GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

Orffa develops, customizes, sources, and offers feed additives and feed additive concepts for the animal nutrition market. We create, select, and deliver solutions tailored to industry needs.

As the feed additive specialist, we have dedicated teams engineering feed solutions with value-added products and concepts for all stakeholders in the animal production chain. Our solutions range from simple individual products to complex systems designed to address industry challenges.

We offer both in-house developed and branded concepts and products, as well as distribution products. Our portfolio combines technical products and basic feed additives. Based in Europe, we prioritize EU quality standards. Orffa is a knowledge and product platform that engineers solutions. We continuously monitor market needs, technical innovations, and production capabilities to enhance our standards and reputation. Our technical, commercial, and innovation teams work closely to meet customer demands. Our sourcing team actively seeks new products, concepts, and partners globally for outsourced production.

Our focus areas include innovation, development, regulatory affairs, quality control, logistics, sourcing, service, marketing, and sales. We outsource R&D, warehousing, logistics, and production to specialized partners, with our experts overseeing operations and maintaining close contact to ensure quality and intellectual property protection through exclusive contracts and patents.

Long-term partnerships are central to our model, allowing us to improve processes while maintaining our core competency: engineering feed solutions. This approach helps us stay at the forefront of the market and meet the evolving requirements of the feed industry.

Koetsier Executive Search is recruiting for Orffa: a Global Supply Chain Manager.

Global Supply Chain Manager

The Global Supply Chain Manager reports directly to the Chief Operating Officers.

Breda (NL)

• Accountable for the Customer Operations department, managing product lifecycle, shipping documentation, and insurance claims;
• Driving continuous improvement to achieve operational excellence;
• Streamlining production through optimized Sales & Operations Planning and forecasting, collaborating with Regional Managers, Commercial Managers, and COO;
• Fine-tuning inbound and outbound logistics, including inventory management;
• Ensuring efficient labeling and packaging processes;
• Implementing process improvements and new logistics concepts;
• Enhancing logistics service quality, cost-efficiency, communication, and automation in a dynamic environment;
• Focusing on cost reduction and efficiency;
• Proactively identifying problems, developing solutions, and proposing improvements;
• Building relationships with senior management, internal stakeholders, and external partners.

The Global Supply Chain Manager contributes to Orffa’s global development by optimizing logistics processes to improve customer service, logistics administration, and contract manufacturing. This role involves close interaction with internal teams and leading a logistics team of 10-12 FTE.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations, Supply Chain, or Logistics Management.

Knowledge and Experience: 5-7 years in Supply Chain or Logistics management within the international Food, Feed, Chemical, or FMCG industries. Proven leadership and international shipping experience, fluent in English (oral and written).

Characteristics: Essential personal qualities for success will be evaluated during the selection process.