Director, OTC Lead -S4 HANA

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

The Director, OTC Lead S4 HANA is to lead and manage the OTC business team to deliver on the strategic visions and tactical requirements, supporting internal and external touch points for the North American Region. The role will utilize Project Management and Lean Principals to provide continuous improvement upgrades while insuring no risk to internal Policy and accounting principles. The leader needs depth of knowledge in warehouse and DSD management processes & associated technology with a strong continuous improvement aptitude driving value added support services. In addition, this role will lead the s4 Hana implementation acting as a cross functional "integrator" of capabilities from scope gathering, blueprint, realization, testing go live, and change management phases, or the life cycle of an implementation. They will need to understand the entire Order to Cash Cycle including Order to Cash & Bill to Cash activities, DSD processes, and be well versed in SAP and S4 HANA.  Accountable for documentation and updates to processes, SOPs & Training.  The individual will work cross functional to represent OTC with other functional and global teams.

How you will contribute

• Be accountable for warehouse, transportation, international logistics (import/export) and co-packing operations.

• Ensure the implementation of the business plan by delivering a consistent service level, adapting the supply chain to the demanding and changing customer environment and ensuring sufficient operational capacity to deliver business needs.

• Be accountable for delivering logistics operational cost budget, ensuring that best-in-class controls and governance are in place.

• Foster, initiate and lead continuous improvement programs that reduce cost and our carbon footprint and improve the service performance of the operation.

• Ensure successful project implementation.

• Select, manage, and develop long-term relationships with third-party service providers.

• Ensure adherence to health and safety, quality, food defense and legal requirements and policies.

• Establish a business continuity plan for logistics operations.

• Support best practices sharing and adoption.

What you will bring

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

• Solid background in logistics with experience leading operations in an FMCG/CPG environment

• Team leadership experience, with proven ability to build effective teams and develop people.

• Drive for results with proactive, dynamic and action orientated approach, identifying areas where business change is required and excellence in project management.

• Strong collaboration skills with strong business and financial acumen and the ability to forge senior level strategic partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Strategic thinking plus excellent presentation, communication, influencing and motivational skills.

• Strong negotiating skills with ability to negotiate in tough situations with both internal and external groups.

What extra ingredients you will bring

• Innovation Execution 

• E2E Supply Chain Management

• Operational Excellence

• Warehouse Operations

• Consumer Value (Quality)

Required Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in Customer Service and Logistics.

• Experience in managing multi-functional organizations.

• 10+ years of experience in SAP ECC and S4Hana OTC expertise with understanding of finance, sales, procurement.

• 7+ Years of experience with strong DSD Background

• Ability to effectively work under pressure, managing multiple and changing priorities with strong achievement and results.

• Strong influencing and communication skills, with informal teams along with direct staff and ability to lead geographically diverse teams.

• Demonstrates leadership strengths, comfortable with navigating and managing change.

• Ability to work on large scale projects.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.

Travel requirements:

• Up to 25% travel

Work schedule:

• This role will be remote based but with the expectation of having the ability to go into East Hanover, NJ. office when needed.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and  Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.  

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

Job Type

Regular

Network Management

Customer Service & Logistics