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About the role

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Supply Chain Manager in Malle will represent supply chain in local plant management team and will put in place :

● Raw material call-offs

● Production scheduling

● In-plant logistics and inventory management/controlling

● Transport planning call-off

The core purpose of the role is to deliver the supply plan of the site and collaborate with site leadership to enable the execution of this supply plan.

Key responsibilities include

● Responsible for overall performance of the site supply chain process

● Responsible for a healthy and safe environment for stakeholders directly and indirectly involved in supply chain processes (and product movements)

● Owns the raw material and packaging replenishment process to the site

● Owns the production scheduling activity of the site (adherence to schedule/plan KPI)

● Owns the relationship with Global planning regarding production planning parameters and output reviews

● Owns the inventory management activity for raw material, packaging and finished product on site ● Owns the warehousing and transport for flows to and from the site (may vary per local/regional SC context)

● Owns the on-site logistics activities & workforce (material handling, pallet movements, reception, (un)loading)

● Responsible for site supply chain costs, quality and service for this scope

● Responsible for site supply chain productivity. Drives initiatives to achieve productivity

● Responsible for compliance of local supply chain process with regulations, customer requirement and group standards

● Develops and maintains relation with internal and external stakeholders involved in supply chain

● Drives initiatives to achieve quality and service improvements

● Cascades and monitors KPIs to deliver expected performance benefits. Main KPIs being Site OTIF, schedule adherence and inventory accuracy.

● Conducts and supports internal and external audits as required

● Develops team and drives effective succession planning in line with organizational needs

● Develops and employee-oriented company culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, employee retention and development for high performance

● Act as SPOC for global and regional supply chain functions

● Maintain and own FTA related documentation

Scope

• raw material, packaging and finished goods handled/stored on site
• logistics for inbound flows from supplier/regional DC to plant and outbound flows from plant to regional DC/customer (ownership of outbound logistics may vary per local/regional SC context)
• Production schedule for (semi) finished goods produced on site, using planning tools where applicable
• Physical stock count activity, reconciliation activity and related actions

About you

● Bachelor or master degree in business administration, economics or similar

● Preferably APIC CPIM certified

● Proven experience in senior supply chain management role

● Strong communication & presentation skills

● Ability to lead and manage change in a complex environment

● Proficient in Dutch and English

● Travel requirements: 5 to 10%

● Strong understanding of plant related supply chain process

● Experience in supply chain (continuous) improvement process

● Good knowledge of Forecast to Stock and Order to Cash process

● Experience working with external logistic providers

● Excellent communication skills

● Good analytical skills

● Ability to bring people together, set a common agenda and manage interfaces between functions

● Ability to drive change in a collaborative way

● Ability to communicate adequately across the organization, from shop floor to senior stakeholders ● Good analytical skills

● Ability to build diverse and inclusive teams