Jobs at pladis Global

Leads finance for three European entities and headquarters overhead functions, managing financial close, reporting, planning, forecasting, budgeting, and strategic plans. Partners with commercial, marketing, and supply chain teams on business cases, pricing, profitability, investments, and performance. Provides regional analysis and recommendations to leadership, leads performance reviews, improves reporting and planning processes, and supports strategic projects and transformation initiatives while managing two controllers.

The Human Resources Executive role supports the company’s people strategy within a fast-growing global confectionery business. The description emphasizes collaboration, accountability, agility, resilience, and contributing to a diverse workforce. Specific day-to-day responsibilities and qualification requirements are not provided.

Operate and monitor wrapping machinery in a biscuit production facility. Complete pre-start checks, changeovers, documentation, and shift handovers; adjust machine settings and replace film rolls to maintain product quality and consistency. Follow manufacturing, safety, rework, and quality procedures, report and resolve equipment issues, move between production lines as needed, and support colleague training.

Lead indirect procurement for France and the Netherlands, developing category strategies, managing suppliers, conducting tenders, and delivering cost optimization, supply continuity, sustainability, and innovation. The role partners with manufacturing, supply chain, R&D, Finance, marketing, and global procurement teams; oversees contracts, budgets, supplier performance, specifications, pricing, and compliance; and drives strategic procurement projects and stakeholder relationships.

Supports breakthrough food product innovation from technical concept through prototype, pilot, and factory trials. Develops scalable processes, product architectures, specifications, and technical solutions while applying scientific methods, ingredient and product characterization, texture and rheology analysis, and data interpretation. Collaborates with global innovation, engineering, product development, marketing, suppliers, and manufacturing teams to meet quality, cost, timing, sustainability, and productivity objectives. Ensures GMP compliance, project documentation, technical gates, and effective handover to regional product development teams.

Leads global breakthrough product innovation across indulgence and next-generation kids categories. Develops long-term innovation and technology roadmaps, manages technically complex product development projects, and guides commercialization. Builds cross-functional, regional, supplier, and external technology partnerships while leading scientists and engineers. Oversees technical governance, risk management, NPD gating, quality standards, cost-saving initiatives, budgets, and capability development to deliver growth, productivity, sustainability, and differentiated products.

Lead cocoa and chocolate research, developing innovative and sustainable materials, blends, extenders, substitutes, and products for confectionery and baked applications. Own prototyping, bench and pilot trials, factory scale-up, technical validation, and solutions to product challenges. Build cocoa processing expertise, identify patentable opportunities, support sourcing strategies, and collaborate with procurement, suppliers, sensory, marketing, quality, supply chain, and operations teams.

Lead the HR agenda for a manufacturing site, partnering with leadership to drive culture, engagement, workforce planning, capability building, performance, absence management, and people-cost control. Own union and industrial relations, including consultations, negotiations, grievances, and agreements. Coach managers, support organizational change, oversee talent and succession processes, deliver people KPIs, and coordinate with HR centers of excellence on reward, learning, wellbeing, inclusion, and employee relations.

The Brand Manager will bring Godiva’s global brand strategy to life through integrated communications, campaigns, content, toolkits and brand assets. Responsibilities include managing agencies, content calendars, seasonal campaigns, product launches, influencer and PR programs, market activation guidance, stakeholder collaboration, and campaign performance analysis. The role ensures consistent premium brand execution across global markets and channels while supporting brand equity, innovation launches and commercial growth.

Provides comprehensive administrative support to Vice Presidents, Directors, and their teams. Responsibilities include diary and meeting management, travel arrangements, expense and invoice processing, spreadsheet and database updates, report and presentation preparation, event coordination, liaison duties, and tracking team deliverables. The role requires strong organization, communication, multitasking, problem-solving, attention to detail, and proficiency in Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Own brand portfolio strategy, annual and long-term planning, revenue and profit delivery, consumer insight, innovation, renovation, and integrated marketing programs. Lead cross-functional teams, agencies, and commercial partners; manage budgets and performance reviews; influence senior stakeholders; and deliver brand growth, launches, in-store activation, and sales-driving initiatives across digital, social, out-of-home, and retail channels.

The job description provides limited role-specific details. The Senior Product Development Manager will likely support product development within a global biscuits and confectionery business, collaborating across teams to deliver quality consumer products and contribute to the growth of iconic brands. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract emphasizing agility, accountability, resilience, collaboration, and commercial impact.

Develop and execute brand strategy for iconic consumer food brands. Responsibilities include analyzing positioning and consumer insights, translating strategy into go-to-market plans, managing agency-led creative development, setting sales and brand-health goals, measuring campaign ROI, monitoring markets and competitors, overseeing marketing activities, and leading product and packaging innovation initiatives.

Leads the Managed Convenience channel strategy and execution across major UK convenience and grocery customers. Owns the channel P&L, builds senior customer relationships, develops joint business plans, drives category growth and margin creation, and aligns customer and company strategies. Manages, coaches, and develops a team of 12 while collaborating with buying, supply, category planning, marketing, executive, and revenue management stakeholders.

Manage end-to-end export operations for land and sea shipments in KSA: prepare export documentation, ensure SFDA and customs compliance, coordinate bookings and transport, handle legalization and claims, maintain export trackers and Smartsheet, verify freight invoices, and support cross-functional teams for timely shipment execution.

The Sales Intern will analyze store traffic and customer reactions, promote offers, manage inventory, and build customer relationships to maximize sales.

Provide hands-on support and ownership for LAN/WAN/Wi‑Fi, Aruba/HPE networking, AV/meeting room infrastructure, servers and virtual data center, and cloud (AWS/Azure). Act as L2/3 escalation, manage incidents/problems/changes via ServiceNow, ensure security/compliance, coordinate vendors and global IT teams, and support DR and lifecycle activities across MENAI countries.

Lead supply chain finance for North America, driving financial clarity and value across COGS and freight. Own budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, KPI delivery, audit controls, and financial oversight of major operational transformations (Project Atlas). Partner with supply chain and operations to optimize network efficiency, ensure data integrity with corporate SCOA/IFRS, and build a high-performing finance team.

Company-level internship at pladis focused on learning and contributing to a fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business. Candidates should demonstrate purpose, resilience, positivity, agility, collaboration, and accountability while supporting cross-functional projects and gaining hands-on experience with iconic consumer brands.

Lead end-to-end Supply Chain Finance FP&A, planning and performance management. Own product costing, transfer pricing, capital investment governance and logistics finance. Manage a central team and three direct reports, ensure strong controls, continuous improvement, and provide senior business partnering and decision support across manufacturing, logistics and central supply chain functions.