Supply Chain Project Manager LOE

LOCATION:
Brentwood, TN, US

JOB CATEGORY: Supply

REQUISITION NUMBER: 253488

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there’s more to being in business than just making a profit. That’s the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it’s never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It’s about how you can grab everything that’s within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

*This opportunity is a 3-year project assignment.*

Job Purpose:

Logistics Operational Efficiencies Project (MEGA):

• Deliver savings for the region by implementation of logistics savings projects across the following areas of focus:
  • Pallet Density Optimization
  • Truck Fill Maximization
  • Product and Warehouse Flow Optimization
  • Improve Storage and Handling contract strategy
    
    The objective of the LOE project is to ensure that we can find best practice and breakthrough solutions to make our operations more efficient through the following topics.

    Supply Chain Project Manager:

• Project Leadership and Delivery: Responsible for end to end management of identified projects. Including but not limited to scope, analytic, and on time delivery.
• People Leadership: Ability to collaborate, engage and lead project teams across multiple functions, regions, segments and areas of responsibility. Example include: Logistics, Finance, Sourcing, R&D, Sales and Marketing.
• Self-Starter: Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects/responsibilities concurrently.
• Supply Chain and/or Continuous Improvement Experience: Capable of self-identifying and partnering with local and regional Supply Chain teams to identify and generate new opportunities.
• Organized and Detail Oriented: Develop and manage a prioritized and time bound roadmap of activities against key delivery dates (Project Plan).
• Ability to Influence/Comfort around Senior Leadership: This role will support a high visibility project that requires a personality that is not intimidated by senior leaders, speaking in front of groups of people, and is willing and able to challenge and drive conversation when necessary.
• Flexibility/Agility: This role may be required to support other MEGA areas within Supply Chain, such as: Boosting Competitive Bidding, Network Efficiencies, Control Tower, and Inbound Efficiencies.
• Highly Analytical and able to review large sets of information/data and able to create hypothesis and recommendations.
• North America: This role with support the U.S., Canada and possibly LATAM/Mexican markets.

  Job Specifications/Qualifications:

  Education:

• Bachelors degree preferred.

Knowledge/Experience:

• Demonstrated Supply Chain experience. Three to five (3 to 5 years) Supply Chain experience preferred.
• Physical Logistics experience and continuous improvement preferred, but other transferable Supply Chain experience will be considered.
• Cross-category and cross-function experience preferred, but not essential.
• Proven track record of project leadership and results delivery.

Physical & Mental Requirements:

• Role supports a Global project team and therefore may require working hours to vary.
• Travel time is approximately 25%.

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.