Senior Business Associate Food

Gwynt is a consulting firm for larger entrepreneurial (family) businesses in retail, wholesale, food and manufacturing. Its clients are owners or management teams, and the firm acts as a strategic sparring partner when a breakthrough is needed.

Gwynt combines market knowledge with substantive expertise and change power to help clients achieve lasting results, growth and a culture of continuous improvement.

The approach combines hard aspects such as strategy, processes, content and project management with soft aspects such as behavior, management and change management. The work is pragmatic and focused on achieving results, including temporarily filling interim positions when needed to accelerate change.

Senior Business Associate Food

Expertise Operations

Your role

As a Senior Business Associate, you will have a leading role in strategic projects for companies operating in the food chain, including producers of raw materials, ingredients, private label and brands. The focus is on complex operational issues, such as improving and sustaining current performance, preparing for the future, and supporting further international expansion.

You combine up-to-date market knowledge with relevant subject matter expertise and change power within the food chain. As an experienced professional, you advise food companies through a clear vision of their operational activities and roadmap for the coming years. Topics such as operational excellence, capacity, flexibility, make-or-buy, technology (mechanization, robotization and AI) and sustainability are central. You will also work on Supply Chain Management projects, including translating strategy into concrete plans in areas such as logistics, network planning, S&OP and inventory control.

You will develop strategy with and for clients and turn it into concrete plans. You lead complex projects independently and take an active role in project, program and change management. You use your analytical skills to develop and implement realistic and creative solution directions.

A Senior Business Associate also contributes to the continued growth of Gwynt. With your vision, network and enthusiasm, you help develop existing and new clients.

What do we expect from you?

It is important that you make an impact with clients and fit well within the organization and team. Teamwork, empathy, a results-driven mindset, analytical thinking, people orientation, pragmatism, ambition and eagerness to learn are highly valued. In your daily actions, you are an example to others.

In summary, we are looking for someone who identifies with the description below:

• At least 5 years of working experience at strategic operational level with food manufacturers.
• Experience leading transformation and improvement projects at strategic level.
• Vision and experience with projects around new technology within the food industry, such as mechatronics, robotics and AI, and a drive to develop and share this further.
• Extensive experience with continuous improvement, lean six sigma and supervising team development.
• Experience and affinity with supply chain management, for example logistics, network planning, S&OP and inventory control.
• Academic level education, preferably in engineering, econometrics or technical business administration.
• Experience in consulting is an advantage, or the ambition to develop consulting skills.
• Natural curiosity and drive to actively acquire new knowledge and skills.
• Professional attitude and excellent communication skills at all levels, both verbal and written, in Dutch and English.
• The ability to position yourself strongly, create movement, deal with resistance and contribute to a team.
• A commercial drive, a strong network and energy from developing opportunities with potential clients.

What do we offer you?

As an employee of Gwynt, you can count on a close-knit team of colleagues who support each other and share knowledge and experiences. The company offers an open culture with plenty of room for entrepreneurship and self-development. You will work in a learning environment with on-the-job training, a personal development plan and personal coaching, along with excellent advancement opportunities and a competitive benefits package, including a leased car. There is also the possibility to grow into a leadership position, depending on your ambition and competence.

Employees are closely involved in the further development and growth of Gwynt. Together, you determine your future within the company, whether that means developing further as an expert or expanding consulting skills.