BU Supply Chain Manager - Coffee, Petcare & Specialties

Back to search resultsBU Supply Chain Manager - Coffee, Petcare & SpecialtiesLocation: Burgos, ES, CP 09001 Lisbon, PT Prague, CZ Lodz, PL Bristol, GB Lugo, ITDepartment: Operations/Production/ManufacturingAccelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTubePosition Job Title: BU Supply Chain ManagerFunction: Operations, Supply ChainLocation: Flexible Location Within EuropeLine Manager’s Job Title: BU Operations Director EMEAWork contract Legal Entity: Contract will be issued accordingly with legal requirements and legal entity of the hiring countryContract Length: PermanentJob PurposeResponsibility of this role is to steer and accelerate the drive towards best in class supply chain (SC) practices within assigned Business Unit, roll-out the supply chain strategy and the roadmap for the assigned Business Unit, with the involvement and the participation of the relevant stakeholders (Local Supply Chain managers, Procurement, Sales, etc.)Grow an agile and operationally hands-on matrix organization, to further strengthen cross-functional work streams in order to sustain year on year PBIT and Working Capital enhancement.Develop a pipeline of major opportunity projects which can deliver step change benefits, manage them accordingly and drive implementation across Functions and Sites.Maximize Supply Chain’s support to “cost out” business contribution and broader support to assigned Business Unit’s profitable growth agendas. Specifically, provide support to roll out of step change platforms across factories.Job Dimensions & ScopeProcess: Following and implementing with the plants the Supply Chain performance. Short term planning, outperformance vs. Budgeted Total Cost OutKey performance indicators: DIFOT’s, PBIT impact, working capitalPrincipal Accountabilities Strengthen functional capabilityNetwork: 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 organizationGrow business contributionExecution & 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.Specifics ActivitiesStrategy 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.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. Major Challenges & ComplexitiesExternal Relationships : Customers, Suppliers, external benchmarksInternal RelationshipsVice President OperationsVice President Business UnitBusiness Unit Operations DirectorGroup Procurement DirectorsPlant Supply ManagersPlant teams ManagementSalesR&D and MarketingQualifications/RequirementsKnowledge and Experience Multi-site Supply Chain ManagementPeople & change managementEngineering, CI & manufacturing excellenceOHSE internal & external rules & regulationsEducation and Certifications Degree in engineering, business or related fieldAdditional certification as either a Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt is desiredJob Specific RequirementsStrong decision making and managerial skillsGood business judgment/commercial acumenTenacity and energy in leading change towards an effective work environment.Ability to communicate effectively in English to direct and motivate teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organizationStrong analytical skills and process focusAbility to anticipate, negotiate & manage conflicts, problems, changing situations & deadlinesAble to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic and virtual environmentVery result driven, entrepreneurial, keen to learn and open mindedPlease submit your CV in English. About AmcorAmcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC www.amcor.com | LinkedIn | YouTubeAmcor is committed to providing a secure and reliable experience for all job seekers. 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