter should follow the trend of Action - Adoption - Impact.
The position operates within the boundaries of nuts sourcing in Spain and is based at LMN, but responsible for sustainability operations in all business units in that origin. Special attention must be given to a productive and mutually supportive cooperation with nuts sourcing (local sourcing partners).
The position requires excellent coordination with all Global Sustainability team functions and origin BUs administration.
Qualifications Required:
Education: MsC Degree in Agriculture/Business Administration, Management
Experience: 5 years in value chain or comparable program management position
Knowledge or Specific Business Understanding:
Business management, team management
Agricultural sector
Sustainability in Agriculture
Commodity trading, supply chain, and logistics (preferably)
Business processes in nuts sourcing and of farming (preferably)
At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we've experienced, and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential, and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.
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