L'entreprise
Présentation
BOORTMALT is the world leader malting company with 3 million tonnes production capacity.
The group is present on 5 continents with 27 malting plants. Boortmalt's expertise is widely acknowledged by brewers and distillers who rely on the supply of top quality barley malt.
The Boortmalt Group is a fully owned subsidiary of the agricultural and agribusiness cooperative Axereal. Our relationship with Axereal, Europe's largest grain cooperative, ensures us access to high quality barley year round.
Missions essentielles
Boortmalt is seeking a motivated and forward-thinking Executive who is responsible to oversee, lead and drive all operations of our business in UK and Ireland, including the development and execution of strategies for company growth and revenue increases in alignment with the Group business strategy and budget limitations. You will be based in Athy (Ireland) with frequent travel to other plants in the region. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be expected to keep close links with the CEO and the other ExCom functions and to comply with Compliance, ICT and Finance guidelines from Boortmalt's HQ in Antwerp.
Driven by your passion for our industry, you will be responsible for the overall management and development of the business in the UK and Ireland region, which includes but is not limited to:
- Ethics & Compliance: comply with the Axereal and Boortmalt business ethics policies. Ensure that the Compliance business practices are adhered to.
- Safety: Lead by example, be a constant champion to engage teams at all levels in SHE & ensure compliance with Health & Safety principles and group rules and policies.
- People: Work with HR to maximize employee engagement and to develop specific measures and engagement activities. Ensure the business has specific succession activities and plans to ensure a pipeline of talent. Review performance and ensure development plans are in place for direct reports. Nurture talents.
-Deliver a profitable business and monitor the performance of UKIRL activities:
- Influencing and leading the organization and in particular the operations and agricultural teams (strategic & sustainable barley procurement) in the region.
- Ensure the business has clear reporting of costs and profitability to allow forensic attention to identify opportunities to improve margin.
- Forecast performance versus Budget, LE1 and LE2 whichever is the latest and alignment with the 5 year plan.
- Own the P&L in the region and drive growth and profitability increase.
- Define, suggest and adapt the business strategy of the group in the region as well as annual budget plans and 5Y Plans in accordance with the CEO's views and Business needs.
- Barley and Malt logistics in/out optimization for the plants, in close partnership with the Chief Commercial and Innovation Officer and the Group Operations & Agriculture Manager
- Manage operations on day to day basis, actively prepare and follow S&OP plans for the region .
- Head up operational strategy according to Group strategy, business priorities and Group's standards
- Manage performance of regional operations with focus on plant and production efficiencies including Kaizen/TPM concepts.
- Facilitate the organic growth of the company through greenfield or brownfield projects. Assist CEO with potential acquisitions in the region.
-Customers and Suppliers relationships:
- Ensure sustainable growth of the business relationships with existing and new customers in the food and beverage industries, for all segments of the portfolio (e.g. craft, distilling).
- Drive the barley procurement (following the Group barley procurement guidelines), barley position & execution responsibilities in the region (and between regions when required), in close collaboration with the Chief Commercial and Innovation Officer and Group Barley Procurement Manager.
- Identify local business opportunities and challenges to meet business goals for performance and growth in the region.
- Ensure long term sustainable Business:
- Develop with the Group, a 10 year plan to deliver a sustainable business over the long term.
- Implement the Operations Group strategies on Safety, BOPEX (Boortmalt continuous improvement), Agriculture, Sustainability, Energy Management according to Group's standards.
- Actively participate and drive in the region Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability agenda making sure our targets and ambitions on i.e CO2 emissions, safety, Agri scope3 and water conservation and others are met.
- Implement group risks policies and procedures and suggest adaptations & improvements in view of local circumstances.
- Upon approval of the CEO, where relevant to represent the company externally to Government, statutory/regulatory bodies and business partners/allies/associations.
Master recherché
As a member of our Executive Committee:
- You have a masters degree, in a business management, commercial or operations management discipline.
- You have at least 10 years experience in a similar position within a food industry
- You are passionate about the malt industry and have a good understanding of the operational and commercial aspects of our business
- You have a proven track record in overall business managment
- You can connect easily with stakeholders in our business, from field to brewery
- You have a high degree of business ethics
- You are able to translate strategic decisions into concrete solutions and execute on them
- You enjoy working in a dynamic and continuously changing work environment
- You adapt easily and are agile to find solution in case of challenging situations
- You have a proven track record of working with different cultures
- You are a strong communicator in English, both written and verbally. Knowledge of Gaelic is considered as a plus
Trésor des Masters of Malt
We offer an attractive salary and benefits package and as part of a global organization can offer career opportunities internationally. As Masters of Malt we want to be a great employer, focusing on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration and health and wellbeing. We live our values, putting people at the heart of what we do.
“Strive” - our ambition is to be the best maltster that's why every day we commit to challenge ourselves to achieve the highest level.
“Care” - our strength is magnificent when we care for our earth, our colleagues and our business partners. We encourage trust, respect and treat each other with respect. We believe that Diversity makes us stronger.
“Inspire” - We adopt a long-term orientation delivering sustainable performance through innovation and digitization, becoming praised Masters of Malt.
“Explore” – thinking out of the box and embracing pioneer ideas to become a source of motivation, we like challenging the status quo to develop full potential.
