BU Supply Chain Manager Capsules

• Network: Support the assigned Operations Director, partner with the plants management team, and adequate functional communities across assigned BU in order to strengthen functional expertise and drive business contribution on Working Capital (inventory management optimization) and PBIT (directly through costs reductions and other efficiency gains, indirectly by strengthening customer service).
• Best practices: Ensure timely sharing and application of SC best practices within assigned BU.
• Processes: Support the assigned Operations Director, partner with the plants management team, to roll out streamlined and improved processes. Ensure homogeneity of approaches when business needs and issues are common.
• Exposure: Grow understanding of Supply Chain matters across organization at all levels, and connect with AFEME business priorities. Educate, coach and inspire the senior managers in the organization such that they become role models to the rest of the organization

• Execution & monitoring: Be accountable for the adequate and consistent Supply Chain KPIs and monitor capability across assigned Business Unit for commonly pursued objectives.
• Key transversal projects: Identify big ticket items within assigned Business Unit and steer adequate projects transversally and cross-functionally as required.
• Simplification: Contribute to and/or initiate Simplification projects. Optimizing manufacturing processes and streamlining SKUs portfolio.
• Step change platform roll out: Support development of Step Change platforms and facilitate their roll out across plants and BUs, beyond initial pilot sites.

• Strategy Implementation:

• Translate the overall strategic plan into concrete operational plans and follow-up on implementation through concrete Roadmaps.
• Responsible for the correct implementation of the strategy to ensure consistency and intervene where necessary to redirect resources towards objectives.
• Accountable for the Supply Chain performance and track and report KPI's.
• S&OP with month after month clear deliverables on sales and operations planning.

• Results Achievement:

• Support Operations Director of the assigned Business Unit, and with Plant GMs, Supply Chain Managers and Sales, to ensure required professionals are in the right place with the appropriate support to accomplish and contribute to delivering the operating plan and business commitments.
• The development of the capabilities of the supply chain team members within the BU.

• Relationship Management:

• Build strong relationship Plants Supply Chain Managers to ensure the implementation of the Supply Chain Strategy.
• Build adequate relationships with Sales, R&D, Marketing, Field Technical Service and Quality to ensure optimized collaborations cross-functionally.

• Reporting

• Ensure the tracking of the operational excellence KPIs and develop systems that provide regular information for decision-making.
• Minimize reporting effort while maximizing quality of information to allow effective understanding of root cause issues and development of action plans.
• Follow up and report on achievement versus previous year and agreed targets.

• Vice President Operations
• Vice President Business Unit
• Business Unit Operations Director
• Group Procurement Directors
• Plant General Managers
• Plant Supply Managers
• Plant teams Management
• Demand Manager
• Sales
• R&D and Marketing

• Multi-site Supply Chain Management
• People & change management
• Engineering, CI & manufacturing excellence
• OHSE internal & external rules & regulations

• Degree in engineering, business or related field
• Additional certification as either a Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt is desired

• Good business judgment/commercial acumen
• Tenacity and energy in leading change towards an effective work environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively to direct and motivate teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Strong analytical skills and process focus
• Ability to anticipate, negotiate & manage conflicts, problems, changing situations & deadlines
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic and virtual environment
• Very result driven, entrepreneurial, keen to learn and open minded

• Driving for Results
• Customer Focus
• Influencing Others
• Managerial Courage

• Organisational Awareness
• Process Management
• Business Acumen
• Dealing with ambiguity

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