Westfalia Fruit

Supply Chain

• Meticulously review and evaluate supply forecasts, directly influencing our market responsiveness and ensuring accuracy.
• Strategically manage optimal inventory levels, guaranteeing product availability while minimising costs and avoiding stockouts.
• Develop and implement robust contingency plans, proactively mitigating risks and ensuring seamless business continuity.
• Work closely with key departments like procurement, operations, and sales, fostering seamless communication and collaborative problem-solving.
• Identify areas for enhancement and implement innovative strategies to continuously improve supply chain efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Monitor and analyse market conditions, providing crucial insights that inform proactive adjustments and strategic decision-making.

Supply Planner

Manager

• Lead demand forecasting across short, medium, and long-term horizons using customer insights, historical data, and market trends.
• Develop agile supply plans to meet demand while optimizing inventory, reducing stock-outs, and minimizing waste.
• Own and facilitate the full S&OP processes, cross-functional alignment and driving effective decision-making.
• Monitor inventory health, manage shelf-life constraints, and protect service levels across the supply chain.
• Ensure accurate planning data and systems integrity to support high-quality forecasting and operational planning.
• Track and report KPIs like forecast accuracy, OTIF, and inventory turns—turning insights into action.
• Lead and develop planning team members, building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence.
• Collaborate across Commercial, Operations, Sourcing, and Finance teams to ensure demand-supply balance.
• Respond quickly to supply disruptions or demand shifts, keeping all stakeholders aligned.
• Support strategic supply chain initiatives in partnership with the Head of Supply Chain and Quality teams.

Demand and Supply Planning Manager

• - Lead demand forecasting across short, medium, and long-term horizons using customer insights, historical data, and market trends.
• - Develop agile supply plans to meet demand while optimizing inventory, reducing stock-outs, and minimizing waste.
• - Own and facilitate the full S&OP processes, cross-functional alignment and driving effective decision-making.
• - Monitor inventory health, manage shelf-life constraints, and protect service levels across the supply chain.
• - Ensure accurate planning data and systems integrity to support high-quality forecasting and operational planning.
• - Track and report KPIs like forecast accuracy, OTIF, and inventory turns—turning insights into action.
• - Lead and develop planning team members, building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence.
• - Collaborate across Commercial, Operations, Sourcing, and Finance teams to ensure demand-supply balance.
• - Respond quickly to supply disruptions or demand shifts, keeping all stakeholders aligned.
• - Support strategic supply chain initiatives in partnership with the Head of Supply Chain and Quality teams.

Sales

• As a Sales Manager, you will drive commercial success by managing key accounts and developing new opportunities across your markets.
• Commercial Leadership
• Market Expansion
• Business Insights and Reporting
• Customer-Centric Approach
• Collaboration and Leadership

Senior Sales Manager

Procurement

• Provide market leading strategies to deliver new product developments in both fresh and value added categories
• To deliver outstanding service expectations, ensuring customers’ expectations are met
• Grow the customer base
• Formulation and implementation of seasonal programs
• Lead pricing negotiations
• Establish, develop and maintain a commercially beneficial relationship with key customers. Write, implement, evolve and communicate a plan for all required areas
• Liaise with internal departments (supply chain, procurement, technical, operations) to ensure quality and timely delivery of product
• Liaise with procurement and supply chain teams to address sourcing and availability issues
• Understand and communicate technical issues with the customer commercial team where necessary and liaise on these issues internally with technical and quality teams to achieve satisfactory resolution
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the market sector including consumer trends, competitor activity and product lines

Procurement Manager

• To provide market leading strategies to deliver new product developments in both fresh and value added categories
• To deliver outstanding service expectations, ensuring customers’ expectations are met
• Grow the customer base
• Formulation and implementation of seasonal programs
• Lead pricing negotiations
• Establish, develop and maintain a commercially beneficial relationship with key customers. Write, implement, evolve and communicate a plan for all required areas
• Liaise with internal departments (supply chain, procurement, technical, operations) to ensure quality and timely delivery of product
• Liaise with procurement and supply chain teams to address sourcing and availability issues
• Understand and communicate technical issues with the customer commercial team where necessary and liaise on these issues internally with technical and quality teams to achieve satisfactory resolution
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the market sector including consumer trends, competitor activity and product lines

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead the annual budget process and rolling forecasts aligned with the Group's growth strategy.
• Build and maintain robust financial models and dashboards using Power BI and other tools.
• Analyse financial data to identify trends, variances, and deliver actionable insights.
• Develop scalable FP&A processes and enhance forecast accuracy across all three financial statements.
• Partner with commercial, operations, and supply chain teams to align budgets with strategic drivers.
• Monitor and drive improvements in Capex and Working Capital performance.
• Produce and present clear management reports and KPI benchmarks for senior leadership.
• Ensure accurate and compliant financial reporting in line with IFRS standards.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through KPI analysis and group-wide benchmarking.
• Drive automation, reporting improvements, and support financial system upgrades.

Group Financial Analyst – FP&A

• Manage supplier contracts and procurement agreements, ensuring full commercial and legal compliance.
• Forecast USD requirements and collaborate with treasury and FX partners to ensure currency availability.
• Oversee supplier payments, including advance and balance payments, aligned with agreed credit terms.
• Manage procurement frameworks such as Open Price, and Fixed Price purchasing models.
• Coordinate customs duty payments and ensure full compliance with UK/EU import-export regulations.
• Lead payment-related communication between finance, procurement, and international suppliers.
• Support category managers with financial insight across Avocado, Industrial Citrus, and General Trade.
• Manage freight and logistics documentation, ensuring timely, compliant shipping of temperature-sensitive goods.
• Track and process supplier rebates, claims, returns (RTS), and credit recoveries efficiently.
• Uphold AEO compliance standards and monitor customs declarations, highlighting and correcting discrepancies.

Import Accounts Manager

• Shape Global Strategy: Lead and execute sourcing strategies across non-fruit categories, aligned with supply chain and business goals.
• Deliver Cost Leadership: Drive sourcing excellence through RFPs, total cost models, and smart contract negotiations that balance savings with flexibility.
• Partner with Suppliers: Build strong relationships with global and regional suppliers to ensure service, innovation, and ethical compliance.
• Mitigate Risk Proactively: Implement robust risk management frameworks to safeguard supply continuity amid global disruptions.
• Champion Sustainability: Embed ESG, ethical sourcing, and sustainability into procurement decisions, tracking progress against corporate goals.
• Enable Seamless Supply Chains: Collaborate on logistics, customs, and inventory strategies to optimize flow-to-market and delivery performance.
• Integrate Commercially: Work cross-functionally with Sales and Ops to support launches, promotions, and accurate demand planning.
• Lead High-Performance Teams: Build and mentor diverse, regionally distributed teams with clear KPIs and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Drive Digital Transformation: Promote cutting-edge procurement tech, systems, and analytics to enhance decision-making and efficiency.
• Ensure Strong Governance: Uphold compliance, policy standards, and audit readiness across all sourcing regions.

Global Head of Non-Fruit Procurement

Account Manager

• Create and execute a strategic sales plan that expands customer base in North America focused on Foodservice and Retail
• Meet with potential clients and grow long-lasting relationships by understanding their needs
• Track, analyze, and communicate key quantitative metrics and business trends as they relate to partner relationships
• Drive sales and secure new clients by developing sales strategies based on in-depth market research and analysis
• Strengthen key client relationships by establishing and maintaining close communications aimed at identifying and responding to clients’ needs as they evolve
• To manage a selection of our highly valued retail customer accounts
• To ensure growth in accordance with the Westfalia North American strategy over a short-, medium- and long-term position
• Contact potential customers and sources of new business and developing plans to capture new business
• Manage profitability and all financial KPI’s effectively
• Forecasting and close liaison with key members of the team for accurate and timely data
• Ability to understand high-level sales strategies, translate them into system and process requirements, and ensure local execution and business impact.

Account Manager, Strategic Sales

Communications

• Shape a Global Voice - Design and lead a world-class communications and engagement strategy that unites Westfalia Fruit’s global workforce under one powerful, purpose-driven narrative.
• Champion a Unified Brand Message - Establish a consistent tone of voice across all internal and external platforms, ensuring alignment with corporate values and the Buy–Move–Sell transformation model.
• Engage Our People, Empower Our Culture - Inspire pride and inclusivity through compelling internal communications and campaigns that bring strategy, values, and employee experience to life.
• Drive Global Thought Leadership - Lead external communications and PR, positioning Westfalia as a trusted voice in sustainable agriculture, fresh produce, and food innovation.
• Command the Headlines, Protect the Reputation - Own media relations, build strong journalist and stakeholder connections, and lead crisis communication strategies with confidence and clarity.
• Activate Strategic Channels - Oversee intranets, newsletters, social media, digital platforms, and global town halls—ensuring every message lands with impact.
• Partner with Leaders at Every Level - Collaborate with executive leaders across People, Customer, Supply Chain, and Operations to embed communications into every corner of the business.
• Lead & Develop a World-Class Team - Build and nurture a high-performing global communications team—introducing best practices, tools, and measurement to drive excellence.
• Measure What Matters - Track the impact of all communications initiatives, turning insights into action and driving continuous improvement.
• Advocate For Our People - Advocate for employee perspectives, fostering connection, clarity, and engagement across all global markets.

Global Head of Communications and Engagement

People Operations

• Partner with senior leaders to align people strategies with business objectives, driving performance and engagement
• Lead organisational transformation and change management initiatives across Group Functions
• Develop and implement leadership development and succession planning strategies
• Provide expert employee relations and employment law guidance, primarily in the UK
• Support business leaders with talent acquisition and workforce planning
• Champion a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture, embedding company values
• Drive performance and reward strategies to attract and retain top talent
• Lead or contribute to People & Culture transformation projects to improve efficiency and impact
• Support the implementation of HR systems to enhance people data visibility
• Work in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, influencing at a senior level
• Build, influence, and drive meaningful change across global Group functions as a trusted advisor to senior leaders

Senior People and Culture Business Partner

• Work closely with the CPO and Director of People & Culture to deliver internal communications
• Deliver compelling and engaging internal communications, sharing news from across the company
• Support leadership and regional events
• Execute internal communications for regional transformation programmes
• Partner on clear, impactful communications to drive colleague understanding and advocacy for company transformation
• Translate complex transformation details into engaging, accessible content for all 8,500 colleagues
• Manage stakeholders and ensure transparency throughout the internal communication process
• Develop and deliver targeted communication campaigns to build colleague engagement with company priorities
• Uncover and showcase inspiring stories to celebrate colleague achievements and company initiatives
• Manage and maintain internal communication platforms, keeping content fresh and readily accessible
• Demonstrate creativity and find innovative ways to reach colleagues across all roles and locations
• Champion clarity, transparency, consistency, and two-way dialogue in all communications

Supply Planner

Demand and Supply Planning Manager

Demand and Supply Planning Manager

Senior Sales Manager

Senior Sales Manager

Senior Sales Manager

Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager

Group Financial Analyst – FP&A

Import Accounts Manager

Global Head of Non-Fruit Procurement

Global Head of Non-Fruit Procurement

Account Manager, Strategic Sales

Global Head of Communications and Engagement

Senior People and Culture Business Partner

Internal Communications Specialist