E2E Supply Chain Planning Change Manager

Assignment until end of 2028

Location: Preferred VEG or

Technical Hub locations: HAG, SLO, Porici, Mechelen

Functional Hub locations: POZ, Media City, Bucharest

Cluster HQ and ECE HQ SLO, HAG, VEG, Unterhaching, Barcelona, WAW, Dublin

This role leads the Change Management for the ECE Supply Chain Planning transformation programme (programme Odyssey) which sits as the regional deployment of the global programme (Programme Pathway). This transformation aims to integrate Mars and Kellanova supply chains transforming toward a harmonised operating model upon a foundation of state of the art planning tooling. As well as being part of an overall global supply chain transformation, Odyssey also is at the heart of a connected ecosystem regionally and as such needs to be well connected cross-functionally with key interdependencies sitting in sales, supply, finance and S&OP / IBP.

Reporting directly to the Programme Lead, they are responsible for the design and delivery of the change programme, ensuring successful adoption of the Programme by the organisation. They lead stakeholder and organisational engagement planning, communication and deployment and are a key link into the P&O organisation from the project team.

What will be your Key Responsibilities?

1.Bring extensive functional expertise and leadership to the co-design of the European Enterprise Planning Target Operating Model (End-to-End Supply Chain)

• Ensure realistic expectations on the implementation timeline through articulating the change journey required (including people transition considerations).

2. Create the ‘from’ and ‘to’ states across process, organisational design & technology, using in-depth knowledge of the current state as reference

• Leads mapping & matching activities to define the delta scope & interventions

3. Lead the organisational, process and technology design stage for Demand Planning & S&OP

• Co-ordinate aross resources from regional finance, S&OP, sales, DT & planning teams
• Align the end state and the scope of change that must be built into the project roll-out scope
• Align the market and regional lead team stakeholders to this design

4. Lead the design of the organisational changes required for the programme

• Articulate the roles and responsibilities within the future organisation
• Map the ‘from’ – ‘to’ state and the change journey together with the department leads

5. Lead the definition of the requirements for capability work

• Define project team training
• Define which playbooks and process training modules are required for the organisation
• Lead the definition of learning maps & qualification path for the new organisation

6. Creates and leads the change management plan

• Define the transition process for organisational impacts with P&O & business leaders ensuring due process is followed
• Define the transition process for process & technology
• Conduct change readiness assessment
• Co-ordinate local UAT

7. Owns the project communication plan

• Creates announcements, communications & engagement materials partnering as needed with P&O, communications, and the relevant departments

8. Leads the delivery of the programme implementation content across the impacted organizations

• Including (but not limited to) markets, central planning, industrial engineering, S&OP, demand planning, factories, commercial
• Ensuring execution of Training Plan for end users including working with local users to address gaps

9. Benchmark with programmes across different segments & geography to bring the best content & practices to the programme

10. Other leadership topics required for the successful delivery of the project, as aligned with the Business Programme Lead & PMO Lead

What are we looking for?

• Educated to a minimum of degree level

• Language skills: Fluent in English (excellent written and oral skills)
• 10+ years of supply chain leadership experience, with deep expertise in end-to-end planning processes across demand and supply

• Deep operational experience and expertise in implementing large scope transformation or leading supply chain organizations in complex businesses

• Demonstrated experience of building capability on a large scale

• Strong project management and change management acumen

• Digitally savvy and strong learning agility with process and systems – experience with Mars existing systems landscape would be an advantage

• Excellent stakeholder management skills including the ability to navigate the organisation at all levels across Demand & Supply

• Ability to communicate comfortably with Senior Leadership including the LT and Global Supply Chain Leadership Team

• Ability to generate enthusiasm and organizational buy-In behind transformation

• Highly desired: previous experience as a market, regional or global demand planning/S&OP Leader as part of a multifunctional leadership team

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