Project Manager, Pricing Excellence Location: Chicago, US, 60654 Monterrey, MX, 66050 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 Next Level program is our plan that paves the way for the next decade of sustainable growth by moving Barry Callebaut closer to markets and customers while fostering simplicity and digitization to advance our well-recognized innovation and sustainability approach to deliver additional value for all our stakeholders. As Stream Lead Pricing Excellence, you will become part of the Pricing Excellence initiative within Next Level. The objective of the Pricing Excellence initiative is to mature BC’s pricing processes and systems in order to grow our business profitably, both on margin and volume, and to install a simplified solution that creates transparency to sales and senior management (up to CEO level). The Pricing Excellence initiative, consists of 3 phases + Solution design: conducting a maturity assessment of the current organization, processes and tools, as a basis to define the high-level dream state, and the creation of the initiative roadmap with business case + Detailed solution design and implementation plan: develop the 360° Target Operating Model (principles, process target state, tools, incentive models & organization), conduct a detailed in-depth as-is analysis, and translate it into a detailed implementation plan + Implementation: design of detailed E2E process, global roll-out of the target operating model, and implement the E2E process & tooling The program is divided into multiple streams (strategy, price models, tools & governance). In this role, you will be the end responsible of a designated stream. The goal is to ensure the in time, global delivery of the project in line with the monetization of the overall business case. A stream typically includes three steps: Concept design, Pilot & Implementation Phase. Your main stakeholder will be the pricing counterpart on the business side. Depending on the stream, other stakeholders may be Finance, Information Management, Sales, or other. Next to the internal stakeholders, it can be the case that you will also work closely together with an external supplier. Key Responsibilities include + Project management + Drive and lead planning, coordination and implementation of the project to ensure delivery on time, in full and within budget, reaching the project goals across BC globally. + Manage and lead team of participants to ensure that project objectives are met + Set-up of governance structure & meetings + Develop and maintain project plans, and monitor timeline progress + Oversee resource management & performance (both internal and external) + Management of budget resources + Follow-up of interdependencies with other projects and initiatives + Conduct risk analysis and manage identified risks + Content gatekeeper + Establishment of project charter and subflows + Ensure a qualitative delivery of the concept phase + Coordinate and assess the pilot phase + Creation and follow-up of global implementation plan + Ensure content alignment on a global and functional level + Structuring content for project meetings and overarching program alignments during the whole project + Act as an Ambassador of the stream + Actively promote and ensure a positive energy around the stream + Engage and coordinate Stakeholders About you + Minimum 5 years of business experience + At least 5 years of experience in pricing ideally in a B2B environment and in project management in a multinational and/or global environment + Proven track record for managing complexity in a project environment and keeping team energy high for maximum impact + Proficiency in MS Office suite (especially Excel) and Google tools. + Knowledge of specific pricing tools is considered a plus + Able to drive change and motivate people, strong listening and influencing skills + Able to challenge the status quo, curious to understand different points of view. Constantly looking for opportunities to improve. + Disciplined in execution + Motivated by delivering tangible results + Ability to translate business needs into effective solutions and processes + Ability to split complex problems in tangible sub-problems + Communicative What you can expect from Barry Callebaut: + Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package + Paid time off, plus 12 paid holidays, plus your birthday off + Environment that welcomes workplace flexibility + An atmosphere where diversity is embraced, and inclusivity is second nature. We call it #OneBC! Just ask our champions with the Americas Women’s Forum and the Racial Equality Forum! + Ability to grow personally and professionally within an organization that values development and internal career growth + Be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, carbon and forest positive, and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products 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. If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here. Were you missing anything in this job ad? 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