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Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that’s ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future.
Job Description:
Are you a strategic and driven leader with a passion for operational excellence? We’re looking for an EUAU Initiatives Planning Lead to take ownership of our end-to-end initiatives planning operations and capabilities. In this high-impact role, you’ll lead a talented team of two direct reports, driving performance, fostering development, and managing all aspects of people leadership. You’ll also be responsible for shaping and executing a robust continuous improvement agenda, ensuring our planning processes are efficient, agile, and future-ready.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TEAM

We’re looking for a candidate with at least 7 years of Supply Chain experience and a strong grasp of end-to-end operational processes. Experience across multiple supply chain functions—especially planning, logistics, or initiatives management—is a definite plus.
You’ll have excellent communication and influencing skills, and the confidence to challenge the status quo and drive positive change. A continuous improvement mindset is key, along with the ability to identify opportunities and implement smarter, more efficient ways of working.
Project management experience is an advantage, helping you lead initiatives with clarity and structure in a fast-paced environment.

Lead EUAU initiatives planning operations and capabilities
Manages a team of senior planners including coaching, development and succession planning.
Collaborates closely with EUAU supply planning, Clusters, Plants, OBMs/BDTs, ESC ops and sourcing to define initiatives planning strategy and support execution accordingly
Serves as a custodian of the market Supply Chain gate process & critical path for UKI and FRIB, ensuring 100% of NPD’s/SKU changes can be launched on time with excellent service and minimal waste.
Owns cross-functional collaboration (eg plants, clusters, OBMs etc), troubleshooting, proactive communication and serves as the escalation point for initiatives planning
Owns and drive continuous improvement plan for initiative planning discipline in EUAU
Owns supply planning KPIs for Initiatives (CFR, waste, launch on time)