Nestlé USA's Technical and Production organization is undergoing a transformation to leverage automation and digital technologies to enhance productivity and overall performance, aiming to create the best possible manufacturing environment for producing great food and beverages.
Requirements
- Knowledge and experience in implementation of production or supply chain digital solutions like OMP, SAP, S/4 HANA, Celonis, APS systems, AI and ML etc.
- Experience in leading and delivering end to end technical and production continuous improvement projects including measure, monitor, and improve performance related to cost reduction, labor and materials savings, and inventory optimization.
- Experience in leading team members on activities such as as-is process and maturity assessment technology evaluation, opportunity identification, business case and digital roadmap creation and implementation of recommendations.
- Experience with preparation of short- and long-term planning processes and CAPEX budgets
- Demonstrated success leading an industrial digital journey in similarly complex business environment
- Experience working with Lean, Six Sigma, TPM is a plus.
- Tactical and process-oriented problem solving
Responsibilities
- Design and Execute a Transformational Digital Manufacturing Strategy to create value.
- Create a industry 4.0 roadmap that includes a comprehensive analysis and prioritization of key opportunities for the Technical and Production organization.
- Bring an outside-in view to lead the identification, development, and application of technology solutions.
- Leverage Digital capabilities to transform Nestlé’s industrial footprint into an agile and cost competitive network that can support short and long-term growth needs for Nestlé USA.
- Enable end-to-end digitization of the Technical and Production organization including the automation of business processes and their workflows.
- Bring thought leadership and drive continuous improvement across the Technical and Production organization, including the development, planning, and execution of a digital strategy, cost saving initiatives and metrics.
- Develop a center of excellence for Technical and Production processes and solutions enablement that brings passion and excellence to Nestlé USA.
Other
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in regulated industry with exposure to key Technical and Production functions (Production, Engineering, Quality, Safety, Health & Environmental, Procurement).
- Experience managing and building empowered high-functioning teams.
- Strong team leader who is comfortable working with executives and stakeholders of all levels.
- Business-minded, keeping a “business first” approach to everything we do.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly break down and translate technical jargon into executive-worthy communication.
