Plant Initiatives Lead
Jacobs Douwe Egberts
- Костинброд, Област София
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Leads Risk Assessment for Manufacturing workstream for projects.
- Make sure each project will have a Plant project brief communicating the details of the change.
- Setup and monitor Plant project planning in cooperation with MSU's, R&D, Category Development Teams, external parties / suppliers and production, in such a way that new products will be delivered on time, within budget and meeting the required quality and efficiency specifications.
- Working with D2P and R&D, make sure new packaging artwork meets plant technical requirements and delivered materials are suitable for Plant production.
- Make sure the trial results will be available on time and communicated to the people involved. In alignment with R&D.
- Invites and leads ProStart meetings and approvals (pre-production, first production, postproduction)
- Make arrangements for first production run and make sure all materials and resources are available.
- Lead the material phase in/phase out of obsolete materials balanced with material change safety strategy in conjunction with supply chain to deliver minimal write off costs.
- Identify proposals for rationalization / reduction of SKU's, blends and packaging materials to reduce Plant complexity.
- Ensure master data / systems are setup correctly and on time, and redundant data maintained.
- Act as consultant for projects and first contact for Marketing & Sales, in such a way they will be informed in the best possible way about the possibilities and portfolio of the Plant.
- Develop expertise on plant capability, capacity, potential and constraints and become recognized as a key technical contact for Production areas.
- Ensures Safety meet the requirements and established standards of the “Manufacturing operating system” (MOS).
- High level of education, preferably in Supply Chain
- At least 3 years' experience in Production Planning, Material Planning or a related Supply Chain role
- Strong project management experience with ability to manage multiple projects through good decision making, effective prioritization of tasks and excellent time management.
- Affinity with automated systems and admin processes; SAP and APO experience is preferred
- Strong analytical skills
- Good communication and collaboration skills with all levels of the organization, as well as with external stakeholders
- Can handle stress and sets priorities well during challenging circumstances
- Fluent in English
- FMCG experience as an added bonus