BU Speciality Process Improvement Manager (HOOGEVEEN)

Trivium Packaging is a global leader in sustainable metal packaging with more than 60 locations around the world, nearly 8,000 employees and annual sales of approximately €3.0 billion. Trivium serves a wide range of customers in various end markets including food, seafood, pet food, nutrition, beauty care and personal care, home care and premium beverages.

Trivium wants to shape the industry and has embarked on an ambitious transformation journey. The short term focus is on building and retraining the team, deciding where to play and how to win and by increasing the company's bottom line by implementing the Trivium Business System (commercial, operational and supply chain improvement). Sustainability is embedded in our materials and in our actions, Trivium has ambitious sustainability goals and focuses exclusively on products that are infinitely recyclable. Their company's sustainability journey has been awarded a platinum medal by EcoVadis, the world's leading rating agency, which awards this prize only to the top 1% of the >75000 companies that have been rated. Sustainability is embedded in every and every function at Trivium; it is in their DNA. The global headquarters is at Amsterdam Airport; however, many people work in virtual teams from different countries. The culture is results-oriented, entrepreneurial, informal and extremely multicultural. Their people have a high degree of responsibility.

Role Description

The BU Speciality Process Improvement Manager is responsible for the process improvement within the BU Speciality for the Studio & Printing process. The focus will be on production processes, the way of workings around and the standardization between different plants within the BU.

Key Responsibilities & activities

• Improvement of the studio & printing process including the definition and optimization of the way of working for the color approval process and implementing this together with the studio & printshops within the BU; 
• Support the Technical Account Managers with the introduction and explanation of customer related projects/processes to the customer and the implementation of customer agreements.

• BSC/MSC degree in technical discipline (e.g., Food technology, process technology,); 
• Demonstrated exposure to managing external & internal customer relationships; 
• Proven track record in implementation of transformation, process improvement and standardizing way of working; 
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate work across multiple functions (sales, operations, quality, R&D); 
• Languages – Fluency in local language in service area (Netherlands, German is a pre) + fluency in English; 
• Project management skills; 
• Works experience in a similar field for at least 5years; 
• Strong communication skills – able to work at different organizational levels at both Trivium and the customer; 
• Strong Analytical skills; 
• Understands cultural differences; 
• Root-cause problem solving; 
• Strong internal networker and able to get things in a complex network of stakeholders.

• Opportunities for rapid career growth as results are delivered; 
• Ability to work with the most exciting CPG companies on Trivium’s most exciting new innovations; 
• A dynamic environment in a company that is going through an exciting transformation journey to reach its full potential; 
• Avenue to improve the sustainability of the world by increasing usage of infinitely recyclable metal packaging.

Klik hieronder op 'Solliciteren', of stuur een CV naar info@dzenpartners.nl. Voor meer informatie kun je contact opnemen met Jurjen van der Honing, tel. 0527 - 619468.