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UTZ Certified is looking for a Functional Specialist Traceability to manage the functionality of its new traceability system. Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Deadline for Applications: open.

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UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside is a sustainability program for coffee, cocoa and tea. It trains farmers how to produce professionally and sustainably, improving their quality of life, environment and products. UTZ means ‘good’ in the Mayan language Quiché. The UTZ CERTIFIED program trains farmers to become better businessmen. The results: better and constant product quality and yield, less costs and lower environmental impact, plus improved livelihoods. Sustainably grown and traceable products provide a better market position for farmers. This professional farming gives the assurance of ‘good inside’ quality products, grown with care for people and the environment. This means added value for the whole supply chain.

Since its foundation in 2002, UTZ CERTIFIED has become one of the leading coffee sustainability programs worldwide and is now a multi-commodity program including cocoa, tea and palm oil with the ambition to expand into other products in the coming years.  Leading companies such as Ahold, Sara Lee, Mars, IKEA and Nestlé work with the UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside sustainability label. UTZ CERTIFIED is headquartered in Amsterdam with representatives in the US, Japan and Switzerland, and works closely with its partner network in Africa, Asia and Latin America. UTZ CERTIFIED is looking for a

Functional Specialist Traceability

UTZ CERTIFIED has developed a new web based traceability infrastructure called Octopus, enabling commodity industries to show transparency and give insight in the different levels of sustainability throughout the supply chain.

You are responsible for the functional management of the application. Excellent analytical skills and knowledge of business processes and logistics enable you to rapidly build up functional expertise. You plan, organise and support the implementation for the internal organisation as well as external chain parties and certification bodies. You develop support material for all clients and you advise and support chain members in the integration of Octopus. You join UTZ presales in external presentations. Your service oriented attitude and interpersonal skills smoothen effective communication and implementation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Project management of implementation with internal and external stakeholders;
• Functional Management and translation of business requirements into functional designs;
• (Pre)sales support;
• Supplier management, SLA management;
• Perform risk assessments and impact analyses of the traceability system;
• Monitoring kpi’s and advising on action and scenarios.

The Project Manager reports to the Traceability Manager.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in the area of business logistics and functional process management;
• Degree in business (logistics), process management or related;
• Experience with the organizational implementation of ERP and/or workflow systems;
• Ability to translate business requirement into ICT solutions;
• Fluency in English, other languages are plusses;
• Excellent analytical skills, project management and organizational skills;
• Independent and able to work in a very dynamic environment;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Proactive, committed to excellence;
• Intercultural team player, international work experience.

UTZ CERTIFIED provides a dynamic and international working environment with entrepreneurial drive and an innovative approach.

Employment is based upon minimum 32 hours/week. We prefer candidates who have a work & residency permit for the Netherlands/EU.

This is your opportunity to create real value for a meaningful global sustainability initiative!

Please send your application to annelies [dot] pijnenburg [at] duurzaamheidwerkt [dot] nl, mentioning Functional Specialist Traceability in the subject line. For more information about this position please contact Annelies Pijnenburg: +31-(0)646680191.

More information about UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside: www.utzcertified.org.