Supply Chain Excellence Manager (M/F)

PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF OUR STRATEGY A family-owned Group, Roquette offers a POSITIVE and ATTRACTIVE work and career environment, in which everyone can learn, DEVELOP , contribute to the overall company performance and be RECOGNIZED for doing so. JOB DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN FUNCTION Our ambition in supply chain is to provide a sustainable competitive advantage for supporting the Group strategy through Excellence in Supply Chain activities and to be the trusted partner of Sales and proactively contribute to make Roquette the preferred supplier of our clients. Our missions are : Implement a Sourcing and Procurement strategy to grant best access to market solutions and lower cost of ownership with an ethic and business minded approach Roll out a robust and cost efficient integrated Planning process allowing to maximize the VM and customers service (OTIF) with a constrained capacity footprint Upgrade Logistics & Transportation activities to a World Class level and build a real and tangible Logistic competitive advantage (cost effectiveness without compromising the service level with a special attention paid to the demanding Pharma and Food customers) Build a culture of Excellence on boarding all Supply Chain fields and all Regions in a deeply changing group : ambitious growth outlook, new organization and new people, GBUs in the driver seat. POSITION We are looking for our next SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE MANAGER (M/F) for all Roquette’s logistics facilities in France. You will be responsible for setting the Supply Chain (SC) plant performance plan and to ensure its implementation to achieve the desired results. You will lead the excellence initiatives to create a continuous improvement and High-Performance Working culture that challenges the status quo and the behaviors of all operations employees aiming at customer satisfaction, zero losses and 100% employee engagement. The main missions of the position are: * You lead the definition, implementation and updating of the logistics plant's performance plan * You identify improvements, qualifications and facilitate the continuous improvement. * You support Operations in problem solving, action plan identification & follow up. * You pilot and deploy group standards in terms of tools, methodologies, animation, challenge and performance improvement. * As a manager, you will follow people training program, identify & promote versatility (which aim for business continuity), coach & challenge the management team in the implementation of this plan and training in the use performance tools and methods, motivate and build teams through a positive attitude to stimulate changes. * You promote and support idea sharing, knowledge, standards and improvements. * You audit the progress of implementation of the Performance Program. * You ensure that the performance management has an impact on the results and the culture of change around a common vision of zero defects. * You apply all the HSE rules as well as QA and food safety rules. * You communicate the activities and results to site management. BUSINESS TRIPS : up to 20% Travel to other plants in Europe (outside Europe may also be a possibility). THE POSITION IS BASED IN LESTREM (Hauts-de-France region in France) PROFILE You have a MS or MBA or Engineer degree. You have 5 to 10 years of professional experience acquired mainly in process, food or pharma industries (on Multi-site and international experiences will be a plus). You have experience deploying continuous improvement as well as Statistical Process Control knowledge Leadership with positive impact both at European and local steering committee and at shop floor level. Capacity to be oriented on short term performances and simultaneously to have the ability for building a positive mid-term vision with the associated action plans. You have already interacted in a multicultural and matrix context where your communication skills (influence and convince) have been used to motivation, empower and challenge project performances with a variety of stakeholders. Fluent in English and French (written & oral) are mandatory to succeed in this position. THE BENEFITS WE OFFER * 14,5 days RTT / year with time saving account * Fixed salary over 13 months + Profit-sharing & PEE with matching contribution * Smart working (including home-office on an annual basis) * Family mutual insurance and provident fund & supplementary pension financed by the company * On-site catering & CE benefits, Sports facilities nearby (Lestrem) * Access to Group mobility after 2 years of experience We promote diversity in access to positions and responsibilities regardless of gender, disability, or social origin. Find out more about our products, our markets, and our values at www.roquette.com Roquette provides numerous career opportunities, thanks to the diversity of its jobs and their international dimension. Joining Roquette means joining dynamic teams ambitious for success. ADD YOUR TALENT TO OURS!