Global Berry Movement Lead

Driscoll's; Breda; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Driscoll's in Breda, Netherlands, seeks a Global Fruit Movement Manager to drive planning, coordination and execution of fruit movements across DEMEA and adjacent units. You ensure timely delivery of berries, oversee demand and supply processes, and lead a Go To Market team across regions.

You will build scalable processes, improve governance, and align cross-functional teams to optimize profitability, quality and service levels, while traveling ~20% to support regional partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in FMCG/Food.
• 5–7 years of experience in S&OP, supply chain, import/export or trade.
• Strong sense of structure, ability to maintain overview and switch quickly in dynamic environments.
• Persuasive communicator with solid analytical skills and commercial awareness.
• Strategic mindset.
• Handles ambiguity and pivots quickly in dynamic environments.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, resilient and flexible across time zones.
• Excellent command of the English language.
• Willingness to travel (approx. 20%).

Responsibilities

• Oversee global supply and demand processes for WK0-52 - movements to and from DEMEA.
• Lead Go To Market Team that includes logistics, transportation, cold chain, packaging, compliance, and quality.
• Build a scalable fruit movement framework (meetings, processes, RACI).
• Identify supply and demand opportunities and strengthen relationships with regions and growers.
• Ensure accurate forecasting and pricing strategy across business units.
• Coordinate allocation workflows and pricing optimization across units.
• Ensure adherence to global compliance standards (MRLs, certifications, grower approvals).
• Drive quality standardization across regions to meet diverse customer expectations.
• Manage the full end-to-end fruit movement process from grower to customer.
• Ensure flawless execution of planning, seasonal preparations and ad-hoc adjustments.
• Monitor and improve processes, service levels and arrival quality.
• Guarantee timely contracts, accurate administration and strong margin performance.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks in global fruit movement processes.
• Implement systemic solutions for data visibility, reporting, and allocation (e.g., Anaplan, Tableau).
• Facilitate cross BU collaboration and decision making platforms
• Deliver weekly KPI reports and communicate changes proactively.
• Build trust and transparency across regions and functions

Skills

S&OP experience

Supply chain

Import/export

Trade

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Strategic mindset

Problem solving

Travel willingness

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in FMCG/Food

Tools

Anaplan

Tableau

Job description

Driscoll's in Breda, Netherlands, seeks a Global Fruit Movement Manager to drive planning, coordination and execution of fruit movements across DEMEA and adjacent units. You ensure timely delivery of berries, oversee demand and supply processes, and lead a Go To Market team across regions.

You will build scalable processes, improve governance, and align cross-functional teams to optimize profitability, quality and service levels, while traveling ~20% to support regional partners.