Senior Manager ISC Efficiencies WE

The Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) in Switzerland integrates a number of central functions in the Carlsberg Group: Procurement, Production, Logistics and Planning. ISC manages the brewery network, handles the global procurement processes, sets the global standards for brewing technology, ensures end-to-end planning and aims to deliver world-class logistics and customer service.

Working for the ISC will give you the chance to contribute to this highly ambitious integrated function within the Carlsberg Group as well as the opportunity to set your own "foot print" in the organisation during its rapid development. If you enjoy working in an international environment, have an entrepreneurial spirit and can see yourself supporting our purpose, “Brewing for a better today and tomorrow”, the ISC in Carlsberg can be a unique chance for your career and personal development

Senior Manager ISC Efficiencies WE

As one of the leading brewers in the world, Carlsberg can offer you an exciting international career with outstanding individual growth opportunities. Working in the major league of global beer brands, you will be faced with many professional challenges allowing you to grow in your professional career. All it takes is your commitment and courage to face challenges head-on – and a passion for winning!

The Purpose of the Senior Manager ISC Efficiencies WE is to serve as the lead for deploying and driving the VipEx and Loss Cost Tree initiatives within the region, ensuring they are embedded into the operational culture.

The jobholder is responsible to ensure the current year VipEx and LCT targets are delivered, and the initiatives for the coming years are identified in a solid pipeline.

The jobholder will drive continuous improvement mindset throughout regional and market organizations including ISC, commercial and financial teams; which is crucial for fostering a growth-oriented culture.

Collaborate with the Group ISC capability team to leverage existing resources in supporting the LCT and VipEx initiatives.

This role is accountable to promote Performance Management foundations of the Carlsberg Excellence way of working to identify all loss saving opportunities with a zero-loss mindset across end to end supply chain, embed these into all functions and markets with top down and bottom up loss awareness. Utilize performance management foundational capabilities (priorities deployment, PMS, problem solving techniques) to address these losses.

The position will be based in any WE regional office. The required skills & competencies to succeed in this role are:

Personal qualifications/competencies:

Personal skills:

• Strong understanding of and commitment to Carlsberg Excellence way of working, particularly in terms of zero loss and continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to maintain a consistent "drumbeat" for strategic initiatives until they become integral to the operational culture.
• Proven capability to embed continuous improvement processes across diverse teams, promoting a high-performance organization.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, fostering a "one-team" spirit across different functions including ISC, commercial and financial teams.

• Growth Mindset

We live growth mindset culture in Carlsberg, we are looking for new colleagues who:

• Live by Semper Ardens (always burning) and constantly strive for the extraordinary
• Foster an environment of positive energy and compassion
• Passionate about the consumer in everything we do
• Decide fast and deliver with excellence
• Empower, support, and grow our people to reach their full potential

Experience & Education:

• University degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in supply chain roles, with at least 3 years in a multi country role.
• Innovation, commercial agenda experience is an advantage.
• Experience in leading change and implementing Carlsberg Excellence way of working. (Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence methodologies)
• Proven track record of delivering results in an operational role.

Language:

• Fluency in English (spoken and written) is a must. Fluency in a second (local) language is an advantage.

Job responsibilities:

People Management

• Role model, promote and recognize Carlsberg Excellence ways of working.
• Ensure ISC regional teams are capable to identify Funding our Journey targets in their market and function.
• Ensure market teams are capable to deliver the targets effectively.

Process Management

• Lead the deployment and ongoing support of the VipEx and LCT initiatives within the assigned region, ensuring alignment with overall Accelerate Sail ambitions.
• Coordinate the FoJ targets and actuals with the finance teams and 3YP, budget, estimate cycles.

Performance Management

• Monitor and enhance business performance using Performance Management Foundations; and own target delivery using established ISC ways of working.
• Ensure Carlsberg Excellence ways of working are used to continuously improve business performance.
• Support and in some specific cases own the targets delivery utilizing Carlsberg Excellence ways of working.
• Ensuring sharing of best practices within the Group.

Stakeholders & Relations

(Internal & External): Own the delivery responsibility of the Funding our Journey targets with the contribution of key stakeholders and subject matter experts in the organization.

Strongly link to Group Capabilities team to understand and deploy the VipEx and Loss Cost Tree methodologies and initiatives.

As a member of regional leadership team, Hardwire to regional functional teams and market teams to drive the change and ensure delivery of targets.

Act as SPOC to the commercial and financial teams to align on the VipEx initiatives.

Build relationship with external resources (Industry, Academy, Suppliers, Consultancy, Start-ups) to feed into the loss intelligence and eradication initiatives.

If you feel that you are ready for such a challenge and that you meet the above requirements, then apply through the link. Application deadline: December 5th,  2024.

Carlsberg Group: Brewing for a better today and tomorrow

For us success has always been in the diverse mix of our people, our beers and our brands. At Carlsberg, we want to recruit and develop people with a global mindset, cultural understanding, and international experience to ensure that our organization stays agile, inclusive and prepared for future growth. Only by acknowledging and harvesting from different perspectives and experiences, will we gain competitive advantage and leverage the effect of diversity for business growth. Carlsberg aims to create equal access to opportunity regardless of social identity, and we encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion or any other characteristics protected by law.