Materials Planning Transition Planner/Manager

Job Title: Materials Planning Transition Planner/Manager
Location: East Hanover, NJ
Duration: 09 Months+ (High Possible for Extension)

Pay Rate: $54.00/hr. on w2.
Contract Type: Contract
 
Job Description:
Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Lead materials planning agenda with respect to all the changes on ingredients/packaging side during project “Monet” execution across brands and categories.
• Represent the planning team in I2M space and support the full and safe materials transition across the bakeries.
• Serve as main POC for the business and operations, build the transition plans and ensure alignment with brands and leadership.
• Be responsible for materials inventory transitions, run-in/out plans, be accountable for waste and service delivery.
• Connect the materials owners on brands with the project team agenda and timing, ensure materials start-up and project readiness.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Client, R&D, Quality, Operations, Procurement, etc.) and external partners (suppliers, EM’s etc.) to ensure full e2e visibility is provided and sites are equipped with materials to transition.
• Provide centralized communication to senior leadership and stakeholders on all RPW aspects relating to project “Monet” transition and materials planning, execution, and coverage for continuous production. Serve as point of escalation for materials availability topics, risks, priorities.
• Support materials planning pillar according to Mdlz global and regional ways of working and procedures. Facilitate engagement initiatives across materials planning and e2e teams.
• Ensure critical KPI deliveries - Cash flow, CFR, Waste, Productivity, asset utilization, project startups, and others.
• Deliver performance aProductst approved master and detailed schedules and long-range plans with respect to material requirement plans using system tools.
• Help and support ongoing transformational and technical initiatives with regards to materials planning systems, tools and processes.
• Participate and lead continuous improvement and process automation agenda for the HQMM team. Bring strong analytical skillset in a space of planning systems and technical reporting tools. Adopt IL6S-Integrated Lean 6 sigma ways of working and work on Supply Network capabilities to drive value and loss elimination.

 
Required Leadership behaviors:

• Agility/Creative Problem Solving.
• Project Management.
• Cross-functional navigation.
• People management and development.
• Dealing with ambiguity.
• Planning.
• Drive for results.
• Customer focus.
• Process & system management.

 
Functional CAPABILITIES:

• Comprehensive supply chain, economic, financial or logistics experience and strong business acumen ideally within an FMCG/Client environment.
• Leadership experience in project management and execution, I2M processes.
• Knowledgeable about leading practice supply planning and end-to-end supply chain concepts.
• Strong practical experience of Material planning and Reporting Applications (SAP ECC/BW, MRP, Mosaic - Spec Systems, Tableau, Aera, etc.).
• Advanced analytical tools (Excel, SAP BI).