The Manufacturing Excellence [ManEx] Manager is responsible for delivering the Manufacturing Excellence program for the sourcing unit in its entirety. The ManEx Manager has a direct impact on delivering improvements of SU's performance (e.g. Waste, Net Productivity, OEE, ManEx Savings, CPT, Reliability etc.). They will inculcate the ICMS philosophy, embraces digital & data driven solutions and leads by example to influence colleagues and helping them apply continuous improvement mindset.

Business Impact

Masterplan: Develop Factory Masterplan in coordination with BG & BU ManEx team, SU Leadership Team, BU Finance, BU Long term capacity planning, Engineering, HR, etc.
ICMS : Responsible for overall ICMS Coordination in factories and give set up governance for each pillar progress with SUD and BU ManEx Lead. Additionally, lead the FI Pillar program rollout and implementation, activities and projects.
Waste: Support the sourcing unit teams on waste governance and help R2S [Run 2 Standard] teams to develop waste improvement projects using FI methodologies to update & prepare glidepath. Involved in key EPM [Early Product Management] for Ice cream innovations project along with SUIT to address commissioning or ramp-up waste losses from design.
Cost Governance: Co-Lead the Cost governance along with BPCD Pillar Leader to develop the cost budget and to control the cost by Weekly Cost Governance and Zero-Based Budget.
Savings: Responsible to consolidate all the savings projects through FI activities, transformation and Kaizens from the sourcing unit operations teams and help to identify projects to meet the targeted production cost and manufacturing waste.
Reliability: Expand the loss management framework beyond Manufacturing and have KPI´s for interfaces with Manufacturing (OR losses)

Continuous Improvement Program

Tools and Methods: Guide and encourage SU team to identify opportunities for Kaizen and use right Tools and Methods (toolkits) to attack the major losses and ensure good quality standardization across the SU.
ICMS: Own the roll out of the ICMS program (for foundation and advanced) in the SU, perform gap analysis, supports teams to create improvement plan; facilitate assessments with global teams. Lead the roll of our 7 Steps of FI Pillar.
OEE & Productivity: Drive people (man-hr/ton) & asset efficiency (OEE) aligned with R2S and ensure OEE losses are 100% aligned with MMP Code and ensure auto data collecting system in place to generate the loss tree.
Performance reporting: Support the deployment of MMP standards set up and coherent application. Analyze and report continuous improvement savings through Cost Deployment. Facilitates timely and accurate reporting of site performance KPIs e.g. Waste, Net Productivity, OEE, ManEx Savings, Kaizens etc.

Digital & Data Analytics

Descriptive and Diagnostic: Drive digital factory program for level 1 and level 2. Act as the primary point of contact for RTVA, MDCS data reporting systems, and use of global apps DFOS, BuildApp, SPC and NGTW.
Predictive and Prescriptive: Support BG and BU engineering for level 3 and level 4 solutions in terms of impact on operations and business results.

People

Continuous improvement culture: Ensure that ManEx activities are impacting both results and the culture change towards the vision as determined by zero loss mindset including. Record, Recognize and Rewards all improvements e.g. Kaizens.
Upskilling & reskilling: Support skills development (upskilling and reskilling) of white and bluecollar workers
Training: Deliver and coordinate appropriate training (theory and practical application) involving continuous improvement
FOS [Factory Operation System]: Standardize sourcing unit governance systems in line with FOS (R2S - Sourcing unit Operating System) elements and audit effectiveness

Qualifications

Candidate must hold a bachelor's degree in chemical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or equivalent or master's degree is preferred.
Candidate must have around 5-10 years total experience in Supply Chain operations with solid background in Food Manufacturing FMCG Supply Chain/Manufacturing Excellence
Experienced in Manufacturing, Technology / Engineering, Leading/Implementing process improvement initiatives or Projects is preferred.

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About The Magnum Ice Cream Company

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall's, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry's, loved in 76 countries, we are the world's largest Ice Cream company leading the industry We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

About

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formerly part of Unilever) is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers businesses. Growing our people's careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it. Here's what defines success in our organization :

We are all about growth
We operate with speed and simplicity
We win together with fun
We boldly innovate to disrupt our industry
We care and challenge
We are experts in the Ice Cream Category

Additional Information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position

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Please apply online and do not forget to upload your CV. Your application will be reviewed against the requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date, with an update on the status of your application.

Disclaimer

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At The Magnum Ice Cream Company we are interested in every individual bringing their Whole Self to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

Manufacturing Excellence Manager