Supply Chain Proces Improvement Expert

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We always have a place at the table for new talent, so won’t you join us? Our name, What’s Cooking?, is followed by a question mark because we are always curious and open to new ideas. So yes, we are also curious to learn more about you.

Are you just as open-minded and enterprising as we are? In that case, we look forward to getting to know you/meeting you.

What will you do as a Supply Chain Proces Improvement Expert?

Lead the improvement in supply chain processes, procedures and systems at What’s Cooking? in order to provide maximum service level to customers and balance with high productivity, low inventory value and minimal overstocks.
What’s Cooking? operates Ready Meals production over 5 plants in Europe. Having grown through acquisitions there is currently limited integration of systems and processes are not harmonized across the company.

The supply chain expert contributes in the process of setting up well-performing and harmonized supply chain processes and tools in the company.

What are your qualities?

• You build and document expert knowledge of the various supply chain processes at What’s Cooking?. First focus on planning processes such a demand planning, S&OP, production planning, material planning and the tools supporting those processes. Second focus on processes in customer service & logistics (order-to-delivery).

• You lead the implementation and roll-out of our advanced planning and scheduling tool Arkieva to each of the 5 What’s Cooking? sites.

• The planned migration of our ERP software Infor M3 to the Cloud offers a unique opportunity to strengthen our processes. You work closely together with stakeholders from IT and Supply Chain to define and implement improved work processes. Specifically in the area’s of material planning, order management and transport cost management there is room for improvement.

• We are rolling out a data warehouse which offers us the opportunity to make better use of PowerBI for reporting and analysis. You have the ability to work with this tool to help you identify opportunities for improvement. You champion the roll-out of this tool towards local supply chain teams and help us become more data driven.

• You are the main point of contact between Supply Chain & IT. You analyze requests from various supply chain teams and assess whether you can help or whether a small project with or without IT is needed.

• You identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities in the supply chain processes.

• Occasionally, you help out the local supply chain teams with specific requests where locally the time or expertise may be lacking. Example: Parametrization of planning tools.

• You coach and train employees with the aim of further developing competencies, skills and know-how and making optimal use of them and thus creating a well-functioning department. Responsible for training and/or change management activities to support the implementation of new processes and procedures.

What do we offer?

• Master level

• >5 years of relevant experience (production planning, etc.)

• Previous experience with Infor M3 is considered a big plus ; Arkieva an advantage

• Keen on developing expert level competencies (we are not looking for a project manager or other generalist profile)

• Hands-on

• Willing to travel occasionally to the plants

• Salary range: to be discussed

Who's What’s Cooking Group?

We are a colourful family of food lovers who are eager to satisfy the appetite for conscious, daily meals. Being an innovative food group, we help people serve simple and tasty meals, like lasagne, pasta, pizza, world cuisine, plant-based and regional dishes. You may already know us from Come a casa®, but we also provide food services to professionals, including hotels or restaurants.

For the past 75 years, we have looked at ways of making sustainable consumption a natural daily choice by serving simple and tasty food, prepared with attention to people and planet. We do this with our workforce of 1,400+ colleagues, in our Belgian head office, our six industrial plants in Belgium, France, Poland and the UK, and our 5 sales offices.