Job Description
Role Summary:The Senior OBD CI Project Lead will fill a critical role in leading the development and execution of US Supply Chain Continuous Improvement Projects of varied scope and complexity. With minimal supervision, this position will develop and execute a portfolio of strategic continuous improvement projects across the US Supply Chain to develop a multi-year project pipeline. The individual will be collaborating with multiple functions to develop operational solutions, provide recommendations to leadership, and establish and implement execution plans for margin enhancement, network solutions and production capacity expansion initiatives. They will leverage supply chain knowledge and technical skills to drive solutions in a dynamic business environment.
Responsibilities:
- Leads the formulation, evaluation, strategy setting, and presentation of US Supply Chain margin improvement solutions and alternatives with a focus on product and process improvement and network sourcing projects
- Develops and presents project business feasibility assessments including project financial analysis, supply chain feasibility and risk assessment
- Develops capital projects through completion and serves as a project leader during capital project development and approval.
- Serves as Program Manager for complex continuous improvement projects including managing project timelines, interdependencies, risk analysis and contingency planning
- Supports the US Supply Chain Continuous Improvement Business Process
- Demonstrates and develops supply chain experience to understand and ultimately provide robust operational solutions.
Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of US manufacturing operations, core technologies/processes
- Strong planning and project management skills
- Experience leading product/process change or development projects
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience developing project business feasibility assessments
- Effective time management/prioritization skills. Must be able to handle numerous projects at one time
- Strong presentation skills; experience interacting with senior level leadership
- Analytical and data analysis skills
- Technical project Management
- Knowledge of costing
- Experience with business process systems (SAP, Accolade, PDM, etc.)
- Up to 20% travel to US manufacturing and vendor locations
Education and Experience:
•BS in Engineering, Food Science, or similar degree
•Minimum 4 years Hershey or relevant confectionery experience
•Experience/knowledge of manufacturing operations
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
