Talent & Learning Partner, Cocoa

Location: Zurich, CH, 8005 Lebbeke-Wieze, BE, 9280

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

We are currently hiring for a Talent & Learning Partner, Cocoa. This role forms a key part of the global Talent, People Development & Culture HR CoE, reporting to the VP of Talent, People Development & Culture. Based in either Zurich or Belgium, you will act as a key account manager and single point of contact for Global HRBPs and the business with the primary focus of partnering, consulting and enabling the global HRBPs and Leaders to drive the global Talent and People Development practices, processes and annual calendar.

You will act as a key account manager, assess and address learning and talent needs for Global Cocoa and provide valuable business insights to the CoEs to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of our talent and learning practices and solutions. In addition, you will support the people agenda by selecting the appropriate products to address learning and talent needs and ensure consistent governance with global policies and processes.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to execute the global learning and talent strategy for our Global Cocoa organisation
• Assess and address functional development needs, ensuring alignment with BC’s strategic goals and global Learning & Development, Talent & Performance Management products and processes.
• Collaborate with the Learning & Development CoE to deploy learning initiatives that align with the organization's strategic goals and address function specific needs with solutions that meet their functional requirements.
• Select, execute, and monitor talent programs within the assigned scope, ensuring they align with functional needs.
• Manage and monitor the Talent Review and Performance Cycle within your designated areas, while identifying key talents and succession plans.
• Implement tools for accelerated development within specific business areas, ensuring their effectiveness and succession plan readiness of key roles and top talent.
• Work closely with business leaders, HR teams, and the CoE to ensure alignment and effective execution of Learning & Talent initiatives.
• Analyze data and derive insights to enhance learning and talent strategies for specific functions.
• Be an ambassador for talent, learning and development, foster a culture of continuous learning and growth, and encouraging employee engagement and retention
• Continuously seek opportunities to enhance learning and talent strategies based on functional insights and feedback.
  

About You

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in Business, HR, Economics, Psychology, or similar
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a senior HR role (minimum 3 years in Global L&D / T&PM COE role)
• Experience of executing learning & talent strategies across multiple domains

• Business partnership & Consulting Skills
• Strong Business Acumen
• End to End Program Management / Strong Communication and Execution Skills
• Strong Project Management & Stakeholder management skills
• Stakeholder Management
• Analytical thinking & Passion for Data
• Digitally savvy
• Genuine & trustworthy
• Agile & entrepreneurial
• Client-centric & delivery focused
• Empowering & Inspirational
• Fluency in English and French – verbal and written

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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