About the company:
Our vision "A better chicken for a better life" summarizes why we exist - to create the conditions for a prosperous world with our product. For people, the chickens and our planet.
Kronfågel has been around for over 50 years and is Sweden's market leading player in chicken with several major brands . Everything we do is based on your needs for convenient, healthy and tasty food. Our mission is to offer a safe and healthy choice with products that are good for humans, the chickens and the planet.
Chicken contributes to a sustainable world
Chicken emits less than a tenth of the CO2 of beef. This makes chicken one of society's most climate-smart protein sources. Chicken is therefore a raw material of the future.
Kronfågel is part of the Scandi Standard group, which is the leading producer of chicken in the Nordics & Ireland.
The Scandi Standard group was founded in 2013. The company consists of the leading chicken operators in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Ireland. Kronfågel in Sweden, Danpo in Denmark, Den Stolte Hane in Norway, Naapurin Maalaiskana in Finland and Manor Farm in Ireland.
Chicken has an exciting future and with Scandi Standard at the forefront, we see stable, long-term growth in the chicken market. This is due to a number of things: chicken is an affordable protein source which also has good climate and health benefits compared to other meat proteins. Questions that are becoming increasingly important in our society as we are constantly becoming more aware of our health and our climate. We look forward to continuing to drive this development.
Kronfågel's brands have their own tradition and they each stand as a guarantor of their specific properties. For Kronfågel and Scandi Standard, the welfare of our animals is a top priority. Common to all is that it is about quality chicken.
Purpose & impact:
Kronfågel has decided to recruit a new Director to head up the Live Operation organization. The person will develop the current organization from a people-, process- and system perspective. The objective will also be to develop and secure best in class collaboration with key stakeholders across the entire value chain. The successful candidate will have established a performing organization, achieved trusted relationships both internally and externally, as well as ensure animal welfare to the highest quality.
Role:
- Follow applicable laws and regulations and be responsible for them within the business area as well as the company’s policies, guidelines, routines, rules, and instructions
- Set the strategic planning to ensure that the function supports the organization’s goals
- Manage budgeting and financial management to maintain cost-effective production
- Drive change management with the ability to achieve long-term change within the business by developing managers and employees towards set goals and results
- Responsible for purchasing and pricing chickens from breeders
- Responsible for and leading the Preparation and Negotiation Committees
- Responsible for educating, monitoring, and supporting Kronfågel’s breeders & suppliers towards better animal welfare & efficiency through counselling and control visits as well as (KF quality program-revisions) Scandi Standards Chicken Quality Program
- Work towards improving and following up on deviations in the value chain SweHatch-Kronfågel, to ensure good animal welfare across the value chain
- Work strategically with future chicken breeds as well as feed and increase knowledge in pricing and sustainability
- Responsible for developing the Live Operation organization so that SweHatch and SweChick act as a single unit
- Together with Supply Chain & Operations and LTP processes, secure necessary areas, breeders,and other partners
- Work to ensure that the function, together with breeders and the Planning Department, proactively work to achieve target weights and improve flow and ensure punctual deliveries
- Support in other possible projects related to breeding & animal welfare
- Participate in cross-industry discussions, forums, e.g. Svensk Fågel
- Identify and manage risks in production to maintain continuity and reliability
- Use data analysis and key figure measurement to monitor, analyze, and identify areas for improvement
Responsibilities:
- Establish strategies and goals for the function
- Establish budget and purchasing responsibility for live animals with associated budget responsibility
- A member of the company’s management team, participant in the Scandi Live Operations team
- Lead and distribute work, personnel responsibility
- Responsible for Kronfågel’s total need for number of chickens, volume, weights, and all components that make up our pricing model towards breeders
- Authority to represent Kronfågel in discussions with breeders, industry organizations and authorities
Personal characteristics:
- Ability to lead, drive & develop the business and employees towards set goals through processes or projects.
- Ability to understand the big picture but also be able to go into details
- Ability to inspire and motivate one’s team. Having a positive attitude and being able to communicate a clear vision can create an engaged and productive work environment
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing.
- The ability to listen and collaborate with others despite differences
- The ability to make well-founded and strategic decisions, even under uncertain and stressful conditions
- Understanding and managing one’s own emotions and being aware of others’ emotions. This includes empathy, self-awareness, and social competence
- Analytically strong and skilled at highlighting the relevant from large amounts of data and making it easily accessible/presentable in presentations
- Ability to manage demanding discussions with internal and external stakeholders and promote cross-border collaboration in several areas
- Being a role model and acting in accordance with our values (Open, Challenge, Act now)
- Showing integrity and professionalism and being able to handle and not spread information
Qualifications:
- MCs in Agriculture, Finance and/or Supply Chain or relevant field of study
- Experience from large companies in a management team position
- +7 years work life experience from relevant industries; Agriculture, Food production, Retail or similar
- Proven experience from change management in a fast-changing environment
- Program- and project management skills
- Fluency in Swedish & English
Kronfågel AB is collaborating with Nigel Wright Group for this recruitment. We look forward to your application with an updated CV. If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process include these in your application. Please also note that the applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis.