Job Title: Ice Cream Thailand Factory Director
Location: Thailand
Unilever is currently hiring for Ice Cream Thailand Factory Directorbased inBangkok, Thailand
About Unilever
If you are in the Unilever Ice Cream business or consider choosing to work for the Unilever Ice Cream business, you will work for the Asia, leading Ice Cream player with €1.2 bn Turn Over in 2023. The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.
Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our Ice Cream company. You will have options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organization. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us.
Job Purpose
The Ice Cream Thailand Factory Director is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of a manufacturing facility's operations, including production planning, scheduling, quality control, safety standards, and overall efficiency. This role requires a strategic mindset to identify, develop, and implement manufacturing strategies that align with the overall business objectives and ensure the factory's long-term success. By maximizing output, minimizing costs, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality products that meet customer demands and regulatory requirements, the Factory Director plays a pivotal role in driving the factory's operational excellence and competitive advantage.
The Ice Cream Thailand Factory Director is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of a manufacturing facility's operations, including production planning, scheduling, quality control, safety standards, and overall efficiency. This role requires a strategic mindset to identify, develop, and implement manufacturing strategies that align with the overall business objectives and ensure the factory's long-term success. By maximizing output, minimizing costs, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality products that meet customer demands and regulatory requirements, the Factory Director plays a pivotal role in driving the factory's operational excellence and competitive advantage.
Main Responsibilities
Deploy and deliver to annual plan and financial results including targets on service, costs (Net productivity), productivity, quality, innovation, and OSHE
Recommend long term site strategic plans to the BU Category and Supply Chain teams
Lead site to develop and implement continuous improvement plans to deliver site targets – manufacturing performance management
Manage and deliver the site’s financial results: annual budgets, sourcing unit result, conversion costs and create program to deliver financial results
Engage and facilitate the implementation of innovations on site, for products, ways of working, service models and supply chain models
Propose, agree with Category Technology and implement the necessary capital investments to meet the planned production requirements, safety, environmental and cost targets
Pursue a site long term plan, including restructuring, re-engineering and retrofitting as agreed by VP SC Category; prioritize and plan resources development and deployment
Ensure that the technical standards of all manufacturing and non-manufacturing fixed assets are maintained. Enable the factory operation to achieve high level of Customer Service at optimal cost
Drive UMS activities and ensure the success of factory digital productivity
Drive Digital and other Future fit capabilities to drive improvements.
Create diverse and inclusive environment for the factory ecosystem.
Co-ordinate and direct the factory and co-packer operations to achieve the agreed production plans at the specified product quality with optimum labor, energy and materials utilization
Ensure Working Capital management systems are effectively used and deliver inventory targets set with Regional Category Planning Directors and Regional Supply Management Directors
Co-ordinate and direct the quality management in line with QA system and ISO 9000 procedures
Lead HR policy deployment and implementation on sites, including management of employee relations.
Ensure effective local stakeholder management and community issues aligned with Unilever policies
Guard and ensure the application of all Unilever Policies and governance requirements.
Lead on initiatives and projects aiming for sites integration and collaborative work along the extended supply chain
Be the statutory head of factory where there is a legal-related situation
Candidate Criteria
Experience & Qualification
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Food Science, Business Administration, or related field
At least 12-15 years’ experience in Supply Chain (Make/Technology, SHE, Quality are must, additionally Plan, R&D an advantage)
Proven track record of driving productivity improvements and implementing a successful innovation initiative
Strong knowledge of production management, quality control, and maintenance procedures of food manufacturing
Excellent leadership and team management skills with strong problem-solving skills and decision-making abilities
Strong knowledge of production management, quality control, and maintenance procedures
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
Experience in Ice Cream, Dairy, or Food Manufacturing, or FMCG is preferred
Knowledge of health and safety regulations in the food industry
Strong ability to manage internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to: material suppliers, contractors, trade unions, and local authorities
Leadership
You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your teamdeliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
You are still responsible for your own results and as a team leader, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.
Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
PERSONAL MASTERY: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own wellbeing and resilience.
CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.Inspires powerful teamwork and collaboration, connecting people for better results.
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