Logistics & Continuous Improvement Planner

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Mondelez International is the home of amazing brands such as Cadburys, and Minworth is our biggest in-house Distribution Centre in the UK.

We are looking for an individual with a passion for Logistics Operations and a Continuous Improvement (CI) mindset to join our team as a Logistics & CI Planner. The ‘Planning of the Future’ agenda is key for Minworth distribution centre & this is a key role that will help deliver this.

The Minworth Logistics & CI Planner is a critical role within the Minworth Planning function, where you will have a relentless desire in seeking out losses via critical thinking using the required tools (DMS / RCA / Loss Analysis etc) and opportunities, driving these through productivity which ensures Minworth remains competitive across the network of DC’s.

You will work closely with the site management team, systems providers, Bournville central planning, haulage companies, agency providers and other Mondelez departments & make recommendations to improve the efficiency of our Logistical operations.

How you will contribute:

• You will have a visible presence on the Shop floor and develop a very strong understanding of our equipment and flows, and how this impacts our operational team.

• You will Lead the Digital CI agenda to deliver the ‘Planning of the Future’. Identify key opportunities to eliminate manual processes, working with key stakeholders to ensure effective implementation & deliver productivity to the site.

• Perform Logistics loss analysis daily, weekly, and monthly to understand conformance to the plan and how efficiently it was delivered. Seek out the losses and areas of opportunity. Share the outputs with the Site Management Team (via DMS) to determine where improvement activity or focus is needed. Extract information from the Warehouse Management System to determine KPI’s shortfalls and areas for improvement across the warehouse.

• Review daily schedules and information from Central Planning to ensure the workload plan via digitalised methods is suitable and sufficient & determine the resources needed to execute. Ensure the plan is achievable within the timeframe needed to protect customer requirements and delivered at the lowest cost per pallet throughput and labour. Liaise with Hauliers, Agency on-site contact and Team Managers to determine and pre-empt the resources needed daily.

• Analyse network capacity forecasts to identify the resources needed to deliver these capacities. Use the information to determine when agency resource needs to be sourced, inducted, and trained in preparation for increasing volumes and headcount shortfalls.

• Manage, develop & improve agency services to provide efficiencies within our overall costs. Develop strategies for the site which ensure a superior service.

• Be an ambassador of IL6s- Integrated Lean 6 sigma phase journey by providing training on CI tools and techniques to drive productivity and simplification for the site. You will also coach colleagues to help them utilise the CI tools, identify process improvement needs, facilitate training sessions, and support execution of newly established improvements.

• Lead, execute & deliver projects to support the site’s IL6S agenda & drive efficiencies from the outputs of the plan.

Our preferred candidate will bring:

• A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Take pride in being present on the shop floor with our operational teams, listening to their feedback and developing plans that put our people first.

• Analytical / Growth Mindset – Ability to manipulate and validate data in manual and automated systems.

• Organised and disciplined to support and educate key stakeholders on varied processes.

• Knowledge & application of Warehouse Management Systems, SAP, Inet and the ability to analyse and synthesize data is desirable.

• The applicant MUST have advanced working knowledge of Excel: meaning possess the skills to use spreadsheets, tables, calculations, and automation efficiency to process large quantities of data relevant to planning of the operation. Proficiency in using formulas / other features of Excel for handling complex tasks is essential.

• Able to negotiate, influence and manage effective relationships with third-party and internal stakeholders.

• Ability to multitask and work under tight timescales.

• Experience/Understanding in logistical operations or a supply chain function in general is desirable.

• Experience of Lean 6 Sigma, ideally qualified but with a proven track record of planning and delivery of CI is desirable.

What you will receive in this role:

• A Stimulating work environment to grow and develop

Relocation Support Available?

No Relocation support available

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We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Job Type

Regular Warehousing & Logistics Operations Management Customer Service & Logistics

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