Job opportunity
Business Continuity Manager and Crisis Management Coordinator
GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.
Job information
Reference Number
JR-0031566
Job function
Information Security, Business Continuity & Crisis Management
Position type
Full time
Site
Peter-Müller-Straße 12, 40468 Düsseldorf
Your responsibilities and tasks:
- Responsible for ensuring the implementation of BCM throughout the organization
- Steers, coordinates and controls the GEA BCM program
- Prepares, maintains and reviews appropriate documents, including policies, procedures, templates and work instructions
- Ensures a uniform and standardized approach to BCM throughout the organization
- Provides regular and ad-hoc support for Local Information Security Officers (LISOs)
- Liaises with the LISOs on critical business processes and business impact analyses as well as on the definition and implementation of their Business Continuity Plans (BCP)
- Responsible for business and disaster recovery plans on corporate level
- Coordinates and/or performs BCP tests on GEA Group level
- Provides guidance on local and site level to management
- Ensures compliance with international standards
- Supports the LISOs in the coordination of tests and exercises
- Channels business continuity test results into continuous improvement with relevant stakeholders
- Ensures that the Crisis Management documentation is kept up-to-date and distributed correctly
- Ensures regular training of the Crisis Management Team (CMT) members
- Sets-up and equips the Crisis Management meeting room
- Coordinates CM exercises at least once per year
- Bears responsibility for establishing, operating, and further developing the central crisis response and the CMT
- Responsible for the introduction and further development of the performance measurement system, based on the regular reports of the site managers
- Drive the digitization and automation of business continuity and crisis management support tools
- Ensures the initial assessment of incoming serious events
Your profile and qualifications:
- Bachler or master’s degree in Security Management / Crisis Management / Information technology / Engineering / Computer Science / Cybersecurity, Business Administration, or a related technical discipline
- Business Continuity Management certifications or qualifications advantageous
- 5+ years of experience related to Business Continuity and Crisis Management
- Comprehensive knowledge of BCM and CM standards, including ISO 22301, and legal requirements
- Expertise in relevant Business Continuity methodologies
- Expertise in project and program management
- Deep understanding of conducting Business Impact Analyses and Risk Assessments
- Understanding of training and awareness program development and delivery
- Advantageous: training, certification and/or qualifications in BCM/CM or Disaster Recovery
- Strong interpersonal skills in communication and collaboration
- Strong communication skills, in English, local language is a plus
- Strong analytical ability, business acumen,
- High assertiveness, high flexibility and resilience
- Proactive and problem solving
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We’re a global industrial engineering company and one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors, and many others. GEA offers exciting and diverse training and career opportunities around the world.
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GEA’s heritage stretches back more than 140 years. Today, we operate in resilient customer industries with a dedicated workforce of more than 18,000 employees and conduct business with more than 150 countries.
