Integrated Lean Six Sigma Manager – Chocolates Plant

Job description / Role

Exciting career opportunity in the Manufacturing function, in the capacity of Integrated Lean Six Sigma Manager - Chocolates Plant , based in Cairo 10th of Ramadan , Egypt.

The main purpose of the role is to lead all the continuous improvement projects of the section. Permanently seek for the best practices for both internal and external processes via benchmarking as well as tracking common KPIs like e.g. global efficiency, yield, line manning.

Main Responsibilities:

- Ensures quality of execution as per Best in Class Standards (defined by Mondelez) and sustainability of results through installing solid pillar processes in place.
- Through the FI (Focused Improvement) pillar, ensures a disciplined system is in place for loss identification and eradication connected to Compelling Business Need and Productivity Targets for the site
- Timely communicate and report plan progress, issues and risks to leadership team in/outside the site as appropriate.
- In alignment with HR and the Plant Leadership Team, actively participates in the definition of the organizational strategy that enables the deployment of IL6S at all levels of the organization: structure (AM groups, tactical Kaizen teams, and strategic project teams), recognition systems, roles and responsibilities, union involvement strategy, etc.
- Responsible to develop and certify technical skills required in site pillar leaders; constant coaching to IL6S Steering Team in the site.
- Reaches out to the IL6S Capability Team to allocate resources to support trainings, audits, calibration, etc. as required.
- Links with IL6S regional and global resources to benchmark, re-apply and share best practices.
- Defines and owns agenda for the coaching sessions, as well as consolidation of learnings and work between visits
- Ensure the sustainability of the program at the sites, covering resource, process and behaviors.
- Supports the preparation and rollout of IL6S in new sites within the region as required.
- Sound Project Management Skills, proven experience successfully leading initiatives (Critical Path Schedule, Risk Management tools, etc).
- Responsible for establishing a team culture at the lines by providing clear understanding of the requirements for the culture (e.g. organization, behaviors / attitude and culture). Support team-building activities of production teams in cooperation with team-leader.
- Support in organizational transformation (change management); High Performance Working Systems.

Requirements

Qualifications

- University degree (Mechanical or Electrical).
- 6 - 8 years of relevant Operations Management, Supply Chain or related field in FMCG's or similar industry with strong knowledge of lean six sigma/ TPM.
- Fluency in English & Arabic.
- Proficiency in MS office.
- Strong stake holder management skills.
- Experience of working in a multicultural teams and environment.
- Team Player; ability to support and lead to achieve common goals.
- Strong Communication and Presentation skills as well as analytical thinking.
- Problem solving: Proactive and resourceful in solving problems, offering innovative and practical solutions in dynamic environment

About the Company

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is one of the world's largest snacks companies, with 2015 net revenues of approximately $30 billion.

Our dream is to create delicious moments of joy in everything we do. Nearly 100,000 employees support this dream by manufacturing and marketing delicious food and beverage products for consumers in approximately 165 countries around the world.

We are the world's pre-eminent maker of snacks, with leading market shares in every category in which we compete. Mondelez International holds the No. 1 position globally in Biscuits, Chocolate and Candy as well as the No. 2 position in Gum. (source: Euromonitor)

About 85 percent of our annual revenue is generated in fast-growing snacks categories, and nearly 75 percent of our sales come from outside of North America.