Indirect Spend Purchasing Country Manager

Indirect Spend Purchasing Country Manager

Location:

Bandung, ID, 40256

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!

We are seeking an experiencedCountry Procurement Manager, Indirect Spendto lead indirect procurement across our operations inIndonesia. The role is accountable for developing and executing the country procurement agenda, leading and developing a team of procurement professionals, and ensuring effective procurement support across multiple plants and sites.

Acting as Procurement’s principal representative in Indonesia, the role holder will influence senior stakeholders, align competing business priorities, and connect local requirements with regional and global Procurement strategies.

The role operates through a combination of team leadership, strategic direction, governance, and selective hands-on execution. Routine sourcing activities will be delivered through the country procurement team, while the Procurement Manager will personally lead the most strategic, complex, high-risk, or business-critical initiatives.

The role reports to theDirector, Indirect Spend Global Cocoaand is based inBandung, Indonesia.

About The Role:

• Develop and execute the country indirect procurement strategy and prioritized sourcing pipeline, aligned with business requirements and regional, global, and Global Cocoa Procurement priorities.

• Lead, motivate, and develop the country procurement team by setting clear objectives, allocating responsibilities and resources, managing performance, and strengthening individual and collective capabilities.

• Maintain overall accountability for procurement delivery across the country portfolio, ensuring effective prioritization, appropriate delegation, execution discipline, and continuity for business-critical requirements.

• Act as Procurement’s principal country representative, building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, HSE, and plant leadership. Secure early Procurement involvement, align competing priorities, and constructively challenge business requirements.

• Personally lead the most strategic, complex, high-value, high-risk, or cross-site sourcing initiatives and negotiations, while providing direction, coaching, and governance for projects led by team members.

• Drive country-wide value through demand aggregation, specification improvement, OEM-to-alternative-manufacturer initiatives

• , supplier consolidation, contract coverage, supplier performance and risk management, and sourcing decisions that balance cost, service, quality, safety, sustainability, compliance, and operational continuity.

• Ensure procurement compliance and performance visibility across the country, and lead the implementation of applicable policies, systems, processes, best practices, and regional or global initiatives.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree required; a degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, or another relevant technical or commercial field is strongly preferred.

• Language: Fluent written and spoken English and Bahasa Indonesia.

• Strong command of Microsoft Office tools.

• Knowledge of SAP, Coupa and/or IBM Maximo is a strong advantage

• At least 12 years of progressively responsible procurement experience, including significant responsibility for indirect procurement in a manufacturing, industrial, or similarly complex operational environment. Experience in the food and beverage industry is strongly preferred.

• Proven expertise in strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, supplier management, and operational procurement, particularly across CAPEX, MRO, technical services, and operational service categories.

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team of procurement professionals, including objective-setting, delegation, coaching, capability development, and performance management.

• Proven accountability for a complex, multi-site or country-level procurement portfolio, balancing strategic initiatives with urgent operational requirements.

• Strong record of building credibility with senior country, functional, and plant stakeholders, securing early Procurement involvement, constructively challenging requirements, and influencing decisions without relying solely on formal authority.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute procurement plans and to translate global or regional strategies, policies, and transformation initiatives into effective local implementation.

• Strong commercial, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to make timely, balanced, and risk-aware decisions in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong understanding of procurement governance, compliance, internal controls, tendering, approvals, contract management, and documentation standards, supported by proficiency in ERP and procurement systems.

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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