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Mars Industrial Engineering Director in Newark, New Jersey
Job Title : Industrial Engineering Director
Location : Newark, NJ
Segment : Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Overview
This role is responsible for supply strategy development, planning, and deployment within the region. The role will act as a catalyst to change, challenging the status quo to ensure that our network remains competitive (e.g. on cost development and volume allocation). This role drives Value Leadership (VLiC) in the network and supports the Regional CAB priorities to support the businesses objectives. This role will lead the Supply perspective through PMR as a core team member and enabling our quality growth ambitions.
Responsibilities
Associate
Recruit, educate and develop a diverse group of high caliber associates
Ensure a robust talent pipeline including team succession plans
Identify and close competency skill gaps in the IE community
Champion effectiveness and functional competency building in the industrial engineering teams
Motivate associates through skills development and responsibility in a professional environment
Manage, encourage, and reward appropriate risk taking and innovative thinking
Create a winning environment through high levels of associate engagement
Business
Member of the MAKE Leadership team
Develop and deploy 2 to 5-year segment strategies and capacity planning across the network
Manage the development and delivery of a strategic CAB that supports the agreed 3-year activity set and supply strategies
Manages VLiC pipeline sufficiency
Collaborate with Supply, Engineering, R&D and Marketing Directors
Drive measurements, standards, and reporting to foster continuous improvement environment
Functional
Maximize asset utilization through capacity planning
Ensure effective project management skills within team
Drive innovation into our business solutions
Leadership
Provide strategic and tactical leadership to the supply community (projects and activities)
Organize/manage teams to meet objectives of the Strategic Cells and the Mars Wrigley NA CAB
Developing, fostering and sustaining a winning environment which promotes trust and confidence within a High Performance team structure
Manage and facilitate cross-functional teamwork
Role model 5 Principles and GLM
Actively participate in the director level activities
Requirements
Education
- Bachelors degree in Engineering (or similar); advanced degree in Engineering or MBA preferred
Knowledge & Experience
10 - 15 years experience in applicable technical business position in food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry
Advanced working knowledge of consumer goods, operations & engineering
Working knowledge of business financials & performance and marketing
Supply chain management
Activity and change management processes
Advanced knowledge of corporate capital management
Managing projects and project teams
Multi-unit, segment and/or site experience
Ability to travel up to 30%