Mondelez International

Packaging Team Leader

Posted on: 22 Mar 2021

Portland, OR

Job Description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You will take pride in producing accurate and quality production schedules which account for service level targets, inventory targets, plant resources and costs optimization. You will drive continuous improvement of people and processes across the planning and vendor scheduling functions. You will be the primary contact for MFG leadership, planning & commercial teams, external manufacturers and international supply chain for management of inventory and production planning.

How you will contribute

You will:

* Make Quality production plan based on DSRP recommendations, Pre-SOP & other known activities in order to achieve appropriate balance between inventory, cost and customer service level. Drive rescheduling / recovery of misses with Department Mangers. Communicate about all run out plans to plant. (allowing for appropriate capacity / labor decisions); Achieve stock build targets. Labor variances not adversely effected due to planning activity. Provide direction to other planner & Vendor Schedulers on how to address forthcoming events, Including new product introduction, capacity constraints, and line shutdowns. Direct involvement in the production scheduling process in order to ensure optimum stock holdings. Regular Maintenance and Housekeeping of data to ensure Prism is making valid recommendations.
* Work effectively with internal & external stakeholders (service providers, contract employee Labor agencies, co-Packing/ external Mfg. vendors) to ensure Production compliance to schedules based on demand in accordance to our standards, procedures and protocols. Proactively and timely report & resolve any issues to pre-empt any business impact and/or accommodate changes to production and/or customer service levels as appropriate after alignment of all stakeholders.
* Build capability mastery on SAP planning systems. Manage inventory to KPI targets. Support IBP preparation and metric dashboard. Adhere to manufacturing and regulatory compliance standards/regulations. Leverage IL6S standard work process and own one or more of the pillar systems/processes. Participate in projects that drive value and loss elimination.
* Drive continuous improvement with Snr Planner of scheduling procedures and processes maximizing use of current technology & challenging current procedures in order to simplify the planning process and reduce possibility of errors
* Provide action plans for work processes & procedures to be improved & documented. Recommend shift quota changes through Pre Sop process with root cause analysis. Continuous improvement of tracking of work force requirements & Quotas with regular updates to achieve No Misses due to labor shortages or inappropriate Quotas.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

* Relevant work experience in production & material planning, demand planning, inventory management & handling, Line Operations, and/or Forecasting
* Computer proficiency (MS Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint) & experience in ERP (SAP) systems
* Excellent communication skills (Verbal and Written), Analytical & Problem solving skills, strong collaboration and relationship management skills

More about this role

* Bachelors Degree Required
* Operations, Supply Chain, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering and Food Science preferred. Military and Logistics experience is welcome.
* SAP experience and user knowledge
* At least 3 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment. Union labor management is a plus
* Experience in Lean, 6S, TPM and/or E2E IL6S a huge plus



Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelz 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 brandsincluding 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.

Mondelz 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.

Job Type

Regular

Manufacturing support

Manufacturing

Mondelez International

Deerfield, IL

Mondelez International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets snack food and beverage products worldwide. It offers biscuits, including cookies, crackers, and salted snacks; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products. The company’s primary snack brand portfolio includes Cadbury, Milka, and Toblerone chocolates; Oreo, belVita, and LU biscuits; Halls candies; and Trident gums and Tang powdered beverages.

It sells its products to supermarket chains, wholesalers, supercenters, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasoline stations, drug stores, value stores, and other retail food outlets through direct store delivery, company-owned and satellite warehouses, distribution centers, and other facilities, as well as through independent sales offices and agents, and e-commerce platforms.

The company was formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc. and changed its name to Mondelez International, Inc. in October 2012. Mondelez International, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.

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