Logistics Operational Excellence Manager

4 weeks ago


Stretford, United Kingdom Müller Full time

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain’s private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

At Muller, it’s not just our products that move fast. We’re the market leader because we give our customers more than great taste – we give them moments of pleasure every day. This ability to exceed our customers’ expectations makes for fast-paced careers in a dynamic environment. This could be your opportunity to further your career as an Operational Excellence Manager within our MMID business unit.

It takes a lot of talent and skilful organisation to support the UKs leading dairy brand. The Muller Milk and Ingredients network of dairies and depots is supported by key business functions to ensure our completive advantage. We pride ourselves on offering support to help develop your knowledge and skills. In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package within a highly successful European business that offers financial rewards and resources, including, contributory pension, life assurance, generous holiday allowance and a flexible benefits programme.

This is a regional role covering our Northern Depots, which consists of Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Market Drayton, Wolverhampton and Droitwich.

The ideal candidate must be proactive, reliable and organised. A resilient, presentable and self-disciplined individual with the ability to influence at all levels, who takes a positive approach and can communicate effectively in a structured, time bound environment. The Ability to engage and influence multi-functional teams is essential for this role.

The Regional Logistics Operational Excellence Manager will be responsible for:

Support the senior leadership team to build annual plans for Logistics Excellence, set time frames, targets, SMART objectives Support sites in identifying areas of improvement for each site to drive efficiency Work collaboratively with site teams at all levels to implement Logistics Excellence ways of working into everything we do, driving a cultural change Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and areas for cost reduction, proposing innovative solutions to address these issues Creating and auditing the OpEx Roadmap  Supporting, guiding and governing site teams Standardising work practices and supporting change management Delivering annual Logistics Excellence strategies Coaching and mentoring teams and individuals where required to influence positive change Design and execute training programs for staff at all levels on operational excellence principles, tools, and techniques to build an organizational culture of continuous improvement Establish excellent working relationships with site teams and key stakeholders

Skills and Experience

 Full working knowledge of lean tools and techniques  Strong experience in the delivery and implementation of Operational Excellence strategy  Ability to lead horizontally (coach peer level)  Evidence of leading a lean programme/roll out  Strong leadership attributes  Logical and structured with an Logistics/Operational bias

Benefits

Competitive salary Company car Up to 10% bonus 4 x life assurance Private Heath Care 25 days annual leave Access to Muller rewards platform to unlock various retailer discounts

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