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 we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

As a Regional Asset Manager, you will play a key role in implementing asset care strategies across multiple sites, ensuring reliability, cost optimization, and alignment with global standards. Acting as the link between global asset management and regional execution, you will drive governance, capability building, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role is highly visible and central to Barry Callebaut’s manufacturing excellence journey, including the rollout of our BC Operating System (BCOS) with a focus on Progressive Maintenance.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and track regional asset performance projects and roadmaps, ensuring timely delivery aligned with business priorities.
• Analyze loss intelligence and performance data to identify improvement opportunities and lead structured problem‑solving.
• Support sites in adopting global standards and governance processes, translating them into practical regional execution.
• Build site capability through coaching, training, and deployment of best practices in collaboration with SME communities and BCOS coaches.
• Act as a hub for regional problem‑solving and knowledge‑sharing, fostering a culture of data‑driven decision‑making.
• Support deployment and standardisation of digital platforms (Maximo, MES) and ensure data accuracy for decision‑making.
• Drive improvements in safety, reliability, quality, and efficiency through PM and PdM programs.
• Participate in maturity assessments, benchmarking, and Gemba initiatives to accelerate the region’s Go4Zero ambition. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Maintenance, Engineering, QA, CI, Manufacturing) and global governance structures.

About you

• You hold a Master’s degree in Engineering and have at least 10 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or asset management, including multi‑site leadership.
• You bring strong project management skills and experience with TPM, Lean manufacturing, or Six Sigma.
• You are fluent in English (additional regional language is a plus).
• You have solid knowledge of CMMS (preferably Maximo), MES, and digital tools for predictive maintenance.
• You are skilled in data analysis, Root Cause Analysis, and structured problem‑solving.
• You can balance strategic vision with shop‑floor detail and turn strategy into action.
• You are a confident facilitator and influencer, able to engage stakeholders from operators to senior leadership.
• Pragmatic, solution‑oriented, resilient, and culturally open, you lead change with integrity and energy.

We offer

• Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
• Annual bonus based on your work results.
• Lunch card for groceries and restaurants.
• Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
• Fit Profit sports card co‑financed by BC.
• PPE: we care about your future and save money for your retirement.
• Cafeteria Program as part of the Social Fund.
• Group life insurance.
• Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
• Flexible start times between 7 am and 10 am.
• Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
• Chocolate in the office for holidays and company celebrations.
• Theme clubs to pursue passions and interests.
• Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies.
• Special discount on our sweet products.
• Relaxation zone (PlayStation 5, table tennis, pool, Ping‑Pong, library, massage chairs).
• On‑site fitness equipment with laptop station.
• Team‑building events funded by the company.
• CSR and social life activities through the Forever Chocolate and Event Team.

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.