Director, Global SCE AM Pillar Lead

Mondelēz International•Chicago, IL

13d•Remote

About The Position

The Autonomous Maintenance (AM) Pillar Lead is a critical leadership role within the Global Supply Chain Excellence (SCE) organization. As a Global Pillar Owner, you play a critical role to accelerate our IL6S journey and own the standards, tools, best practices, health checks, and governance for the AM pillar and is part of the Global Center. The AM Pillar Lead is accountable for designing, deploying, and sustaining the AM pillar methodology across all global manufacturing and supply chain sites, driving operator-led equipment care, asset reliability, and zero-loss culture. The role partners with site leadership, regional teams, and cross-functional pillar owners (IM/IIM, PM, FI) to deliver measurable improvements in equipment effectiveness, reduce unplanned downtime, and build organizational capability in autonomous maintenance practices.

Requirements

15 + years in Supply Chain/Manufacturing
Engineering degree
Deep mastery and hands-on implementation experiences in Autonomous Maintenance methodology (TPM/WCM frameworks)
Proven leadership and ability to lead without direct authority in a matrixed, global organization
Strong strategic thinking, complex problem solving, and ability to influence from execution level to steering committee
Strong stakeholder management and the ability to positively influence decision making across cross-functional and cross-regional teams
Strong coaching and capability-building orientation with proven ability to develop resources and build effective teams across all levels and geographies.

Responsibilities

As Global Pillar Owner, own and govern the AM pillar standards, tools, best practices, health checks, and governance
Own and drive the global AM pillar strategy, roadmap, and standards aligned with the overall SCE vision and strategic priorities, especially accelerating Phase 0/1 ambition.
Define the AM pillar maturity model, step-progression framework, and audit/assessment criteria
Set global AM KPIs and targets; track, report, and drive performance across all sites
Ensure alignment and integration with other SCE pillars (Focused Improvement, Initial/Improved Maintenance) and specifically with Planned Maintenance pillar to optimize the maintenance strategy split between AM and PM activities.
Partner with Digital Supply Chain team to support integration and enhancement of digital tools to support progression of AM pillar
Influence and engage regional and site leadership to secure commitment, resources, and cultural support for AM
Partner with HR/People Leads to embed AM behaviors into performance management and recognition systems
Drive change management and communication strategies to sustain AM engagement, progress and accountabilities at all levels
Coach and develop site-level AM pillar leads and practitioners across all regions
Build a global community of practice for AM knowledge sharing and peer learning
Assess and certify AM competency levels across the organization
Develop programs with Global Capability team to increase IL6S mastery (Gemba & IL6S Academies)
Design, maintain and evolve AM training curricula for operators, technicians, team leaders, and site AM leads to drive adaption and delivering measurable improvements.
Lead the global deployment of AM across sites, prioritizing based on maturity, business impact and strategic roadmap.
Conduct regular pillar assessments, health checks, audits, and step-progression reviews at site level
Facilitate global AM pillar meetings, reviews, and governance forums
Ensure consistent application of AM methodology while allowing for local adaptation where appropriate
Track KPIs for the Advanced Sites network; drive data quality and harmonization
Identify and replicate best practices and breakthrough improvements across the network
Drive measurable reductions in equipment breakdowns, minor stops, and quality defects attributable to equipment condition
Report global trends and inform strategic decisions