For our client, a company in FMCG , we are looking for a PM Innovation & Operations Specialist, based in Rotterdam.
All applicants MUST have full legal authorization to work in the EU region independently and be fluent in both spoken and written English language.
What do we offer
- Contract via Kelly Services of 1 year, extension possible
- Salary between 4500 and 5600 €, depending on experience
- Start date : July 1 2024
- An international environment where you can learn a lot in challenging projects
In the role as IM Success Leader you will be working together with a core team to broaden the TVB portfolio across multiple large customer accounts across the globe. As the plant-based revolution is happening at an exponential pace, we are looking for an entrepreneurial Innovation and Manufacturing (I&M) Success Leader that will use creativity and his / her drive to make this food revolution happening.
THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF YOUR ‘CHOP’ TO BE DONE :
I. Project Management
Represent SC, using input to make assumptions for costing required by customer and brand teams for deal making and portfolio expansion across countries. Aligns assumptions and inputs with broader teams and senior stakeholders.Supports category organization in Make or Buy studies; including participation in the scoping and selection of new 3PMLead team members to ensure all SC aspects are delivered during different project stages (sourcing / procurement / capabilities / capacity / investment / ...).Responsible for on-time delivery of the SC aspects (E2E) within the innovation process until launch / post launch evaluation.Ensure effective communication with peers & stakeholders in Marketing (BU / BG), Customer Development (CD), Research & Development (R&D), Planning, Procurement, Quality Assurance (QA), Factories, 3rd Party Manufacturing (3PM) organization.Support Risk Assessments (Technical Risk Assessment (TRA) & Supply Chain Risk Assessment) for critical projects at each project stage.II. Portfolio & CM Management
Ensuring a strong professional relation with your CM & Unilever.Monitors and reports KPIs and provide data aggregation / analysis to maintain a progress report of the CM.Connect with CM planning, Quality, R&D, Procurement and Finance teams to manage service, Quality and Cost delivery of the CM.Identify synergies between all channels, Foodservice, global partnerships,III. Change Management
Drive continuous improvement on the way-of-working (WoW) within the team and CMDeveloping and implementing process and design governance to cover white spots in the network.Managing new CM capabilities into our network; as well as exit plans where appropriateKEY REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS 'CHOP' :
Essential Team leadership with excellent communication skills and skilled in projects (member / lead)Experience in either R&D / Plan / Make / Source and understanding of the principles of the othersFinancial knowledge / understanding of business cases & transfer price driversUnderstanding of : Finance / Quality in Innovation for ManufacturingData management / analysis SkillsWillingness to travel (depending upon portfolio)Nice to have : Engineering / Technical backgroundSAP PLM – Interspec SkillsUnderstanding of the materials conversion processesWHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN ALL BUTCHERS :
In essence : you are humble yet rebellious, entrepreneurial, energetic and fun!Hands on and Pro-active mindsetTeamwork, easily connecting with others and effective cross-functional collaboratorAnalytical, critical & structured thinkerGood communication skills (written & verbal) and being fluent in EnglishAbility to work in a multi-functional, multi-cultural environmentYou embrace change, are curious, learn rapidly and easily adapt your ways of working.Good stamina, stress-management and self-care discipline; you love a challenge and enjoy riding this dynamic roller-coaster we call The Vegetarian ButcherYou understand and live our mission fully; so when you’re on the job, you are a Vegetarian Butcher!Manage service levels / stock allocationSecure daily process of customer orders from order to delivery at customers’ distribution centers, respecting customer delivery SLAs (e.g. today-for-today, 24- hours and 48-hours delivery on a 7 days per week operation)Take proper action on demand and supply alerts coming from the planning toolsMake optimal trade-offs in stock allocation across all customers from a total business perspectiveMitigate and support in supply when demand variations lead to stock availability issuesMitigate supply and demand risks in case of quality issues and stay in contact with the QA managerAnalyze KPI reports regarding customer service levels and take corrective actions when needed to ensure improvement Business PartneringEnsure relevant and appropriate stakeholder management in order to reach alignment in the stock allocation process throughout the MCOCommunicate supply and demand risks and opportunities pro-actively to Customer Service, sales and SC stakeholders Managing obsoletesResponsible for stock life cycle management (clear overstock / dead stock / returns)Alert and capture stock to expire / potential obsoletes (relaunches)Manage phasing in and phasing out of all new innovation / relaunches with factories with respect to obsoletes, obsoletes on raw and packaging materialsOrganize destruction of obsoletes (incl. Business approval)Deliver obsoletes target, including but not limited to pro-active identification of obsolete risks caused by demand deviations and oversupplyRequired Experiences and Attributes :
Closing and application instructions
Apply via the button on the right. In case your profile matches the requirements, we will call you to get to know each other better. If you and we are enthusiastic, we will introduce you to the client.
Ellen van Leeuwen
06-51958864
About Kelly Services
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