Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

As our Naperville Plant Manager you will create strong partnerships across the business to ensure delivery of our Supply Chain strategies in line with our Growth agenda. You will be responsible for Leading, coaching and developing our Plant multi-functional teams to identify best practices and improvements that will increase our Reliability, Productivity, efficiency and effectiveness. Your goal will be to establish an Agile and synchronized Supply chain.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Work cross functionally to develop and implement a 3 year strategic plan and annual operating plan, proactively identify key opportunities and link strategy to action to enable safe, reliable, flexible and cost efficient manufacturing capability that is a demonstrable competitive advantage to Mondelēz. Partner with multi-functional leads to define and meet Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Sustainability, Engagement goals. Establish a strong governance to review & control operational performance and continuous Improvement plan and embed a zero loss mindset across the site to deliver against best in class both internally and externally
• Provide coaching towards implementation of IL6S-Integrated Lean 6 sigma ways of working and phase journey as per masterplan and Self-sufficient teams. Role model Values and principles through effective coaching, mentoring and development of the multi-functional team
• Accountable to protect the value of the assets through appropriate assessment of needs and planning of spend. Lead and be accountable for all Manufacturing standards, Governance, Compliance requirements are in place, understood by all employees at the site, and regularly reviewed and monitored for compliance to policy.
• Lead and be Accountable for Talent, Capabilities & Engagement for the Plant - identify and implement critical levers to attract, retain & develop critical talent and build capability at all levels, technical and behavioral, to build a sustainable workforce profile for the future.
• Interface with Key stakeholders internally & externally to establish/maintain effective relationships, align priorities in order to deliver the company objectives, goals and build the company equity and image.

The Naperville Plant Manager will lead and manage all Conversion and Maintenance processes within the Plant according to Integrated Lean Six Sigma culture in order to achieve required production volume in compliance with quality standards and in accordance with the KPIs, ensuring a strong safety culture and satisfying internal & external customer needs.

Additionally, they will provide input and implement the integrated supply chain strategy and manage the plant to ensure availability of adequate resources (e.g., materials, equipment, employees) to produce the planned and budgeted volume (tons/annum) of products to be delivered on time, and at lowest costs, within the required Mondelez quality and safety standards.

Among other responsibilities, the Plant Manager will lead, motivate, and build a team in a collaborative environment, by conveying and driving a compelling vision, focused on a Lean Six Sigma continuously improving culture. Provide leadership to the team, as well as the Integrated Lean Six Sigma pillar leads to achieve current and future goals in line with the Mondelez Integrated Supply Chain strategy.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership for the successful day-to-day operation of the facility.
• Ensure collaboration with other Plant Managers and provide input into overall Integrated Supply Chain strategy.
• Work closely with quality personnel to review product consistency while monitoring scrap rates to determine trends and areas of improvement.
• Review established production schedules for all manufacturing departments to insure established inventory levels are met while operating at the highest efficiency possible.
• Initiate, maintain and support a superior safety and housekeeping program, including all timely communication initiatives, and ensure all members of the manufacturing team are aligned and aware of the safety culture and guidelines
• Develop, execute and maintain the budget for the manufacturing facility
• Drive investment to ensure long-term conversion and usage competitiveness of the plants.
• Elaborate and/or update an annual conversion and yield roadmap for the plant organization and identify specific projects to satisfy cost reduction targets as per productivity strategies.
• Execute Mondelez Category growth initiatives and new product launches
• Analyze workforce requirements and ensure Plant operating in the most efficient and cost effective manner.
• Encourage and promote operating in an Integrated Lean Six Sigma environment.
• Remove production constraints; allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals.
• Ensure a 0 loss, 100% engagement mindset throughout the facility.
• Coordinate the relationship with our union workforce and support the negotiation of union contracts as needed.
• Ensure that all plant functions are working under best possible practices and environment regarding all existing internal and external policies and procedures in respect of Mondelez’s role within the community (i.e., safety regulations, plant security and environmental policies).

Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Technical Field
• At least 8 years of fundamental knowledge and experience within a supply chain environment
• Demonstrated TPM / Lean Six Sigma experience
• Ability to blend people into teams; creates strong morale and spirit in their work; defines success in terms of the whole team
• Effective at leading and managing change
• Trust and empowers team, while holding team and others accountable
• Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization
• Ability to deliver results through being an inspirational leader
• Experience dealing with labor union preferred

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

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