Data & Digital Specialist
Key Skills
Job Description
About the Role
As a Data & Digital Specialist, you will play a key role within the Benelux Sales organization, helping unlock data and digital opportunities aligned with our growth strategy. Reporting directly to the Digital Sales Enablement Manager, you will serve as the backbone of our digital operations by maintaining high-quality master data, supporting core systems, and empowering commercial teams. This position is central to driving our digital strategy forward and connecting our ecosystem with internal and external partners.
Responsibilities
- Input and manage master data across the Benelux ecosystem, including INFOR Hoogenboom, GS1, PS in foodservice, ordering portals, and digital marketing platforms.
- Act as the Key User for the Hoogenboom ERP system and the new digital gourmet platform, ensuring data integrity and system optimization.
- Provide day-to-day operational support for data inquiries and resolve Salesforce cases related to master data.
- Maintain data accuracy on key platforms such as Specsplaza, GS1, and Callebaut.com to ensure seamless business operations.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal departments and external stakeholders, including suppliers and solution partners.
- Support ad-hoc projects and business requirements aligned with evolving digital needs.
Your Profile
- MBO background level or equivalent through experience.
- Professional fluency in Dutch and English (both written and spoken).
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI).
- Hands-on experience with modern ERP systems (Infor, SAP, Business Central) and Microsoft 365.
- Experience working with shared drives, cloud structures, and data mapping.
- Strong digital affinity with a solid understanding of master data management processes.
- Proactive "can-do" attitude with a focus on identifying process improvement opportunities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively within cross-functional teams and build supplier relations.
- Comfortable managing ambiguity, prioritizing under pressure, and meeting deadlines in a dynamic setting.
We Offer
- An impactful role at the core of our digital transformation journey.
- A collaborative, international work environment within the Benelux-Nordics cluster.
- Opportunities to develop specialized expertise across modern ERP, CRM, and digital platforms.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Core Responsibilities
The Data & Digital Specialist will manage master data across various platforms and act as a key user for ERP and digital systems. They will provide operational support, resolve data-related inquiries, and collaborate with internal and external partners to drive digital strategy.
Requirements
Candidates should have an MBO background or equivalent experience and professional fluency in Dutch and English. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ERP systems, and a strong understanding of master data management processes are required.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Benefits package
About Barry Callebaut
Industry: Food and Beverage Manufacturing
Company size: 10,001+ employees
With annual sales of about CHF 14.8 billion in fiscal year 2024/25, the Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading solutions provider of high-quality chocolate experiences across the full spectrum of chocolate, cocoa, cacao coatings and non-cocoa alternatives – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to crafting premium chocolates, fillings and decorations. The Group operates more than 60 production facilities worldwide and employs a diverse, committed workforce of over 13,000 people. Barry Callebaut serves as a trusted partner for the entire food industry, from large-scale food manufacturers to artisanal and professional users such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs, bakers, hotels, restaurants and caterers with Callebaut® as its main global brand. The Barry Callebaut Group is dedicated to making sustainable chocolate the norm – helping secure the future of cocoa and improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers. It supports the Cocoa Horizons Foundation, which aims to shape a sustainable future for cocoa and chocolate.