EUAU Material Supply Manager (12 months Fixed Term Contract)

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Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Jus-Rol, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that's ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future.

What your role is

Accountability for mid-long term raw and packing material planning strategy and capabilities that will drive earlier visibility of material supply risks & business impact, defining options and driving trade off decisions, building mitigation plans and proactively and efficiently communicating with our stakeholders. Ownership of cost and cash improvement initiatives related to material flows

Key Responsibilities

• Help in defining critical materials for the business. Assess sufficiency and drive implementation and/or improvement of business continuity plans for critical materials
• Define and set up processes (eg RCCP) & KPIs (CU%, OTD) to monitor performance for critical suppliers
• Ensure SLAs with aligned supplier expectations and supplier reviews are in place to ensure supply network reliability in material planning
• Support definition and execution of capability improvement plans around material planning
• Identify total value creation opportunities and lead execution of cost-savings initiatives related to material flows
• Drive continuous improvement activities within supply planning discipline
• Owns delivery of service (CFR), Supplier On time Delivery and materials total value creation

What you will bring to the team

• Minimum 7 years of experience, with at least 2 years in Supply Planning, ideally in raw/pack materials planning
• Experience in using value stream mapping and/or other continues improvement methodologies and implementing cost/inventory optimization projects
• Ability to develop strong relationships across unit Supply Chain and cross-functional and foster, maintain and influence these relationships to implement projects and drive change
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Organized, self-driven and with a strong bias for action
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Proactive approach

What you get from us

• A Certified Great Place to Work, Certified Best UK Workplace and Best Workplace for Wellbeing & Women
• Flexible and employee-focused work culture
• Equal Employment opportunities
• Competitive package with benefits

At General Mills, we are committed to recruiting ,retaining, developing, and advancing an inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the consumers and communities we serve globally. Come and be part of our team's journey. Hungry to Shape the Future.