Product and Process Implementation Engineer

Description de poste:

Location: Aimargues, France - near Montpellier (Occitanie region), with easy access to the Mediterranean coast and major transport hubs.

Segment: Royal Canin

Type of contract: Permanent

In your role as a Product and Process Implementation Engineer you will work as a Change Agent on transition packs to help the company on having sustainable and circular packs common for all our sites within France and with a transition vision for european markets.

Furthermore, you will manage day-to-day mission based on the day-to-day pack sustainability.

The job is to be a catalyst for change and you will 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.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Economics
• 3+ years of experience in Production or Supply Chain roles
• Knowledge of internal manufacturing and major business processes, FMCG would be a benefit
• Significant change management experience
• Understanding of improvement tools as SIXSIGMA, Kaizen, 5S
• Ability to work cross functionally with Senior Leaders and stakeholders
• Track record in leading step-change initiatives / Best practice roll out
• Eager to analyse and inspired by maximizing value
• Fluent in English

What will be your responsibilities?

• As a Product and Process Implementation Engineer, you will play a significant role in the development of our local supply strategies in close collaboration with a vast stakeholder network.
• The role supports the execution of these strategies, drives operational excellence and establishes a high level of networking to ensure cross fertilization.
• 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?

• At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer/employee relationship.
• As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.
• The opportunity to learn and develop, taking charge of your own career across Mars.
• You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates' dogs at theoffice!
• You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group