About Perfetti Van Melle

At a glance Imagination, taste & passion

We are one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery and chewing gum. We create imaginative products and brands that are enjoyed in over 150 countries.

Our values

Living the Perfetti Van Melle Values requires courage, vision, trust, commitment, and pragmatism. The following values will guide our actions in realizing our mission:

Integrity Without Compromise

We conduct our business with honesty, integrity, and respect for those with whom we have relationships.

Achieving Excellence

We pursue quality in everything we do. We strive for continuous improvement in the way we operate. Unremitting attention is given to details at every stage and resources are used in the most efficient way.

Dedication to the Consumer

We will meet and exceed the differing needs and expectations of our consumers, offering them high quality, state-of-the-art and innovative products.

Care for our People

We are committed to creating a global workplace where teamwork, involvement, open communication, flexibility and fun exist. We treat our people fairly; we value different styles, skills, experiences and backgrounds and acknowledge that these differences result in greater creativity and better insights. We encourage them to take initiative and expect them to approach their jobs with passion and commitment. We offer our people training opportunities and ongoing development so that each individual can reach his or her full potential.

Social & Environmental Responsibility

We will conduct our business as responsible members of society, respecting the laws of the countries in which we operate, contributing to the progress of the local communities in line with the legitimate role of the business. We will operate safely, responsibly, and with sound environmental practices, aimed at minimizing our impact on the environment and working toward long-term sustainability.

Independence

We are committed to achieving ambitious business goals while securing our company’s profitability thus ensuring our independent growth.

Quality, innovation, market knowledge and consumer desires. These are the foundations on which Perfetti Van Melle has built its success over the years – a success that is still growing every day.

Our mission

We at Perfetti Van Melle:

- develop, manufacture and market high-quality and innovative products for our consumers through the efficient use of our resources and in collaboration with our business partners;

- create a fulfilling workplace for our employees built on trust, mutual respect, and appreciation of their diversity;

- value the role we play in our communities, as a socially and environmentally committed organization;

- generate economic value through superior growth and profitability.

Continuous focus on these principles will lead us toward Our Vision.

Our values

Living the Perfetti Van Melle Values requires courage, vision, trust, commitment, and pragmatism. The following values will guide our actions in realizing our mission:

Integrity Without Compromise

- We conduct our business with honesty, integrity, and respect for those with whom we have relationships.

Achieving Excellence

- We pursue quality in everything we do. We strive for continuous improvement in the way we operate. Unremitting attention is given to details at every stage and resources are used in the most efficient way.

Dedication to the Consumer

- We will meet and exceed the differing needs and expectations of our consumers, offering them high quality, state-of-the-art and innovative products.

Care for our People

- We are committed to creating a global workplace where teamwork, involvement, open communication, flexibility and fun exist. We treat our people fairly; we value different styles, skills, experiences and backgrounds and acknowledge that these differences result in greater creativity and better insights. We encourage them to take initiative and expect them to approach their jobs with passion and commitment. We offer our people training opportunities and ongoing development so that each individual can reach his or her full potential.

Social & Environmental Responsibility

- We will conduct our business as responsible members of society, respecting the laws of the countries in which we operate, contributing to the progress of the local communities in line with the legitimate role of the business. We will operate safely, responsibly, and with sound environmental practices, aimed at minimizing our impact on the environment and working toward long-term sustainability.

Independence

- We are committed to achieving ambitious business goals while securing our company’s profitability thus ensuring our independent growth.

Quality, innovation, market knowledge and consumer desires. These are the foundations on which Perfetti Van Melle has built its success over the years – a success that is still growing every day.

See if our personalities match

Come and discover what makes us different and fulfil your potential with a career at Perfetti Van Melle!

Unwrap your potential at Perfetti Van Melle

Wherever you are, whatever you do, we have an exciting opportunity for you waiting to be unwrapped.

At Perfetti Van Melle, we have a range of career prospects at one of our Many offices and factories around the world.

Discover our irresistible ingredients...

We asked our employees worldwide their opinion on what makes Perfetti Van Melle irresistibly interesting to them: have a look at the four ingredients that are most liked and appreciated by our employees across the globe (Universum – Perfetti Van Mlle internal survey 2016)

Empowering

PVM has a supportive and empowering culture that lets employees make a real difference

Performance Management Process

Our performance management system for everyone from the CEO down to newly hired trainees

Training and development opportunities

- Most of our companies offer opportunities tailored to suit each employee's developmental needs

- Our academic training is always linked to on-the-job learning so our employees get the best of both worlds!

Getting together

We offer our people the opportunity to meet their colleagues from our global network to share ideas, best practice and projects. In 2016, 30 marketing colleagues from all over the world gathered in Amsterdam for an immersive digital marketing experience. See what they got up to in the video below:

Share your voice

We actively measure our employees’ engagement through a biennial Engagement Survey. A staggering 97% of our people participated in 2015, and results showed that 84% of Perfetti Van Melle employees are sustainably engaged with our company.

Masterclasses

In order to shape our organisation and boost the development of our professionals, Perfetti Van Melle strongly believes in working with cross-functional and multi-market teams on actual business challenges. Aimed at improving coordination and integration, these Masterclasses, such as the 3-day Media & Communication course held in 2015, also increase motivation and present an opportunity for self-development.

Fun

PVM employees work on global, influential, fun brands

Investing in our people and communities

We believe in connecting our employees to local communities and in being a fun, social place to work. We offer our people:

- CSR days

- Green days

- Family days

- Having fun and sharing fun

We have fun developing, producing and selling our products around the world. Our people are encouraged to share our brands’ content in creative ways across their social media accounts. We take great pride in supporting our brands and in celebrating their achievements!

- Innovative

PVM employees are essential in an innovative and entrpreneural company

Innovation is one of our core and founding principles

Our CEO, Sameer Suneja, is a strong believer in innovation driving our company forward in the future. He shares his vision with PVM employees in the video below.

- Dynamic

PVM is a fast-paced and dynamic business

With offices and production plants in 30 countries, our employees have the opportunity to work all over the world

* 30 - Countries with offices and production plants

* 100 - Employees working outside of their home country

Always growing and changing

- Our ability to grow organically over the years has lead us to become a dynamic player in the confecitonery industry. As well as continuing to focus on our core businesses of chewing gum and candies, we are looking forward to expanding in jellies and chocolate.

- The way we are structured is always adapting to new ways of working, with an international team now stationed at our headquarters in Amsterdam