Position Title: Manager, Supply Chain Planning Process, Great Britain
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Scarborough
Requisition ID: 34662
At McCain, we believe in meaningful technology - using digital technology not just for innovation, but to make a difference globally. Join a team where innovation drives purpose and technology shapes the future. This is your chance to develop sought-after expertise, work on exciting, high-impact projects, and create solutions that truly make a difference. If you're ready to push boundaries, tackle purposeful challenges, and build a career that matters, we want you on our team.
At McCain Foods, we know the importance that food plays in people's lives - bringing people, families, and communities together. As we embark on a strategic digital transformation journey, the role of Supply Chain Planning Process Manager will be pivotal in modernizing our supply chain planning capabilities across McCain Foods.
Accountabilities:
- Drive and implement technology and process solution design for their specific area of focus for our Great Britain Region in collaboration with the global team.
- Ensure adequate testing is completed for specific area of focus.
- Recognize change management requirements and partner with organizational change management team to develop plan and manage the change process.
- In collaboration with the global team, bring internal perspectives, external benchmarks, and industry trends to solution design for GB Region to create an industry-leading technology solution.
- Translate business requirements and priorities into user friendly system capabilities.
- Ensure alignment between ERP and planning technology solution design and the globally consistent S&OP process.
- Engage with global and regional subject matter experts in their specific area of focus and incorporate feedback into the overall solution design.
- Prioritize system usability and end user adoption in the design of the system.
- Provide escalation of cross-functional decisions to Transformation Leadership Team.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 5+ years of supply chain planning or related experience
- Knowledgeable on process mapping and design
- Ability to translate business requirements into technology solutions
- Ability to work collaboratively across several functions and regions
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify gaps and propose solutions
- Continuous improvement mindset with a bias towards action
- Experience with successful deployment of ERP and/or planning technology (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, etc.)
Skills:
- Results-driven and process improvement-focused with a strong propensity for excellence.
- Meticulous and detail-oriented with a bias towards quality.
- Proven communication skills with an ability to engage both executive-level management and operational teams effectively.
- Passion for innovation and continuous improvement, with a willingness to challenge the status quo.
About the team.
Reporting to the Business Transformation Director, Great Britain, the successful candidate will represent a the Supply Chain Planning Process function (e.g., demand planning, aggregate supply planning, detailed scheduling) throughout the implementation of best-in-class technology. They will be the subject matter expert in this field and will link all solution design decisions to the globally consistent process. This critical team member will need to step in, roll up their sleeves, and get into the details of solution design. If you are ready to make a tangible impact on a global scale, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to lead within one of the world's premier food companies.
About McCain.
At McCain, we're feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That's why we're dedicated to ensuring our core values-Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality-shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!
Leadership Principles.
Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.
We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually-your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we're better together.
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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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Job Family: Supply Chain & Logistics
Division: Global Finance
Department: Business Transformation
Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough
Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd
