Regional Manufacturing Senior Manager (Bakeries) - Cape Town at PepsiCo

Job Description
Accountabilities

Operations Management (Manufacturing)

• Managed and controlled product quality assurance
• Forecasted product demand
• Maintained operations services levels
• Optimised manufacturing, warehousing & distribution of core products
• Optimise plant performance – all Manufacturing KPI’s
• Optimised plant, machinery and equipment
• Approved, maintained and achieved working capital budget
• Approved and support capital projects implementation

People Growth and Leadership

• Approved functional plan
• Formalised department structure
• Managed performance of own team
• Managed talent plan of own team
• Achieved functional value

Systems, Procedures and Practices

• Implemented functional plan and projects
• Maintained functional governance, policy, legal & ethics framework
• Implemented functional best practices
• Utilised SAP functionality
• Reported functional information
• Utilisation of functional resources
• Managed functional project

Relationship Results

• Maintained external stakeholder relations; incl. Unions
• Established functional network
• Drive and reduce short loads / improve customer service
• Utilised service provider network
• Maintained interdepartmental relations

Innovation and Improvement

• Managed change processes
• Initiated continuous improvement

Values

• Ownership
• Integrity
• Respect
• Empowerment
• Teamwork
• Consumer and Customer

Qualifications/Requirements

• A 4-year Tertiary Qualification in Food Science, Engineering or Manufacturing.
• At least 10 years manufacturing experience, 7 of which should be at a senior management level preferably within a Food Processing and unionized environment.