Responsibilities and duties:
- Ensuring on-time implementation of supply chain related workstreams within larger projects
- Shares and supports implementation of best practices (manufacturing excellence programs, demand planning and traceability) with the client
- Identification of supply chain, manufacturing (e.g.: OEE improvement) opportunities and establish quantifiable improvement targets in availability, performance, and quality
- Engage, report progress and updates both internally and externally (with the client)
- Supports in developing manufacturing training materials as well as facilitates and orchestrates training with production operators and supervisors
Qualifications
- Min.2.5 years relevant experience in manufacturing, preferably smart manufacturing / IoT 4.0 experience, and with consumer goods companies;
- Experience in implementing initiatives to improve digital supply chain (especially manufacturing) operations
- Strong knowledge on manufacturing excellence practices (lean manufacturing, kaizen, TPM, 5S etc.) and able to articulate and engage clients on manufacturing improvement topics, including process improvements, OEE improvements etc., lean six sigma black belt trained/certified a plus
- Strong communication skills at levels of the organization both internal and external, previous consulting or high paced client servicing experience a plus
- Background in demand planning and product traceability preferred
- Experience in digital transformation of supply chain preferred
- Proficient in MS Powerpoint, Excel and Word
- Experience leading teams on digital initiatives a plus
