Key job responsibilities
Work on Back to Basics (B2B) initiatives identifying the top opportunities in the FC in comparison with the other EU FCs. Start from the bottom 50% processes, looking for the input metrics with the biggest gap to Benchmark and implement the improvement action plan in close collaboration with the local Operations Management team following the standard improvement templates.
a. Oversee the FC improvement program and set focus on most important areas, based on the alignment with the FC Senior Leadership team.
b. Dive deep into the process performance by using available standard reporting or create own data analysis, call out in in the daily dive deep meetings and collect feedback from the local team to be able to convert this information into a tangible improvement plan, that matters to the FC.
c. Review the open Action Plans on weekly basis, engaging the FC stakeholders to complete the suggested actions and reach the desired targets.
d. Collaborate with the central PE functions and other Site PEs from the same region to clarify any doubt process related and leveraging on their level of expertise. Benchmarking initiatives are highly recommended to further reduce variation across the FCs.
Work on Continuous Improvement with the FC
a. Drive network best practice implementation, leveraging local initiative led with local Ops and share them to EU PE for the review. Once approved the best practice will be officially added to all EU Best Practice repository. This process is fundamental to help the top 50% FCs to reach Best In Class through the Variation Reduction process.
b. Strengthen the framework used to capture and scale FC innovation. New ideas and projects from the FC will flow through a standard process and presented to ACES process SMEs for the review.
c. Ensure big projects / ideas from the FC (10M$+ WW saving) are captured in the Operating Plan Q1 (OP1) Project Intake every year.
Own the deployment of all the EU network initiatives assigned to the FC, making sure that they are executed with the right timeline, reaching compliance. Support the FC to commit on test and pilot for the EU Projects in order to avoid delays and make sure that projects are then deployed and reviewed in all the EU FCs.
Partnership with the FC Ops
a. Join the daily Gemba on the floor with FC Leadership in order to stay aligned with FC top issues and Associate feedback.
b. Organize the weekly LSC Meeting with the FC Leadership Team updating the Team on EU Variation Reduction, EU Projects rolled out in the FC, FC Best practices shared at EU level and FC local initiatives eligible for test or pilot.
c. Support the Site Leader and the FC Senior Management Team creating a strong relationship with them, which allows the Site PE to gain their trust and buy-in for all the initiatives. Beside standard task, SPE can support Site Leader and Senior Ops on process related ad hoc tasks from the FC accounting for less than 10% of the working time.
Be ready to support or lead EU Projects to expand the initial scope and coordinate more than one FC. This opportunity is really important to improve project management skills and to deal with external stakeholders.
During Q4 you will be deployed to the site management operational team, based on the need of the building.
Ability to travel as needed within your area of responsibility. Domestic and regional travel estimate average: 0-10%. (Subject to change based on business need).
Bachelor's degree, or Master's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
Experience working in a supply chain, transportation, project management or management consulting role
Experience in project management or management consulting including handling multiple ongoing projects
Experience performing data analysis using MS Excel and other Microsoft Office tools
Experience communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including peers and leadership
English and German, Common European Framework of Reference C1
Experience in process improvement
Knowledge of analytic tools
Knowledge of SQL
Knowledge of data visualization tools such as Quick Sight, Tableau, Power BI or other BI packages
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