Objectives of the Position
Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operational product management within the product portfolio. Ensure operational excellence is achieved within the assigned business area, closing gaps between business management and functional units.
Main Tasks
Operational Excellence - day to day
- Accountable for company standards in organization and product compliance.
- Training for key stakeholders on standards, formulations, packaging.
- Active portfolio management to reduce formulation complexity & managing the rationalization of the segment product according to the strategy.
- Continuous value optimization striving efficiency and cost optimization in existing operations processes
- Defining and coordinating business models and packaging concepts for products in the respective segment portfolio.
Product Launch Excellence - Operational Readiness Manager for all launches
- Launch coordination across several functions such as: master data, supply chain, packaging and labeling, regulatory, quality assurance and product launch related operations.
- Definition and supply coordination of the product and packaging.
- Know how transfer across the regions, lead the Product Launch processes.
- Accountable for on-time product launches.
Master data Manager for Segment products from all involved regional manufacturing sites
- Accountable for the appropriate Master Data set-up and Consistency through all documents.
- Manages the overall operations launch process and provides process technology support for formulated products manufactured in-house and in contract manufacturing facilities.
- Overall management and ownership of the Operations Launch Process (ORT) .
- Supports site selection and startup of new products.
- Technology resource for startup operations and troubleshooting for assigned products.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree of Engineering, Scientific Discipline or other related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing setting, logistic or other related filed.
- Understanding of Marketing/Sales concepts and strategy
- Project Management in interdisciplinary and international teams
- Experience with ERP and/or SAP Software Systems
- Critical and strategic thinking skills. Str technical and interpersonal skills
