ERP Implementation Regional Manufacturing Lead - North America
About The Position
The Ice Cream ERP Implementation Regional Manufacturing Lead – NA will act as the key liaison between the EU-Business Unit and the central Global Supply Chain (Plan-Manufacturing-Logistics) project team, ensuring that the new ERP system aligns with local business requirements, while maintaining global standardization. This role plays a crucial part in representing the business unit's needs for Manufacturing processes and working with the business unit to adapt global processes and ways of working to ensure the successful transition to operating on a global technology platform including core ERP (e.g. SAP S4 Hana) and application layers (e.g T&A, MES, PLC etc). You will be responsible for the validation of the design, build and deployment of Supply chain processes focusing on Manufacturing domains On-time-in-full: Manufacturing’s E2E process and collaboration processes for your BU in our upcoming new Ice Cream ERP implementation. This position is integral to ensuring the successful implementation and seamless transition of Manufacturing processes as part of the ERP transformation, with a project duration expected to complete in H2 2027.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in technology, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Business, Finance or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Plan-Make-Logistics (at minimum one domain) within Supply Chain.
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar).
- Experience in ERP transformation, where Manufacturing E2E process standardization is a plus.
- Strong understanding of order to deliver management processes.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to organize, analyze, and interpret complex, large-scale data sets
- Ability to understand, compare and analyse processes and drive continuous process improvements.
- Familiarity with automation tools and digital solutions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work across functions and influence key stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative, proactively lead necessary activities, and remain accountable for driving actions through to completion.
Nice To Haves
- Thinks end-to-end and takes ownerships for results
- Is comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving organization
- Values collaboration, clarity and low-ego ways of working
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary representative of the Business Unit in all discussions related to Manufacturing domains (incl. QA & SHE)
- Ensure business unit Manufacturing domain requirements are accurately reflected in the global ERP implementation and process and data & analytics design
- Ensure change impact assessment is done for EU-BU and OTIF plan is created with risk management plan is finalised.
- Collaborate with the other domains such as Order to Cash-Commercial, Procurement (S2P), Finance, M2D, P2F, Data & Analytics, Integration and Deployment project teams to ensure an integrated E2E design.
- Work closely within Internal IT organization to ensure seamless integration of Manufacturing processes within the ERP system.
- Assist in data migration, reconciliation, and validation to ensure accuracy ahead of ERP go-live.
- Identify automation opportunities to enhance efficiency and reduce manual Manufacturing processing tasks – the aspiration is touchless.
- Act as a bridge between the Business Unit, Global Process Owners, Supply Chain and rest of SC-IT Organizations representing EU-BU to ensure successful ERP implementation.
- Build and maintain a Change Network covering all the countries in the Business Unit to allow efficient two-way communication, ensuring smooth adoption of new processes and alignment with global standards.
- Participate in testing and validation of the ERP system, ensuring accurate transactions, reporting and reconciliation.
- Identify potential gaps in system functionality and propose enhancements for process optimization.
- Support training and knowledge-sharing initiatives ensuring that employees are enthused and have the skills and knowledge required to operate within the new system.
- Monitor process performance post-implementation and identify opportunities for improvement
- Support countries in the business unit on how to drive continuous improvement of performance metrics in BAU.
Benefits
- Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards
- Flexible ways of working
- Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work
- Time off to rest and recharge
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Medical, dental and (where applicable) vision coverage
- Health and wellbeing support, including employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives
- Health-related savings and spending accounts
- Retirement savings programs with a competitive matching plan
- Additional employee perks (e.g., corporate discounts, commuter or learning support)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
