Plant Logistics Manager, Sricity

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You will support end-to-end logistics (physical flows from plants to customers), including all warehouse, transport and co-packing operations, in terms of service, cost, health and safety, quality, food defense, sustainability, legal requirements and policies compliance. You will provide team leadership and direction for the logistics organization. In this role, you will implement logistics strategy and effectively execute operations to ensure optimum logistics solutions while supporting various routes-to-market, and balancing service and cost. You will work collaboratively with internal and external (third-party logistics vendors) business partners to ensure effective management, timely solutions and execution.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Be accountable for warehouse, transportation, international logistics (import/export) and co-packing operations
• Ensure the implementation of the business plan by delivering a consistent service level, adapting the supply chain to the demanding and changing customer environment and ensuring sufficient operational capacity to deliver business needs
• Be accountable for delivering logistics operational cost budget, ensuring that best-in-class controls and governance are in place
• Foster, initiate and lead continuous improvement programs that reduce cost and our carbon footprint and improve the service performance of the operation
• Ensure successful project implementation
• Select, manage and develop long-term relationships with third-party service providers
• Ensure adherence to health and safety, quality, food defense and legal requirements and policies
• Establish a business continuity plan for logistics operations.
• Support best-practices sharing and adoption

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Solid background in logistics with experience leading operations in an FMCG/CPG environment
• Team leadership experience, with proven ability to build effective teams and develop people
• Drive for results with proactive, dynamic and action orientated approach, identifying areas where business change is required and excellence in project management
• Strong collaboration skills with strong business and financial acumen and the ability to forge senior level strategic partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Strategic thinking plus excellent presentation, communication, influencing and motivational skills
• Strong negotiating skills with ability to negotiate in tough situations with both internal and external groups

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

• The role directly reports into the Plant Director and will be part of the Leadership Team of the biggest site of the business in the region.
• Responsible and accountable for production and capacity planning for the site in line with the demand forecast.
• Develop and execute inventory management strategy for raw, packaging and Finished goods.
• Optimize the process and execution of material changes without impact on finished goods price in cooperation with Business Development function.
• Ensure compliance with all internal guidelines and external regulations.
• Manage Plant Planning and Logistics Team by leading, coaching and guiding colleagues, providing the team with relevant information and supporting development.
• Liaise with other functions (eg, QA, Procurement, Manufacturing, Customer Service and Supply/Demand Planning) to ensure alignment of activities.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Education / Certifications:

Graduate/ Post Graduate

Job specific requirements:

Travel requirements:

Work schedule:

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Warehousing & Logistics Operations Management

Customer Service & Logistics