Job Description

Regional Supply Excellence Program Coach
Segment: Mars Wrigley

Contract permanent

Location Veghel, The Netherlands

The MSE (Mars Supply Excellence) regional coach will drive operational excellence by ensuring that the MSE deployment in the region is in line with the ambition. The MSE Coach will be the change agent to coach and train the Regional Supply team and the Factory management teams on the effective deployment of key MSE strategies and processes. The MSE regional coach is accountable for MSE capability building of Sites in the region.
Success will be measured by the results achieved by the sites in terms of operational performance improvements, capability building and demonstration of desired behaviors, measured through the MSE maturity audit.

What are we looking for?

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technical degree

• 8+ years of experience in leading in a manufacturing, supply chain environment

• In which 5+ years of experience working with and understanding TPM principals and methods (specifically, AM, PM, FI, and FMOS) delivered track-record on leading operational excellence improvements

• Multi-plant and / or multi-unit projects experience

• Training in Project Management, food safety, associate safety, P&L principles, and Supply / Manufacturing practices

• Fluent in English. Dutch skills are beneficial.

What will be your key responsibilities? 

• Lead Implementation (design & execution of MSE processes vs Framework)

• Lead Auditing & diagnostic

• Build capability (general MSE / Technical capabilities/Loss reduction/Digital) across Regional supply teams and Factory management teams and provide input for MSE Academy training program planning process to ensure regional training needs are met

• The MSE coach will display competence in TPM combined with job expertise in AM, PM , FI and daily management systems to drive effective loss reduction activities through sites Go&See.

• As a continuous improvement manager they will drive a learning culture that embraces standardized work, utilizing the MSE framework to know (analyze), improve and sustain organizational performance.

• Accountable for Process delivery in service of business results

• Drive PMO Governance of MSE

• Actively participate in CoP/CoD to share learnings and best practices

What can you expect from Mars?

• At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer/employee relationship.

• As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.

• You will join the most iconic segment of Mars and the world's largest chocolate manufacturer, which includes M&Ms, Snickers, Twix, Maltesers, Freedent, Airways and Be-Kind cereal bars

• You will join the 1000 Mars Wrigley Associates spread over the 2 sites in NL and DE.

• In Veghel, you will work in Mars biggest chocolate factory in the world, in the heart of Netherlands, with the bonus of a co-working space shared with the Mars Global Services teams, ideal for creating great synergies!

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