Westfalia Fruit

Supply Chain Manager

Westfalia Fruit  â€˘  Wingene, BE (Hybrid)  â€˘  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Come and join the leading #avoexperts 🥑

Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related value-added products to global markets. Through our vertically-integrated supply chain we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocadoes & fresh produce – 365 days a year & across the globe.

With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognised as the leading #avoexperts and considered as the supplier of choice to both retail & wholesale customers whom we serve from sales offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America & Southern Africa.

We’re looking for a Supply Chain Manager to join our team in, Wingene, Belgium.

The Supply Chain Manager will lead all end-to-end supply chain operations across the Westfalia Convenience Europe Market Unit. As a key member of the local management team, you’ll oversee demand and supply planning, logistics, and customer service, ensuring smooth product flow from sourcing to delivery.

Working within a global matrix structure, you’ll collaborate with the Global Convenience Supply Chain team to implement group-wide systems, processes, and KPIs, while partnering with the Market Unit Director to tailor operations to local market needs.

This leadership role is critical to driving service excellence, cost efficiency, waste reduction, and customer satisfaction across the business.

Responsibilities include:

Requirements

Essential

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration or related field
  • Strong progressive supply chain experience, including significant leadership responsibilities
  • Proven success in managing cross-functional supply chain teams across demand planning, logistics, and customer service
  • Familiarity with ERP systems and global supply chain processes
  • Deep understanding of supply chain planning from detailed scheduling to S&OP, inventory management, logistics, and order fulfilment
  • Strong analytical skills with experience using supply chain data to drive decision-making
  • Competence in process optimisation and change management
  • Fluency (C1 or Native level) in both English and Dutch.
  • Available to be onsite in the Wingene office 4 days a week.

Desirable

  • Master’s degree or equivalent qualification
  • Fluency in French is desirable.
  • Experience in FMCG, fresh produce, or perishable goods environments highly desirable

Benefits

We value your efforts, and we show it not only with words but also with actions.

  • You work full-time with flexible hours and hybrid working of 4 days in office and 1 day remote.
  • Bonus of 15% of annual gross salary linked to key parameters and the EBITDA of the Westfalia group
  • Meal vouchers
  • Annual €250 eco vouchers (calculated pro rata according to the number of days worked)
  • Group insurance Hospitalization and outpatient insurance
  • Company Car
  • GSM + subscription

Please note that this position does not have a specific closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and the advert may be removed at any time.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

Westfalia Fruit

About Westfalia Fruit

Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related processed​ products to international markets. Westfalia grows, sources and ripens, packs, processes and markets sustainably grown avocados year-round. Its vertically integrated supply chain enables Westfalia to market quality fruit from across the globe. Westfalia Fruit has a team dedicated to developing exciting new and innovative value-added products, created to delight our customers and consumers. Such initiatives include avocado oil, chunky guacamole, frozen avocado, and dried fruit - with a plethora of additional concepts nearing release.

If you are interested in working with us please visit https://www.westfaliafruit.com/careers/ for the current vacancies and opportunities.

Major retailers are served from sales offices located in the Netherlands, England, France, Austria, Colombia, Chile, Peru, USA, South Africa, India, Kenya and Portugal. Among Westfalia’s many accreditations are GlobalGAP, Fairtrade, Sedex, IFS, LEAF, BRC and HACCP.

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Kent, GB
Year Founded
1949
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