Manager, Global Warehouse COE

Description du poste:

About the role:

The Global Warehousing Center of Excellence defines and drives the strategic direction of Barry Callebaut's warehousing operations worldwide. It ensures safe, standardized, and future-ready warehouse processes across regions, enabling scalable, cost-effective, and service-oriented execution. As the global authority on warehousing, the CoE provides strategic leadership, ensures compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements, and drives performance visibility and continuous improvement. It works in close partnership with regional and local teams to optimize operations, embed digital innovation, and future-proof the global warehousing footprint.

Key responsibilities:

* Owning and executing the global warehousing strategy in alignment with long-term business and supply chain priorities.

* Leading the standardization of processes, SOPs, and compliance with global safety, quality, and regulatory standards.

* Shaping and deploying the digital warehousing roadmap, including global WMS strategy and integration with ERP, yard management, and visibility platforms.

* Evaluating and guiding the adoption of automation, robotics, and emerging warehousing technologies.

* Defining and governing global KPIs to drive cost and service performance through transparency, benchmarking, and continuous improvement.

* Steering warehouse-related strategic discussions with regional logistics heads and key global stakeholders (e.g., digital, sourcing, finance, quality, costing).

* Contributing to global logistics network design, infrastructure planning, and warehouse footprint evolution.

* Driving global capability building through best practice sharing, training frameworks, and development of a global warehousing community of excellence.

* Monitoring industry trends, innovations, and risks to ensure long-term resilience, sustainability, and competitiveness of the warehousing function.

About you:

* Master's degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or Industrial Engineering.

* Proven expertise in warehousing and logistics operations in an international context.

* Demonstrated experience leading large-scale ERP/WMS implementations and/or warehouse automation projects.

* Strong change management, stakeholder alignment, and project leadership capabilities.

* Strong background in warehouse automation, digitalization, and transformation program delivery.

* Deep understanding of supply chain process integration, system design, and operational KPIs.

* Hands-on experience with ERP, WMS, and related logistics tools, including data-driven decision support dashboards.

* Demonstrated success in driving cross-regional standardization, efficiency, and cost optimization.

* Must be able to operate in a complex international matrix organization with strong cross-functional collaboration.

* Clear and persuasive communicator with strong influencing skills.

* Strategic mindset with the ability to simplify complexity and drive structured execution.

* Proven ability to engage across cultures and functions at senior levels.

* High personal drive, resilience, and accountability.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

* Full professional proficiency in English (verbal and written).

* Travel requirements: max. 20%.

We offer:

* Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.

* Annual bonus based on your work results.

* 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.

* Vacation subsidy as part of the Social Fund.

* Group life insurance.

* Parking space on the premises.

* As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.

* Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, and many other occasions during the year.

* More chocolate: every quarter we get a chocolate deputation.

* You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.

* Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.

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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