This position is part of European cocoa planning team. This role will be the key player within the tam for E2E management on subcontractors on liquid and solid part of the business. This role will also support the planning team in building and analyzing stock reports to faciliatet stock management and stock health for cocoa Europe.
The core missions of the Subco and stock planner are: 

1. Run, optimize Subcontracting flows for Liquid & Solids (liquor/ butter/cake/powder): planning, transport, invoicing;
2. Practice inventory checks at contractors;
3. Build stock reportings and analysis for solid & liquid business - support solid & liquid active planners in S&D preparation;
4. Support the team in all administrative tasks related to planning.

Key responsibilities:

As part of the subco planner contribution:

• Optimize  production planning at our  the subcontractors sites Organize transports in collaboration with supply chain Teams;
• Closely collaborate with Solid & Liquid active planners for alignment on subco planning in total planning landscape;
• Declare all flows in SAP, control and validate subcontractors stocks, invoices;
• Challenge production R&D or QA constraints – have a problem solving attitude and mindset;
• Coordinate transports to choco entities and between cocoa sites and subco;
• Stock management specialty powder cocoa, Update specialties stock policy when necessary with Solid planner;
• Drive continuous improvement in the overall subco process;
• Ensure inventories at subcontractors and supervise all other activities related to internal control;
• Takes part and or run S&OE steps related to subco management;
• Drives continuous improvement on subco process.

As part of stock planner contribution:

• Support planning team in getting recurrent stock reports : stock quantity and type for all locations, stock health, sleeping stocks, high stocks;
• Builds slides for weekly / monthly stock deep dives;
• Provide 1st analysis to planning team;
• Contribute to building action plan in case stock reports shows gaps versus budget target;
• Be part and / or lead of task force related to stock management;
• Takes part and or run S&OE steps related to stock management.

As part of team member of European cocoa planning team:

• Takes part to the team life;
• Actively participate to planning Gemba meetings (part of S&OE);
• Drive continuous improvement in team ways of working;
• Support the planning team in times of crisis mangement.

• Bachelor degree or equivalent with focus on supply chain and operations;
• At least 3 years experience in supply chain planning in an industrial and international environment;
• ERP and planning  systems (SAP, planning optimizer tools eg OMP);
• Advanced Excel skills;
• Fluent English;
• French will be an asset;
• Strong analytical skills, rigorous, good communication, proactive & reactive problem solving;
• Autonomous in a remote working environment.

• 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.
• 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.