Logistics Operational Excellence Manager

The ideal candidate must be proactive, reliable and organised. A resilient, presentable and self-disciplined individual with the ability to influence at all levels, who takes a positive approach and can communicate effectively in a structured, time bound environment. Growth mindset of change management is essential. Ability to communicate to large numbers of people at all levels.
The Regional Logistics Operational Excellence Manager will have full responsibility for -

• Creating and auditing annual plans.


• Supporting, guiding and governing site teams.


• Standardising work practices and supporting change management.


• Delivering annual Logistics Excellence strategies.


• Coaching and mentoring teams and individuals where required to influence positive change.


• Design and execute training programs for staff at all levels on operational excellence principles, tools, and techniques to build an organizational culture of continuous improvement.


• Support sites leadership team to build annual plans for Logistics Excellence, set time frames, targets, SMART objectives.


• Support sites in identifying areas of improvement for each site to drive efficiency.


• Work collaboratively with site teams at all levels to implement Logistics Excellence ways of working into everything we do, driving a cultural change.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and areas for cost reduction, proposing innovative solutions to address these issues.


• Establish excellent working relationships with site teams and key stakeholders.
  
  Full clean driving licence


• CI Knowledge and experience


• Experience using 6 Sigma


• Worked in a high pressured fast paced environment


• Can work alone and have self-motivation


• Advanced troubleshooting and problem solving skills


• Food manufacturing / Logistic experience desirable
  
  Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.
Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.
Due to growth we are now looking for an experienced Logistic Operational Excellence Manager to pave the path of this new role. This could be your opportunity to further your career as an Operational Excellence Manager within the UKs leading Dairy brand.
The role will cover multiple sites Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Market Drayton, Wolverhampton and Droitwich.


• Competitive salary


• Car allowance / company car


• Up to 10% bonus


• 4 x life assurance


• Private Heath Care


• 25 days annual leave


• Access to Muller rewards platform to unlock various retailer discounts