Bel is a major player in the food industry, offering healthier dairy, fruit-based and plant-based snack portions, and is one of the world’s leading branded cheese companies. Its portfolio of distinctive, internationally renowned products, including The Laughing Cow®, Kiri®, Babybel®, Boursin®, Nurishh®, Pom'Potes® and GoGo squeeZ®, as well as around thirty other local brands, enabled the Group to generate €3.6 billion in revenue in 2022.

Would you like to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of its decision-making? Then Bel is the place for you!

Are you bold, pragmatic and determined? Would you like to contribute to the transformation of an international food group? Come and see the impact your talent and energy can have on delivering an ambitious and sustainable corporate project!

As part of its social responsibility policy, the Bel Group welcomes talents from all backgrounds and is committed to pursuing a proactive and sustainable disability inclusion policy.

•Coordinate with operational teams (Demand Planning, CS, logistics) and business teams (Sales, Mkt, S&OP Mgr., ) to ensure timely, cost effective and high-quality launches .

•Collaborate closely with Global AM (complex and/or strategic for the group, multi-country projects)

•Supervise deliverables, timelines and propose risk mitigation plans

•Ensure demand is properly transmitted by the project team to the planning teams

•Write and Lead PAM process until technical codes creation and maintain quality of Basic Data

•Check the Inno stages , making sure they are applied as per the Group’s process and contribute to local Codev.

•Manage and Lead Product portfolio Mgt process of the BU, carry out frequent analyses & coordinate the process with Marketing and Supply Chain

•Establish business priority  Project / SKU list.

•Support both local & global team in optimizing launches performance for the BU

•Check packaging stock at factory when code transition or discontinuity and minimize packaging stock write off.

•Lead the execution quality process and coordination of the commercialization of product or packaging change projects in the BU

•Manage updated Products’  Portfolio with technical codes.

•Collect the necessary information for the packaging development: FEI/DROP from Regulatory and technical drawing from plants technicians (or Magda if existing format), + information regarding the brief from Brand Manager.

•Ensure application of Graphic charts as per Group’s Guidelines.

•Lead the brief with the graphic or Design agencies (freelance, photoengraving, etc.) and monitor graphic development.

•Validate agencies’ brief after validation by Marketing Manager, Regulatory and CSR through specific tool (VALIDCOM) 

•Withdraw a Retro planning for the packaging execution taking into account the constraints and deadlines of each of above steps and transmit to all stakeholders. 

•Ensure packaging deliveries are in line with the Retro-planning to respect scheduled production dates . 

•Look for packaging harmonization whenever possible with support of Global and Local Activity Managers.

•Manage Purchase orders creation relevant to packaging and transmit the generated number to suppliers.

•Establish and follow up of annual Packaging Budget related to 1st set up expenses.

•Communicate all information relevant to packaging : new design, update of regulatory mentions , change of shippers, etc. to stakeholders => Marketing, Commercial team, plants..

•Global Activity Management Team                                                    .  Graphic Design agency and Photoengraver

•Local Demand Planning and Master Planning                                  .  Local Regulatory and Quality Managers

•Global and local Marketing, Sales & Finance                                   .  Local Brand Manager

•S&OP Manager                                                                                 .  Global Packaging coordinator

•Teamwork

•Partnership cross functions

•Proactivity

•Business & solution oriented

•Nb of led projects                                                                            Nb of updated/created packaging on time / in full

•On time launches                                                                            Control of Budget expenses

•Pack scrapped amount

•Nb of skus simplified 

 

Qualifications & Experience

 

Required diploma and/or level of professional experience: 

Required skills business / technical knowhow to perform in the job : 

Drive & accelerate transformation:

Demonstrate agility:

Dare to innovate:

Collaborate to increase efficiency:

      internal and external  stakeholders.

As part of the requirements related to our Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) customs certification, a criminal record extract (Bulletin No. 3) may be requested.

If you are interested in this position, we invite you to click the Apply button now. Our Recruitment Team will then contact you shortly.