Job Description:

Supply Excellence Manager (Total Productive Maintenance) - Leipsic, OH

The Supply Excellence Manager is a critical member of the site leadership team accountable for the overall implementation and success of Mars Supply Excellence (MSE) (Total Productive Maintenance). As the factory MSE leader, they are responsible for creating transformative change at all layers of the organization by:

Partnering with the site leadership team to develop the overall implementation strategy for MSE, then driving accountability to this strategy,
Building capability of all pillar leaders enabling them to build team member capability,
Maturing all pillars in a phased progression in accordance with the site and regional strategy,
Coordinating with the Regional MSE team for support.

Successful implementation of this strategy should focus on building capability while ultimately delivering financial results through operational standards.

What are we looking for?

Bachelor’s degree or comparable, relevant work experience
Minimum 5 years manufacturing experience (CPG preferable)
Minimum 3 years multi-pillar TPM Experience (preferably during the initial implementation phases)
Significant change
management experience
Understanding of improvement tools as SIXSIGMA, Kaizen, 5S, DMAIC
Ability to work cross functionally with Senior Leaders and stakeholders
Track record in leading step-change initiatives / Best practice roll out
Eager to analyze and inspired by maximizing value

What will be your key responsibilities?

Be an active member of the Site Leadership Team guiding and supporting the overall site strategy.
Leading transformative change within the factories through MSE
Optimize performance and drive value leadership
Initiate and drive game-changing workstreams to optimize our cost-to-serve for our customers and support Mars to become a more efficient, agile and lean company
Development of our local supply strategies in close collaboration with a vast stakeholder network
Ensures Root Cause Analysis and insight generation
Drive business change - Business change management, Program development & design

What can you expect from Mars?

Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.