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About the Role

This role is part of a backfill team covering day-to-day responsibilities in the running of the unit during a major transformation programme called EOS. The role offers a pan-European perspective and stakeholders, in-depth and varied customer dynamics, and an agile entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ongoing review of EKA supply chain DiB initiatives and search for new opportunities
• Lead the wider EKA Supply chain team through our continuous improvement roadmap
• Manage projects to develop & start new Supply Chain capabilities
• Lead the deployment of supply chain standard process & tools and digitalization in collaboration with relevant local/regional/global stakeholders
• Lead and coordinate the continuous improvement program across supply chain activities from factory to customer (planning, logistics, hauliers, RTM, factories, order to cash process, customer services, customer collaboration)
• Initiate and support the local DIB for LCC/OH/Cash/Service initiatives
• Take on the leadership for EKA’s wide ranging CI roadmaps with both customers working in partnership with SC contacts at the customer, leading the SC steerco meetings and ensuring we remain on track for success
• Take the lead on EKA’s Mars Quality Management (QMS) process supported by the different functional champions
• Provide functional leadership for the QMS for RC EKA
• Ensure that core business processes are resilient with effective segregation of duties for key roles established
• Ensure that RC EKA operates to Mars QMS standards
• Deliver annual DiB KPIs (5% Logistics costs, 10% sustainability reductions YoY)
• Support the EKA logistics manager on the tender process / tax compliance / procurement initiatives across all Supply Chain service providers and suppliers (incl. 3PL’s, hauliers, factories, pallet buyers, SC consultants)
• Support the strategic review of the RC EKA RTM as well as the implementation of changes to it
• Represent the RC EKA SC in EU Supply Chain platforms (e.g. EU DIB and Sustainability forums, European community of practice meetings)
• Building of standard operating procedures and assisting with training for implementation
• Evaluating effectiveness of process improvements and revising processes to reflect change
• Building effective relationships across the business with key stakeholders, ensuring alignment and engagement with process improvement activity
• Keep updated on latest industry developments and be prepared to bring in outside in thinking into the RC EKA business unit
• Deploying and implementing the market Do It Best ‘DiB’ (Cost, Service and Sustainability) programme, both from an Annual Execution Plan and long-term strategic perspective
• Driving / designing new capabilities across the end to end supply chain
• Represent Supply Chain in cross functional local business improvement projects
• Represent RC EKA in regional DiB forums and workstreams
• Collaborate with key account customers on CI initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in (Industrial) Engineering and/or Manufacturing
• 3 - 5 years working experience in manufacturing and/or CI/Lean and/or IE
• Process development/deployment
• Project Management in various industries, functions
• Must demonstrate successful project management experience within supply chain/logistics/planning management
• Strong influencing skills to senior management
• Strong collaboration skills and effectiveness in working in a matrix organisation

Skills

• Excel
• PowerBI
• data analysis
• AI experience

Location

• Europe

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3-5 years
• 5+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

• Industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus

Benefits

• Company bonus
• Strong focus on learning and development support from day one
• Access to our in-house Mars University

About the Company

• Royal Canin is undertaking a major transformation programme called EOS to deliver against its strategy of being Fit for Future and removing business risk.
• EKA operates a unique model within Mars, delivering to major pan-European online customers operating in 28 markets and supplying direct ex-factory from 5 factories across Europe.
• It’s a small team of 37 associates with each role having high responsibility and impact.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

Equal Opportunity

• The approach will see local associates with relevant expertise moving onto the project and their day-to-day roles covered via backfills for the length of the project.