Regional Principal Industrial Engineer

Regional Principal Industrial Engineer - Multiple Roles

(Chocolate Salty, Gum, Fruity)

The Regional Principal Industrial Engineer develops and executes long-term segment supply strategies for key brands/segments across the manufacturing network, ensuring robust capacity, optimal cost structures, and technical capabilities aligned with medium- and long-term demand projections. The role will evaluate, define, and secure optimal sourcing and supply solutions for the brand's product innovation pipeline, ensuring seamless operation and readiness.

This role will orchestrate and accelerate the timely execution of key brand initiatives across production lines and manufacturing plants, aligning stakeholders to meet critical launch milestones as well as identify and capture network performance improvements, cost optimization levers, and supply resiliency opportunities; collaborate closely with cross-functional technical teams to drive end-to-end operational efficiency.

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of related work experience (Operations Line Manager, Site Industrial Engineer, Project Engineer, Logistics Manager, Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain Management)
• Skilled in areas of Chocolate Salty, Gum, Fruity or other relevant area.
• Proven strong analytical and change management capability
• Demonstrated success in Efficiency and Project management skills. Must be able to prioritize projects within heavy workload periods.
• Experience in multifunctional project work for supply chain and innovation management.
• Knowledge of manufacturing technologies

• Serve as the primary Supply representative for designated brand platforms, ensuring operational requirements and network capabilities are integrated early in the product lifecycle.
• Supply Solutions and Stage-Gate Governance:
  Design and recommend optimal supply solutions (feasibility and viability) for new market activities. Lead Supply representation in the Quest stage-gate process, securing cross-functional alignment and ensuring smooth handovers to manufacturing.

• Cap Ex Authorization:
  Author, justify, and secure approval for capital investment proposals (Cap Ex) targeting network capacity, brand innovations, and major asset health initiatives across process and packaging lines.
• Stakeholder Alignment:
  Orchestrate stakeholder alignment across site, regional, and global leadership teams to drive consensus, secure buy-in, and expedite the capital approval process.
• Capital Project Process (CPP):
  Champion the CPP by: leading the process in the feasibility through scoping phases and partnering actively throughout the project lifecycle with the Project Manager and manufacturing sites to ensure any business changes affecting the MPAR business objectives are communicated and change managed
• Master Planning:
  Collaborate on long-term site Master Planning initiatives, actively contributing to the 'Create' and 'Mobilize' phases to align physical plant capabilities with future brand and segment strategies.

• Long-Term Segment Strategy:
  Lead long-term (5-year) capacity planning and modeling to secure product supply, balance network utilization, and resolve constraints. Develop and align cross-functional stakeholders on the 5+ year segment supply strategy to deliver long-term business growth and efficiency targets.
• Sourcing & Resiliency Strategy:
  Design and execute sourcing strategies for the segment, establishing risk-mitigation frameworks (including Freedom to Operate), ensuring supply resiliency, and conducting make-or-buy financial evaluations.
• Financial & Cost Competitiveness: model and evaluate the financial impact of key initiatives, including Innovations, Value Leadership (cost-saving) programs, asset refurbishments, and inventory optimization.
• Collaboration & Standards:
  Partner with Global and site Industrial Engineering (IE) and engineering teams to optimize Americas regional sourcing strategy. Influence and drive the adoption of global operational and engineering standards.

• Site Communication Loops:
  Establish and maintain collaborative communication channels with End to End planning and manufacturing sites to ensure rapid feedback, operational alignment, and issue resolution.
• Capability:
  Manage a centralized registry of manufacturing capabilities (process, product, and packaging), leveraging existing asset platforms…