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!

About the role:

The role of Technical Buyer - Indirect Spend, will work according to the BC Sourcing Policy for Technical – Indirect Spend and will: 

• represent the BC sourcing department in the technical area
• support indirect technical spending (Opex and Capex), and look for short-term opportunities through spot buy reduction. 
• collaborate with the business - to give our company a competitive advantage in either technology or cost.

Key responsibilities:

• Analyze the needs for assigned spending categories.
• Monitors and reports results and KPIs. Take actions where necessary to improve KPIs.
• Provide service to internal customers (engineering and maintenance organization, Lab, R&D, HSE, Facility mgmt.)
• Work on standardization of materials and services, supplier rationalization, implementing purchasing contracts, further streamlining purchasing processes, optimizing purchasing systems (implement catalogs etc.) & spend segmentation
• Support strategic sourcing initiatives to deliver long-range programs for MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operating Supplies) and related capital services.
• Support a complete follow-up of the entire procure-to-pay process ( p2p) (PO creation- Goods delivery- goods receipts – invoice payment).

About you:

• Bachelor's  Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, and/or Accounting.
• 5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Fluent in English and Dutch, French (written and verbal) required. French (written and verbal) is optional.
• Experience with ERP systems (i.e. Maximo, SAP).
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT), Google Suite, BW/BO spend analytics.

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 other occasions during the year.
• And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees 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 and CSR activities.