As a Barley Supply Chain Manager you work closely with the cooperatives and private collectors to make sure the barley delivery process is smooth and efficient.
You are the team leader of the Barley Execution team that exist out of 6 members. You will also be the first point of escalation for the plants, quality and barley procurement team in case of issues with deliveries.
Your responsibilities
Raw Material Inbounds & Logistics Management
- Lead the barley execution planning (short and long term) for the plants in your scope and secure non disruption in the barley supply and consequently in plant barley stocks.
- Monitor all contractual obligations associated to the entire barley contracts book and ensure no execution defaults.
- Engage, influence and collaborate with key stakeholders: barley, operations, logistics providers, Coops, S&OP and technical teams across the region
- Negotiate tariffs (short and long term) with freight service providers as well as other service providers linked to barley execution.
- Provide key input to the regional SC Manager and barley sourcing Manager regarding logistics trends and performance. Participate in road, rail and barge strategy elaboration for the West Continental Europe. Integrate CO2 reduction dimension within SBTi company objective.
Ensure planning processes and methodologies are consistent and efficient per site for optimized execution across your region
- Exchange planning information with the barley sourcing team, so both long term and short-term planning are aligned and this through the regional S&OP process as well as ad-hoc if required.
- Own the S&OP, inventory & master planning for barley execution for the plants in your scope and ensure efficient connectivity with other stakeholders.
- Manage the barley execution team & processes efficiency. Look at best practices elsewhere.
- Ensure business continuity by permanent process improvement and proactive risks identification.
- Monitor logistic costs and provide solution in their reductions and optimizations in the process.
We offer an attractive salary and benefits package and as part of a global organization can offer career opportunities internationally. As Masters of Malt we want to be a great employer, focusing on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration and health and wellbeing. We live our values, putting people at the heart of what we do.
“Strive” - our ambition is to be the best maltster that's why every day we commit to challenge ourselves to achieve the highest level.
“Care” - our strength is magnificent when we care for our earth, our colleagues and our business partners. We encourage trust, respect and treat each other with respect. We believe that Diversity makes us stronger.
“Inspire” - We adopt a long-term orientation delivering sustainable performance through innovation and digitization, becoming praised Masters of Malt.
“Explore” – thinking out of the box and embracing pioneer ideas to become a source of motivation, we like challenging the status quo to develop full potential.