GLOBAL INSIGHTS, ANALYTICS & DATA CONTROLLER 
“High profile business insight and intelligence role to drive performance transformation across procurement and category management within SAP environment.”

C€50-57000 + Excellent Benefits

Location:  Gronau, Nord Rhein Westphalen, Germany

Are you a skilled insight and business intelligence professional who can champion innovative data analysis practices to drive performance transformation in our client’s global procurement and supply chain function?  Do you have a passion for identifying new and interesting ways of presenting insights?  Would you like to play a critical role in our client’s journey to becoming a best in class procurement and supply chain function? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for an exceptional, forward thinking candidate to assist our client to become a cutting-edge insight driven procurement department.  This role will be integral to supporting significant transformation across procurement projects and category management whilst reducing costs, increasing efficiencies, identifying and evaluating opportunities, managing risk, adding value and promoting continual improvement by ensuring that the procurement and supply chain function meets the needs of both internal and external stakeholders. 

The Global Insights, Analytics and Data Controller role covers deployment analytics and data management across procurement, category and risk management.  You will ensure fact-based decision making, underpinned with accurate, timely and easily accessible data.  

As Global Insights, Analytics and Data Controller you will work in partnership with senior internal stakeholders, cross functional colleagues, suppliers and external customers to transform the way that information, analysis and insight is provided to the procurement and category management team to enable more effective decision making,  helping to achieve strategic objectives and organisational vision.  Our client champions quality performance data as a vital part of running a high performing organisation and strives for excellence in performance management.

As Global Insights, Analytics and Data Controller you will manage a range of business intelligence activities, including performance reporting, benchmarking, dashboard development aligned to procurement KPIs and analysis.  You will work with global teams across procurement and category management, gathering intelligence to establish metrics, scorecards and dashboards relating to spend analytics, cost benefit, service quality and performance to support continuous improvement and opportunity and value development.

The ideal candidate will be of graduate calibre, ideally university degree educated, highly numerate and analytical.  You will already be working in a similar insights, analysis and data intelligence role and will be seeking your next career move.   

You will demonstrate a proven track record in managing business intelligence and/or performance management activity within a large, complex matrix organisation.  This experience must have been gained within a SAP environment ideally supporting procurement, procurement to pay/P2P and supply chain functions.  You will have a strong grasp of data standards and the techniques required to understand and drive performance.  You will be confident in presenting insights to stakeholders in an engaging and compelling way, bringing performance information to life with scenarios and models and data visualisations.  You will be organised and analytical and adept at working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and systems, SAP being the key one.  Six Sigma structured problem-solving capabilities will be advantageous. 

This role can be located in in the UK in our client’s North West office; the Netherlands or Germany – fluency in English plus Dutch or German would be essential for success if you wish to be based in the Netherlands or Germany.  Remote working due to Covid restrictions is also in operation.  In return our client offers a very competitive salary and benefits package including enhanced holiday entitlement and excellent pension and the opportunity to develop your career within a market leader.

To apply without delay, please email your CV, quoting reference LX 498561 to applications@martinveasey.com  Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com 

GLOBAL INSIGHTS, ANALYTICS & DATA CONTROLLER 
“High profile business insight and intelligence role to drive performance transformation across procurement and category management within SAP environment.”

C€50-57000- + Excellent Benefits

Location:  Almelo, the Netherlands

Our client is a global player within the specialist energy, electricity and power generation sector.  

Are you a skilled insight and business intelligence professional who can champion innovative data analysis practices to drive performance transformation in our client’s global procurement and supply chain function?  Do you have a passion for identifying new and interesting ways of presenting insights?  Would you like to play a critical role in our client’s journey to becoming a best in class procurement and supply chain function? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for an exceptional, forward thinking candidate to assist our client to become a cutting-edge insight driven procurement department.  This role will be integral to supporting significant transformation across procurement projects and category management whilst reducing costs, increasing efficiencies, identifying and evaluating opportunities, managing risk, adding value and promoting continual improvement by ensuring that the procurement and supply chain function meets the needs of both internal and external stakeholders. 

The Global Insights, Analytics and Data Controller role covers deployment analytics and data management across procurement, category and risk management.  You will ensure fact-based decision making, underpinned with accurate, timely and easily accessible data.  

As Global Insights, Analytics and Data Controller you will work in partnership with senior internal stakeholders, cross functional colleagues, suppliers and external customers to transform the way that information, analysis and insight is provided to the procurement and category management team to enable more effective decision making,  helping to achieve strategic objectives and organisational vision.  Our client champions quality performance data as a vital part of running a high performing organisation and strives for excellence in performance management.

As Global Insights, Analytics and Data Controller you will manage a range of business intelligence activities, including performance reporting, benchmarking, dashboard development aligned to procurement KPIs and analysis.  You will work with global teams across procurement and category management, gathering intelligence to establish metrics, scorecards and dashboards relating to spend analytics, cost benefit, service quality and performance to support continuous improvement and opportunity and value development.

The ideal candidate will be of graduate calibre, ideally university degree educated, highly numerate and analytical.  You will already be working in a similar insights, analysis and data intelligence role and will be seeking your next career move.   

You will demonstrate a proven track record in managing business intelligence and/or performance management activity within a large, complex matrix organisation.  This experience must have been gained within a SAP environment ideally supporting procurement, procurement to pay/P2P and supply chain functions.  You will have a strong grasp of data standards and the techniques required to understand and drive performance.  You will be confident in presenting insights to stakeholders in an engaging and compelling way, bringing performance information to life with scenarios and models and data visualisations.  You will be organised and analytical and adept at working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and systems, SAP being the key one.  Six Sigma structured problem-solving capabilities will be advantageous. 

This role can be located in in the UK in our client’s North West office; the Netherlands or Germany – fluency in English plus Dutch or German would be essential for success if you wish to be based in the Netherlands or Germany.  Remote working due to Covid restrictions is also in operation.  In return our client offers a very competitive salary and benefits package including enhanced holiday entitlement and excellent pension and the opportunity to develop your career within a market leader.

To apply without delay, please email your CV, quoting reference LX 498561 to applications@martinveasey.com  Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com 

GLOBAL INSIGHTS, ANALYTICS & DATA CONTROLLER 
“High profile business insight and intelligence role to drive performance transformation across procurement and category management within SAP environment.”

C£45-50000 + Excellent Benefits

Location:  North West, UK 

Commutable from Ellesmere Port, Mold, Wrexham, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Chester, Warrington, Runcorn, Widnes, Liverpool, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, South Manchester, Wigan, Newton le Willows, Leigh, Heywood, Skelmersdale.

Our client is a global player within the specialist energy, electricity and power generation sector.  

Are you a skilled insight and business intelligence professional who can champion innovative data analysis practices to drive performance transformation in our client’s global procurement and supply chain function?  Do you have a passion for identifying new and interesting ways of presenting insights?  Would you like to play a critical role in our client’s journey to becoming a best in class procurement and supply chain function? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for an exceptional, forward thinking candidate to assist our client to become a cutting-edge insight driven procurement department.  This role will be integral to supporting significant transformation across procurement projects and category management whilst reducing costs, increasing efficiencies, identifying and evaluating opportunities, managing risk, adding value and promoting continual improvement by ensuring that the procurement and supply chain function meets the needs of both internal and external stakeholders. 

The Global Insights, Analytics and Data Controller role covers deployment analytics and data management across procurement, category and risk management.  You will ensure fact-based decision making, underpinned with accurate, timely and easily accessible data.  

As Global Insights, Analytics and Data Controller you will work in partnership with senior internal stakeholders, cross functional colleagues, suppliers and external customers to transform the way that information, analysis and insight is provided to the procurement and category management team to enable more effective decision making,  helping to achieve strategic objectives and organisational vision.  Our client champions quality performance data as a vital part of running a high performing organisation and strives for excellence in performance management.

As Global Insights, Analytics and Data Controller you will manage a range of business intelligence activities, including performance reporting, benchmarking, dashboard development aligned to procurement KPIs and analysis.  You will work with global teams across procurement and category management, gathering intelligence to establish metrics, scorecards and dashboards relating to spend analytics, cost benefit, service quality and performance to support continuous improvement and opportunity and value development.

The ideal candidate will be of graduate calibre, ideally university degree educated, highly numerate and analytical.  You will already be working in a similar insights, analysis and data intelligence role and will be seeking your next career move.   

You will demonstrate a proven track record in managing business intelligence and/or performance management activity within a large, complex matrix organisation.  This experience must have been gained within a SAP environment ideally supporting procurement, procurement to pay/P2P and supply chain functions.  You will have a strong grasp of data standards and the techniques required to understand and drive performance.  You will be confident in presenting insights to stakeholders in an engaging and compelling way, bringing performance information to life with scenarios and models and data visualisations.  You will be organised and analytical and adept at working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and systems, SAP being the key one.  Six Sigma structured problem-solving capabilities will be advantageous. 

This role can be located in in the UK in our client’s North West office; the Netherlands or Germany – fluency in English plus Dutch or German would be essential for success if you wish to be based in the Netherlands or Germany.  Remote working due to Covid restrictions is also in operation.  In return our client offers a very competitive salary and benefits package including enhanced holiday entitlement and excellent pension and the opportunity to develop your career within a market leader.

To apply without delay, please email your CV, quoting reference LX 498561 to applications@martinveasey.com  Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com 

LEAD BUYER/CATEGORY MANAGER- GERMANY

"Exciting continuous improvement role for fluent German Speaking, Degree educated, experienced Senior Buyer/Category Manager to take the lead purchasing role on a large manufacturing site for Global Energy Company”

c€90000 + Excellent Blue Chip Benefits

Location:  North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany – Relocation Assistance available
Our client is a global player within the specialist energy, electricity and power generation sector. 
As part of a strategic transformation of the procurement function across its global operating units, our client seeks to strengthen its German team with the appointment of an innovative and creative Lead Buyer/Category Mnager for its manufacturing plant purchasing team. 
 
This is a key appointment at Country level. You will be based at a large processing plant working closely with cross functional stakeholders at executive leader level including Plant Manager and Finance Manager. 
 
You will also work closely with centralised global category management, project procurement and P2P functions across Europe.  The ideal candidate will possess a track record as a Senior Buyer, Category Manager or Purchasing Manager specialising in indirect and engineering categories.   Experience of managing a team of Buyers will be essential for success in this role. 
 
Experience will ideally have been gained within a best in class global multinational, matrix organisation.  Experience of SAP would be advantageous.
 
The Role:
•         Lead, manage, motivate, coach, develop and empower a team of three Buyers specialising in indirect and engineering based categories.
•         Plan, organise, lead and control the work of the German purchasing team to ensure that objectives are achieved and services are delivered to the customers/stakeholders.
•         Contribute to purchasing strategy for engineering and capital projects
•         Work closely with business leaders to position the business for future growth
•         Define and implement procurement and supply chain procedures and policies in line with group and category strategies
•         Shape and manage supplier relationships to ensure value is delivered including value definition, value creation including opportunity development and supply chain execution process; value capture including governance and compliance management and value protection to mitigate risk.
•         Management of purchasing, tactical buying, sourcing and supplier management activities to achieve cost efficient, accurate and on time purchases, including compliance to corporate purchasing policies
•         Improve value adding capabilities of the indirect and engineering procurement function through best practice, cost savings, cost avoidance and spend control
•         Identify, drive, implement and sustain indirect and engineering procurement focused process improvements and cost efficiency
•         Actively seek improvements in supply chain activities and performance, primarily through coordination and collaboration with Supply Chain and Category Management team
The Ideal Candidate:
•        Fluent in German and happy to relocate (with assistance) to North West Germany.
•        University Degree educated in Engineering or Science or similar plus Post Graduate level qualification in Procurement and/or Master’s Degree. 
•        At least 5-7 years consistent, fast track career development within a Senior Buyer, Category Manager or Procurement Management roles focused on indirect and engineering categories.
•        Supervisory or leadership experience within procurement in order to manage an experienced team of buyers would be advantageous.
•        Experience of working cross functionally within a global multinational matrix environment. This could include oil and gas, energy, utilities, mining and minerals exploration, or capital-intensive industrial manufacturing sectors such as steel or construction materials.  FMCG or pharmaceutical sector experience will also be considered if the focus is on indirect, engineering or capital projects focused procurement.
•         You be highly motivated to deliver change and transformation and your career to date will be characterised by your ability to engage cross functional teams and global/pan European procurement, engineering and project management colleagues to achieve this.
•        You will be confident and experienced in preparing, presenting and justifying business cases to senior executive level.
•        Track record of building successful relationships internally and externally to contribute to the development of our client as a world-class procurement organisation
•        A knowledge of Procurement systems and technologies and the ability to put operational measures in place to ensure contracts deliver brilliantly.
•        Strong purchasing background with proven experience in the areas of project management, supplier readiness and day to day supply base management and demonstrated negotiations capability 
•       Demonstrated ability to lead in a multinational matrix organisation, work collaboratively with colleagues, and get results through others

LEAD BUYER/CATEGORY MANAGER- GERMANY

"Exciting continuous improvement role for fluent German Speaking, Degree educated, experienced Senior Buyer/Category Manager to take the lead purchasing role on a large manufacturing site for Global Energy Company”

c€90000 + Excellent Blue Chip Benefits

Location:  North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany – Relocation Assistance available
Our client is a global player within the specialist energy, electricity and power generation sector. 
As part of a strategic transformation of the procurement function across its global operating units, our client seeks to strengthen its German team with the appointment of an innovative and creative Lead Buyer/Category Mnager for its manufacturing plant purchasing team. 
 
This is a key appointment at Country level. You will be based at a large processing plant working closely with cross functional stakeholders at executive leader level including Plant Manager and Finance Manager. 
 
You will also work closely with centralised global category management, project procurement and P2P functions across Europe.  The ideal candidate will possess a track record as a Senior Buyer, Category Manager or Purchasing Manager specialising in indirect and engineering categories.   Experience of managing a team of Buyers will be essential for success in this role. 
 
Experience will ideally have been gained within a best in class global multinational, matrix organisation.  Experience of SAP would be advantageous.
 
The Role:
•         Lead, manage, motivate, coach, develop and empower a team of three Buyers specialising in indirect and engineering based categories.
•         Plan, organise, lead and control the work of the German purchasing team to ensure that objectives are achieved and services are delivered to the customers/stakeholders.
•         Contribute to purchasing strategy for engineering and capital projects
•         Work closely with business leaders to position the business for future growth
•         Define and implement procurement and supply chain procedures and policies in line with group and category strategies
•         Shape and manage supplier relationships to ensure value is delivered including value definition, value creation including opportunity development and supply chain execution process; value capture including governance and compliance management and value protection to mitigate risk.
•         Management of purchasing, tactical buying, sourcing and supplier management activities to achieve cost efficient, accurate and on time purchases, including compliance to corporate purchasing policies
•         Improve value adding capabilities of the indirect and engineering procurement function through best practice, cost savings, cost avoidance and spend control
•         Identify, drive, implement and sustain indirect and engineering procurement focused process improvements and cost efficiency
•         Actively seek improvements in supply chain activities and performance, primarily through coordination and collaboration with Supply Chain and Category Management team
The Ideal Candidate:
•        Fluent in German and happy to relocate (with assistance) to North West Germany.
•        University Degree educated in Engineering or Science or similar plus Post Graduate level qualification in Procurement and/or Master’s Degree. 
•        At least 5-7 years consistent, fast track career development within a Senior Buyer, Category Manager or Procurement Management roles focused on indirect and engineering categories.
•        Supervisory or leadership experience within procurement in order to manage an experienced team of buyers would be advantageous.
•        Experience of working cross functionally within a global multinational matrix environment. This could include oil and gas, energy, utilities, mining and minerals exploration, or capital-intensive industrial manufacturing sectors such as steel or construction materials.  FMCG or pharmaceutical sector experience will also be considered if the focus is on indirect, engineering or capital projects focused procurement.
•         You be highly motivated to deliver change and transformation and your career to date will be characterised by your ability to engage cross functional teams and global/pan European procurement, engineering and project management colleagues to achieve this.
•        You will be confident and experienced in preparing, presenting and justifying business cases to senior executive level.
•        Track record of building successful relationships internally and externally to contribute to the development of our client as a world-class procurement organisation
•        A knowledge of Procurement systems and technologies and the ability to put operational measures in place to ensure contracts deliver brilliantly.
•        Strong purchasing background with proven experience in the areas of project management, supplier readiness and day to day supply base management and demonstrated negotiations capability 
•       Demonstrated ability to lead in a multinational matrix organisation, work collaboratively with colleagues, and get results through others

SENIOR CONSULTANT – ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION, WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS DESIGN 

“Very innovative Warehouse/Logistics Facilities Solutions Design specialist with experience of Robotic Process Automation and similar technologies required to lead, coach and develop country solutions design team. Experience of design solutions for the Japanese market and building regulatory environment. Fluency in Japanese highly advantageous”

£/$/JPY Excellent + Bonus + Benefits & Relocation Assistance

Japan  – Full Relocation Assistance Available

Our client is a global multinational.  A true market leader, they have a strong culture of safety, customer focus, quality and reliability.
Highly successful and long-established with industrial expertise across a number of verticals, our client has a global network of operations and integrated state-of-the-art information technology across warehousing and transport.   
As result of dynamic growth our client is seeking a very innovative, degree educated, Senior Consultant Automated Warehousing Solutions Design with “hands on” robotic process automation warehousing solutions design experience to lead, coach and develop its country solutions design team in Japan.  
We are seeking individuals with experience of various types of warehousing and storage including robotic process automation, automatic storage and retrieval systems.  Experience of warehousing/distribution centre design solutions for the Japanese market and building structure regulatory environment will be critical to success.  Fluency in Japanese would be highly advantageous.
The Role:
•    Managing a team of Warehousing/Logistics Automation Design Solutions Managers and Analysts, you will support the country Business Development and Implementation teams in developing innovative, cost effective and profitable warehousing and supply chain solutions for new and existing multinational and regional clients.

•    Through strategic consulting assignments, you will work at both operational and Board level to identify business issues focused on process improvement and cost effectiveness; propose value adding and innovative solutions and subsequently manage the delivery of projects.

•    This will entail analysis of existing inhouse and customer operations and the subsequent design of proposals, managing resource and cross functional teams during implementation, planning and solutions delivery.  In addition, you will develop the supply chain solutions design strategy and manage the departmental budget.

•    As Senior Consultant Solutions Design your role will be broad - robotic process automation specialist, material handling consultant, automated warehousing design subject matter expert, supply chain and logistics systems specialist data analyst, strategist, salesperson, key account manager, management accountant, facilitator, leader, mentor, coach and project manager.

•    You will possess extensive automated warehousing solutions design, planning, projects, consultancy, value chain engineering and productivity improvement expertise.  You will be highly proficient in liaising, presenting and working at Board level both internally and externally with key multinational client accounts.  

•    You will direct and manage your team in multiple implementation and re-engineering projects enabling cost and service improvements whilst at the same time managing teams involved in new operational start-ups.

The Ideal Applicant:

•    The ideal applicant will be educated to degree/post graduate level and will possess a substantial and demonstrative track record of successful project delivery gained within an automated robotic process control warehousing and logistics solutions design/projects environment.  

•    We are inviting applications from either highly accomplished and experienced professionals seeking to consolidate and apply their solutions design leadership and coaching experience in a new and challenging growth environment or alternatively someone with at least 5-8 years fast track operational and solutions design experience who wishes to further develop their managerial experience by heading up and grow a team of solutions design specialists.
 
•    Experience of warehousing solutions design, supply chain optimisation, automated robotic process and warehouse design tools as well as formal project management capabilities will be a prerequisite.  Experience of managing multi-disciplined teams is essential.

•    It is imperative that you will be possess a portfolio of successful projects completed across, for example, retail and FMCG, industrial, technology or pharmaceutical verticals.  

•    Automated warehousing solutions design experience as a Senior Consultant or Project Manager may have been gained in one of the following environments:  inhouse global multinational logistics fulfilment facilities design team; materials handling solutions design provider; third party contract logistics provider or automation solutions/automated robotic process design consultancy. 

•    Most importantly you will also have a demonstrable track record of success in coaching and developing a team of Solutions Design Analysts and Managers, ensuring a consistent, best in class approach.

•    Previous international solutions design and solutions design and implementation project team leadership would be extremely advantageous, as would, cultural experience and understanding of living and working in Japan would be highly advantageous.

Please note: This role is offered to experienced Japanese citizens or as an expatriate career development role on a permanent local employment contract and therefore you will be required to relocate to Japan to be based there full time.  Our client will provide full relocation assistance.  Our client offers a very competitive salary and benefits package including bonus and private healthcare.  Please note however that although housing allowance may be provided, school fees are not provided as part of the package.

To apply without delay, please email your CV, quoting reference LX 482798, for the attention of Roheela Khan, Recruitment Operations Director to applications@martinveasey.com Telephone 00 44 (0) 1905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com

Key words: robotic process automation, automated storage and retrieval, ASR, automated warehousing, logistics facilities, distribution centres, efulfilment, materials handling equipments, materials handling solutions, warehousing process design, robotic process design, automated process design, logistics, distribution centre, efulfilment, warehousing, ecommerce, automated solutions, automation solutions, AutoCAD, Power BI, DEPICT, Sketch Up, Prince 2, buildings regulations, Japan, Japanese

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION – FMCG FOOD & DRINKS BOTTLING & CANNING OPERATIONS

“Amazing career development opportunity for Master’s degree educated, ambitious, high potential Engineering professional with a track record of leading high performing, blue chip global brand multinational FMCG Food or Drinks Production & Packaging operations.”

CAN $ 130-140,000 + Excellent Blue-Chip Benefits

Location: Ontario, Canada – Relocation Assistance offered to Canadian Citizens Only

Our client is a global FMCG brand multinational with a heritage spanning two centuries.  As a result of promotion, it is now seeking to appoint a Head of Production for its flagship production facility in Canada.

Our client is seeking a Master’s degree educated Engineering professional for the role of Director of Production at this long established and successful plant.  The facility produces, bottles and cans, market leading FMCG brand products, sold throughout the world.  

The Role:
This is a key senior leadership appointment and you will be joining a high calibre, cross functional executive team including logistics.  You will be stepping into big shoes; therefore, this is not a role for the faint hearted. You will set the strategic direction and delivery plan for production to continue to achieve competitive advantage and to retain the site’s benchmark flagship status.    You will be picking up the reins of an already high performing plant so your role will be to continuously improve and enhance the operation ensuring best in class customer service, quality, delivery, product, safety and environmental health and safety.  

A diplomat and strategic thinker you will challenge existing norms, confidently lead change initiatives and successfully deliver projects relating to production, processes and workforce initiatives, on time and within budget.  

Our client is regarded as an Employer of Choice, so you will bring a track record of visionary, inspirational and strategic leadership and demonstrable experience of engaging, motivating, coaching and developing both experienced and new colleagues, taking them with you on the next stage of our client’s already impressive journey as market leaders.  This will entail further development of organisational and people capabilities in order to maximise business results and ensure future succession planning.
Your career history to date will be characterised by consistent and progressive career development from a solid engineering foundation, through to operational and strategic leadership positions within FMCG production and manufacturing and packaging operations.  Deploying lean, Six Sigma, SMED, TPM and CI within world class operations will be second nature to you.  

The site employs up to 400 people and you will be an experienced employee relations manager, familiar with working collaboratively with unions to achieve strategic business objectives.

Most importantly you will be proud of your outstanding records of achievement when it comes to regulatory compliance, sustainability, environmental, health and safety and diversity.   It goes without saying that you will be financially astute and commercially aware, experienced in P & L management in a FMCG environment where stringent cost control and margin protection is paramount.

The Ideal Candidate:
•    Must be University degree educated in Engineering or Science or Business. Must understand engineering and business principles. Masters/ MBA highly advantageous.
•    Technical and regulatory knowledge of FMCG production and packaging processes for food, liquids, drinks and associated raw materials. 
•    This experience must have been gained with a FMCG multinational market leading food or drinks brand environment.
•    In-depth knowledge of modern maintenance technology and methods within automated FMCG Food, Drinks and related packaging operations will be integral to success and credibility in this role. 
•    Consistent global FMCG Food or Drinks multinational industry career history including existing or recent experience as a Production or Plant or Site Manager/Head.  Experience in multiple countries or different locations in country as Manager would be highly advantageous.
•    Track record of people development, engagement, change and continuous improvement leading to best in class OEE and safety standards.
•    Experience in Project Management, business and systems analysis highly advantageous but people management is key.
•    Experienced Lean or Continuous Improvement champion including SMED, TPM, Six Sigma with track record of excellent team development and engagement.
•    Demonstrable experience of cross functional and multi-level interaction and working in a matrix organization.
•    Led & achieved results in multi or single site/production operational roles, managing cross functionally.
•    Experience of leading and managing employee relations at a senior level in a unionised environment
•    Proven skills and capabilities in leadership, communication, capability, collaboration and problem solving.
•    Excellent experience of $multimillion financial and budgetary management, the budgeting process and CAPEX business case approval process.
•    PC Literate. Particularly strong Excel skills.
•    Resilient, driven, results focused personality - a high achiever.

To apply, without delay, please email your CV quoting reference LX498629 to applications@martinveasey.com Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com
 
 

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION – FMCG FOOD & DRINKS BOTTLING & CANNING OPERATIONS

“Amazing career development opportunity for Master’s degree educated, ambitious, high potential Engineering professional with a track record of leading high performing, blue chip global brand multinational FMCG Food or Drinks Production & Packaging operations.”

CAN $ 130-140,000 + Excellent Blue-Chip Benefits

Location: Ontario, Canada – Relocation Assistance offered to Canadian Citizens Only

Our client is a global FMCG brand multinational with a heritage spanning two centuries.  As a result of promotion, it is now seeking to appoint a Head of Production for its flagship production facility in Canada.

Our client is seeking a Master’s degree educated Engineering professional for the role of Director of Production at this long established and successful plant.  The facility produces, bottles and cans, market leading FMCG brand products, sold throughout the world.  

The Role:
This is a key senior leadership appointment and you will be joining a high calibre, cross functional executive team including logistics.  You will be stepping into big shoes; therefore, this is not a role for the faint hearted. You will set the strategic direction and delivery plan for production to continue to achieve competitive advantage and to retain the site’s benchmark flagship status.    You will be picking up the reins of an already high performing plant so your role will be to continuously improve and enhance the operation ensuring best in class customer service, quality, delivery, product, safety and environmental health and safety.  

A diplomat and strategic thinker you will challenge existing norms, confidently lead change initiatives and successfully deliver projects relating to production, processes and workforce initiatives, on time and within budget.  

Our client is regarded as an Employer of Choice, so you will bring a track record of visionary, inspirational and strategic leadership and demonstrable experience of engaging, motivating, coaching and developing both experienced and new colleagues, taking them with you on the next stage of our client’s already impressive journey as market leaders.  This will entail further development of organisational and people capabilities in order to maximise business results and ensure future succession planning.
Your career history to date will be characterised by consistent and progressive career development from a solid engineering foundation, through to operational and strategic leadership positions within FMCG production and manufacturing and packaging operations.  Deploying lean, Six Sigma, SMED, TPM and CI within world class operations will be second nature to you.  

The site employs up to 400 people and you will be an experienced employee relations manager, familiar with working collaboratively with unions to achieve strategic business objectives.

Most importantly you will be proud of your outstanding records of achievement when it comes to regulatory compliance, sustainability, environmental, health and safety and diversity.   It goes without saying that you will be financially astute and commercially aware, experienced in P & L management in a FMCG environment where stringent cost control and margin protection is paramount.

The Ideal Candidate:
•    Must be University degree educated in Engineering or Science or Business. Must understand engineering and business principles. Masters/ MBA highly advantageous.
•    Technical and regulatory knowledge of FMCG production and packaging processes for food, liquids, drinks and associated raw materials. 
•    This experience must have been gained with a FMCG multinational market leading food or drinks brand environment.
•    In-depth knowledge of modern maintenance technology and methods within automated FMCG Food, Drinks and related packaging operations will be integral to success and credibility in this role. 
•    Consistent global FMCG Food or Drinks multinational industry career history including existing or recent experience as a Production or Plant or Site Manager/Head.  Experience in multiple countries or different locations in country as Manager would be highly advantageous.
•    Track record of people development, engagement, change and continuous improvement leading to best in class OEE and safety standards.
•    Experience in Project Management, business and systems analysis highly advantageous but people management is key.
•    Experienced Lean or Continuous Improvement champion including SMED, TPM, Six Sigma with track record of excellent team development and engagement.
•    Demonstrable experience of cross functional and multi-level interaction and working in a matrix organization.
•    Led & achieved results in multi or single site/production operational roles, managing cross functionally.
•    Experience of leading and managing employee relations at a senior level in a unionised environment
•    Proven skills and capabilities in leadership, communication, capability, collaboration and problem solving.
•    Excellent experience of $multimillion financial and budgetary management, the budgeting process and CAPEX business case approval process.
•    PC Literate. Particularly strong Excel skills.
•    Resilient, driven, results focused personality - a high achiever.

To apply, without delay, please email your CV quoting reference LX498629 to applications@martinveasey.com Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com
 
 

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION – FMCG FOOD & DRINKS BOTTLING & CANNING OPERATIONS

“Amazing career development opportunity for Master’s degree educated, ambitious, high potential Engineering professional with a track record of leading high performing, blue chip global brand multinational FMCG Food or Drinks Production & Packaging operations.”

CAN $ 130-140,000 + Excellent Blue-Chip Benefits

Location: Ontario, Canada – Relocation Assistance offered to Canadian Citizens Only

Our client is a global FMCG brand multinational with a heritage spanning two centuries.  As a result of promotion, it is now seeking to appoint a Head of Production for its flagship production facility in Canada.

Our client is seeking a Master’s degree educated Engineering professional for the role of Director of Production at this long established and successful plant.  The facility produces, bottles and cans, market leading FMCG brand products, sold throughout the world.  

The Role:
This is a key senior leadership appointment and you will be joining a high calibre, cross functional executive team including logistics.  You will be stepping into big shoes; therefore, this is not a role for the faint hearted. You will set the strategic direction and delivery plan for production to continue to achieve competitive advantage and to retain the site’s benchmark flagship status.    You will be picking up the reins of an already high performing plant so your role will be to continuously improve and enhance the operation ensuring best in class customer service, quality, delivery, product, safety and environmental health and safety.  

A diplomat and strategic thinker you will challenge existing norms, confidently lead change initiatives and successfully deliver projects relating to production, processes and workforce initiatives, on time and within budget.  

Our client is regarded as an Employer of Choice, so you will bring a track record of visionary, inspirational and strategic leadership and demonstrable experience of engaging, motivating, coaching and developing both experienced and new colleagues, taking them with you on the next stage of our client’s already impressive journey as market leaders.  This will entail further development of organisational and people capabilities in order to maximise business results and ensure future succession planning.
Your career history to date will be characterised by consistent and progressive career development from a solid engineering foundation, through to operational and strategic leadership positions within FMCG production and manufacturing and packaging operations.  Deploying lean, Six Sigma, SMED, TPM and CI within world class operations will be second nature to you.  

The site employs up to 400 people and you will be an experienced employee relations manager, familiar with working collaboratively with unions to achieve strategic business objectives.

Most importantly you will be proud of your outstanding records of achievement when it comes to regulatory compliance, sustainability, environmental, health and safety and diversity.   It goes without saying that you will be financially astute and commercially aware, experienced in P & L management in a FMCG environment where stringent cost control and margin protection is paramount.

The Ideal Candidate:
•    Must be University degree educated in Engineering or Science or Business. Must understand engineering and business principles. Masters/ MBA highly advantageous.
•    Technical and regulatory knowledge of FMCG production and packaging processes for food, liquids, drinks and associated raw materials. 
•    This experience must have been gained with a FMCG multinational market leading food or drinks brand environment.
•    In-depth knowledge of modern maintenance technology and methods within automated FMCG Food, Drinks and related packaging operations will be integral to success and credibility in this role. 
•    Consistent global FMCG Food or Drinks multinational industry career history including existing or recent experience as a Production or Plant or Site Manager/Head.  Experience in multiple countries or different locations in country as Manager would be highly advantageous.
•    Track record of people development, engagement, change and continuous improvement leading to best in class OEE and safety standards.
•    Experience in Project Management, business and systems analysis highly advantageous but people management is key.
•    Experienced Lean or Continuous Improvement champion including SMED, TPM, Six Sigma with track record of excellent team development and engagement.
•    Demonstrable experience of cross functional and multi-level interaction and working in a matrix organization.
•    Led & achieved results in multi or single site/production operational roles, managing cross functionally.
•    Experience of leading and managing employee relations at a senior level in a unionised environment
•    Proven skills and capabilities in leadership, communication, capability, collaboration and problem solving.
•    Excellent experience of $multimillion financial and budgetary management, the budgeting process and CAPEX business case approval process.
•    PC Literate. Particularly strong Excel skills.
•    Resilient, driven, results focused personality - a high achiever.

To apply, without delay, please email your CV quoting reference LX498629 to applications@martinveasey.com Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com
 
 

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION – FMCG FOOD & DRINKS BOTTLING & CANNING OPERATIONS

“Amazing career development opportunity for Master’s degree educated, ambitious, high potential Engineering professional with a track record of leading high performing, blue chip global brand multinational FMCG Food or Drinks Production & Packaging operations.”

CAN $ 130-140,000 + Excellent Blue-Chip Benefits

Location: Ontario, Canada – Relocation Assistance offered to Canadian Citizens Only

Our client is a global FMCG brand multinational with a heritage spanning two centuries.  As a result of promotion, it is now seeking to appoint a Head of Production for its flagship production facility in Canada.

Our client is seeking a Master’s degree educated Engineering professional for the role of Director of Production at this long established and successful plant.  The facility produces, bottles and cans, market leading FMCG brand products, sold throughout the world.  

The Role:
This is a key senior leadership appointment and you will be joining a high calibre, cross functional executive team including logistics.  You will be stepping into big shoes; therefore, this is not a role for the faint hearted. You will set the strategic direction and delivery plan for production to continue to achieve competitive advantage and to retain the site’s benchmark flagship status.    You will be picking up the reins of an already high performing plant so your role will be to continuously improve and enhance the operation ensuring best in class customer service, quality, delivery, product, safety and environmental health and safety.  

A diplomat and strategic thinker you will challenge existing norms, confidently lead change initiatives and successfully deliver projects relating to production, processes and workforce initiatives, on time and within budget.  

Our client is regarded as an Employer of Choice, so you will bring a track record of visionary, inspirational and strategic leadership and demonstrable experience of engaging, motivating, coaching and developing both experienced and new colleagues, taking them with you on the next stage of our client’s already impressive journey as market leaders.  This will entail further development of organisational and people capabilities in order to maximise business results and ensure future succession planning.
Your career history to date will be characterised by consistent and progressive career development from a solid engineering foundation, through to operational and strategic leadership positions within FMCG production and manufacturing and packaging operations.  Deploying lean, Six Sigma, SMED, TPM and CI within world class operations will be second nature to you.  

The site employs up to 400 people and you will be an experienced employee relations manager, familiar with working collaboratively with unions to achieve strategic business objectives.

Most importantly you will be proud of your outstanding records of achievement when it comes to regulatory compliance, sustainability, environmental, health and safety and diversity.   It goes without saying that you will be financially astute and commercially aware, experienced in P & L management in a FMCG environment where stringent cost control and margin protection is paramount.

The Ideal Candidate:
•    Must be University degree educated in Engineering or Science or Business. Must understand engineering and business principles. Masters/ MBA highly advantageous.
•    Technical and regulatory knowledge of FMCG production and packaging processes for food, liquids, drinks and associated raw materials. 
•    This experience must have been gained with a FMCG multinational market leading food or drinks brand environment.
•    In-depth knowledge of modern maintenance technology and methods within automated FMCG Food, Drinks and related packaging operations will be integral to success and credibility in this role. 
•    Consistent global FMCG Food or Drinks multinational industry career history including existing or recent experience as a Production or Plant or Site Manager/Head.  Experience in multiple countries or different locations in country as Manager would be highly advantageous.
•    Track record of people development, engagement, change and continuous improvement leading to best in class OEE and safety standards.
•    Experience in Project Management, business and systems analysis highly advantageous but people management is key.
•    Experienced Lean or Continuous Improvement champion including SMED, TPM, Six Sigma with track record of excellent team development and engagement.
•    Demonstrable experience of cross functional and multi-level interaction and working in a matrix organization.
•    Led & achieved results in multi or single site/production operational roles, managing cross functionally.
•    Experience of leading and managing employee relations at a senior level in a unionised environment
•    Proven skills and capabilities in leadership, communication, capability, collaboration and problem solving.
•    Excellent experience of $multimillion financial and budgetary management, the budgeting process and CAPEX business case approval process.
•    PC Literate. Particularly strong Excel skills.
•    Resilient, driven, results focused personality - a high achiever.

To apply, without delay, please email your CV quoting reference LX498629 to applications@martinveasey.com Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com
 
 

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION – FMCG FOOD & DRINKS BOTTLING & CANNING OPERATIONS

“Amazing career development opportunity for Master’s degree educated, ambitious, high potential Engineering professional with a track record of leading high performing, blue chip global brand multinational FMCG Food or Drinks Production & Packaging operations.”

CAN $ 130-140,000 + Excellent Blue-Chip Benefits

Location: Ontario, Canada – Relocation Assistance offered to Canadian Citizens Only

Our client is a global FMCG brand multinational with a heritage spanning two centuries.  As a result of promotion, it is now seeking to appoint a Head of Production for its flagship production facility in Canada.

Our client is seeking a Master’s degree educated Engineering professional for the role of Director of Production at this long established and successful plant.  The facility produces, bottles and cans, market leading FMCG brand products, sold throughout the world.  

The Role:
This is a key senior leadership appointment and you will be joining a high calibre, cross functional executive team including logistics.  You will be stepping into big shoes; therefore, this is not a role for the faint hearted. You will set the strategic direction and delivery plan for production to continue to achieve competitive advantage and to retain the site’s benchmark flagship status.    You will be picking up the reins of an already high performing plant so your role will be to continuously improve and enhance the operation ensuring best in class customer service, quality, delivery, product, safety and environmental health and safety.  

A diplomat and strategic thinker you will challenge existing norms, confidently lead change initiatives and successfully deliver projects relating to production, processes and workforce initiatives, on time and within budget.  

Our client is regarded as an Employer of Choice, so you will bring a track record of visionary, inspirational and strategic leadership and demonstrable experience of engaging, motivating, coaching and developing both experienced and new colleagues, taking them with you on the next stage of our client’s already impressive journey as market leaders.  This will entail further development of organisational and people capabilities in order to maximise business results and ensure future succession planning.
Your career history to date will be characterised by consistent and progressive career development from a solid engineering foundation, through to operational and strategic leadership positions within FMCG production and manufacturing and packaging operations.  Deploying lean, Six Sigma, SMED, TPM and CI within world class operations will be second nature to you.  

The site employs up to 400 people and you will be an experienced employee relations manager, familiar with working collaboratively with unions to achieve strategic business objectives.

Most importantly you will be proud of your outstanding records of achievement when it comes to regulatory compliance, sustainability, environmental, health and safety and diversity.   It goes without saying that you will be financially astute and commercially aware, experienced in P & L management in a FMCG environment where stringent cost control and margin protection is paramount.

The Ideal Candidate:
•    Must be University degree educated in Engineering or Science or Business. Must understand engineering and business principles. Masters/ MBA highly advantageous.
•    Technical and regulatory knowledge of FMCG production and packaging processes for food, liquids, drinks and associated raw materials. 
•    This experience must have been gained with a FMCG multinational market leading food or drinks brand environment.
•    In-depth knowledge of modern maintenance technology and methods within automated FMCG Food, Drinks and related packaging operations will be integral to success and credibility in this role. 
•    Consistent global FMCG Food or Drinks multinational industry career history including existing or recent experience as a Production or Plant or Site Manager/Head.  Experience in multiple countries or different locations in country as Manager would be highly advantageous.
•    Track record of people development, engagement, change and continuous improvement leading to best in class OEE and safety standards.
•    Experience in Project Management, business and systems analysis highly advantageous but people management is key.
•    Experienced Lean or Continuous Improvement champion including SMED, TPM, Six Sigma with track record of excellent team development and engagement.
•    Demonstrable experience of cross functional and multi-level interaction and working in a matrix organization.
•    Led & achieved results in multi or single site/production operational roles, managing cross functionally.
•    Experience of leading and managing employee relations at a senior level in a unionised environment
•    Proven skills and capabilities in leadership, communication, capability, collaboration and problem solving.
•    Excellent experience of $multimillion financial and budgetary management, the budgeting process and CAPEX business case approval process.
•    PC Literate. Particularly strong Excel skills.
•    Resilient, driven, results focused personality - a high achiever.

To apply, without delay, please email your CV quoting reference LX498629 to applications@martinveasey.com Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com
 
 

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR – GROCERY RETAIL LOGISTICS OPERATIONS

“3PL Grocery Retail Logistics operations.  A fantastic opportunity for experienced grocery logistics professional with excellent multi-site, grocery retail DC operations management expertise to take the lead on high profile retail account”

£Competitive + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits

Actual Job Location: Thailand     Relocation Assistance Available

Our client is one of the world’s most successful third party logistics service providers with an impressive portfolio of blue chip multinational accounts across a range of industry sectors. 

This role is a high profile one, taking the lead in the further development and optimisation of multi –site logistics operations for one of Thailand’s largest grocery retailers.

As an experienced Grocery Logistics Distribution Centre Operations/General Manager/Operations Director, ideally with both 3PL and in-house experience, you will work closely with the client and will take the strategic and operational lead for multiple, semi-automated DC’s in the Bangkok area. You will be responsible for strategic growth, operational development and performance covering both warehousing and transport logistics operations. You will also be responsible for delivering an operational excellence programme across the account.   You will also continue to engage and develop an excellent commercial key account focused, client relationship at VP level.  The focus will be on the further development and growth of the business, against a stringent SLA and challenging KPI’s.  You will lead, coach and develop your team of DC General Managers to create a best in class and high performing country operation.

To succeed in this role, you will be university degree educated, and will perhaps have benefitted from an in-depth management development programme either with a large 3PL or a food/grocery retailer.  This will have encompassed a series of operational leadership roles covering both warehousing and transport (including acquisition of a CPC) interspersed with project work culminating in your current or most recent senior operational role, running either one or several large scale multi temperature FMCG retail NDCs or RDCs employing at least 900-1000 + staff, as a DC GM/Regional Manager or Director.  

Your 3PL experience will have included extensive contract account management and client stakeholder engagement.  Either in house or within a 3PL you will have built upon your project management and continuous improvement skills to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. You may already have been involved in new site openings, through to large scale physical and systems redesigns.  This will all have been achieved whilst ensuring that operations remain fully functional delivering high levels of accuracy and on time delivery within a retail DC.

You will be strategic and commercially minded, with experience of shaping strategic plans and implementing cost saving initiatives in complex, large retail FMCG operations. You will possess a track record of operational excellence focused on large multi-site manual and semi-automated warehousing and logistics operations utilising lean CI. You will be experienced in coaching and leading teams through numerous periods of change and growth, producing high performing teams. You will be ambitious, with a track record of successful performance improvement and results delivery, as you build your expertise in this exciting role, to eventually take on a senior executive leadership role at VP level in a developing international market. 

The ideal applicant will be university degree educated perhaps in logistics or business or engineering. You will be a high energy, resilient person, with a warm personality and a real passion for developing people and driving a logistics business to succeed.  Your talent and development reviews to date will already have earmarked you as a high potential talent.   

From an operational perspective you must be adept at running a retail warehousing pick pack and despatch operation as well as a multi drop primary and secondary transport function.  In terms of budgetary responsibility my client’s business is big - in the range of £60 million plus revenue so your financial management and planning skills will be excellent. Your attention to detail, self-control and drive will be of the highest levels.  You will be comfortable persuading, influencing and presenting at both shop floor and director level internally and externally to the client.  

Previous experience of working abroad or extended periods of travel to the Far East or other developing markets will be highly advantageous, but not a prerequisite, however you will need to be able to quickly adapt to a different cultural style and your personal people management and leadership approach will be one that respects loyalty and engenders trust whilst remaining highly results driven and focused on success.  In return our client offers a competitive salary (low tax) and benefits such as car, bonus, pension, healthcare and fantastic career development.   Relocation assistance will be provided including short term rental support and school fees.

To apply without delay and for a confidential discussion, please send your CV in word format, quoting reference LX 482799 for the attention of Roheela Khan to applications@martinveasey.com  Telephone 00 44 (0) 1905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com