Supply Hub Lead Biscuits, Beverages

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.
You will manage a team of material and supply planners in a category, enduring that mid- to long-term production/material plans are in place for your assigned plants/lines in line with approved business plans.

How You Will Contribute
You will:

• Prepare short and long-term end-to-end supply chain plans for items produced internally and externally for further review and approvals
• Manage, coach and develop a team
• Meet your KPIs including (but not limited to) meeting or exceeding customer fill rate, delivering finished goods inventories at or below target levels and meeting waste objectives
• Work closely with internal and external manufacturing, marketing, sales, materials, and replenishment functions to deliver the category's goals
• Deliver performance against approved master and detailed schedules and long-range plans (including capacity considerations) and material requirement plans using system tools
• Be part of the construction of the supply review and escalating issues
• Support and implement improvements in the planning arena to improve customer fill rate, inventory targets and waste reduction to meet company KPIs
• Participate in and/or lead supply review meetings

What You Will Bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Comprehensive supply chain, economic, financial or logistics experience and strong business acumen ideally within an FMCG/CPG environment
• Open to learn new ways of working and willing to be hands-on in using data and systems
• Experience in driving supply review and participation in an IBP cycle
• Able to influence cross-functional teams, working on the key priorities and improving the plan
• Able to build effective teams
• Knowledgeable about leading practice supply planning and end-to-end supply chain concepts
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and verbal and written communication skills

More About This Role
What you need to know about this position:
Need to manage a team of supply planners for the Biscuits, Beverages & Meals categories for MENAP, enduring that mid- to long-term supply plan in line with E2E mindset and business plans. Ensure RCCP's are maintained for the MENAP plants. Build a strong supply governance with Non MENAP plants. Sustain good service levels, full control on cash / cost targets and partner with market demand team for strong S&OE process.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Continuous improvement and E2E planning mindset.
• Collaborative mindset with strength in effectively receiving and communicating feedback.
• Results -oriented and process driven, with high expectations of self and team.

Education / Certifications:

• Requires a degree in Supply chain, Engineering
• Supply chain certification added advantage.

Job specific requirements:

• At least 5-10 years of experience in Supply chain preferably in planning
• Proficiency in Excel , SAP APO.
• Considerable operational management experience with supply planning/demand planning/ISC - required.
• Stakeholder management
• Work experience in an international environment - preferred.
• Experience with Integrated Business Planning - preferred.

Travel requirements:
NA

Work schedule:
Bahrain working hours (Sunday to Thursday)

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary
Mondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than 2600 employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make, bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type
Regular

Supply Planning (MPS - scheduling - MRP)

Customer Service & Logistics