**Function**: Supply Chain
**Reports to**: TBC LATAM UMS**:
**Scope**: B&W Northlatam **Location**:Nuevo** **León,** **México.**:
**Terms & Conditions**: Full time position. Currently live in Nuevo León or have immediate mobility to be transferred. Have a medium/high level of English.
**ABOUT** **UNILEVER**
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.
**JOB** **PURPOSE**:
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. If you want to be part of Unilever´s history, as being part of the creation of a completely new site that has the expectation to be a state of the art and future fit factory, a model for other sites to reference both internally and externally, then this role is just for you!
**WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES **BE**:
The UMS Manager is responsible for managing and driving the implementation of the continuous improvement process at the site, by identification, evaluation and elimination of production losses and waste. This is achieved by building a Master Plan, identifying key projects with functional leaders, developing, and managing skill base within manufacturing team, and delivering appropriate coaching.
**WHAT** **YOU** **WILL** **NEED** **TO** **SUCCEED**:
**Experiences** **&** **Qualifications**:
- Experience participating in projects of new sites opening or similar (Desirable).
- Appropriate functional / technical expertise - Engineering, MANEX, Quality, Data Science
- Strong continuous improvement background is required, with demonstrated performance validation and ongoing verification requirements (e.g., pest controls, allergen management, hygienic controls, etc.)
**What** **you** **will** **do**:
- Drive MANEX program deployment, including standards development and horizontal expansion
- Coordinate and coach team on World Class Manufacturing (WCM) methodology and maturity assessments.
- Implement and create strategy with senior leadership to progress on the WCM methodology with all pillars and be champion for Continues Improvement pillar management-WCM. (Lean Techniques).
- Manage process engineers' team to establish, improve and maintain statistical process control systems.
- Expand the loss management framework beyond Manufacturing and have KPI´s for interfaces with Manufacturing (OR losses)
- Co-own PD pillar with HR, to identify and roll out needed training to the factory population.
- Support the implementation of site improvement programs, including SMED, Center-lining and Kaizen workshops.
- Support and facilitate success of RVS/PG activities
- Design and deliver appropriate training and coaching
- Investigate and deploy latest continuous improvement tools and digital strategies
- Engagement with Key stakeholders and peers across geographies
- Team player with proven problem-solving capabilities (If from outside, Black belt preferred)
- Able to drive sustainable results in performance improvement
**Level** **of** **education** **needed**:
- Bachelor's degree required, Engineering or equivalent degree and experience.
- Master's degree (desirable)
**Skills**:
- Digital, automation, agile, data & analytics capabilities
**Leadership**:
- Business Acumen, Agility, talent catalyst & passion for high performance.