MANUFACTURING SITE INITIATIVES LEADER

HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND

COTY is looking for smart leaders who are tenacious, passionate, and fearlessly kind.

Coty is looking for a Manufacturing NPI Site Initiatives Leader join our team in Hunt Valley, Maryland.   This role will be responsible for the Delivery Execution of new product Innovation and Non-Innovation projects in the Hunt Valley plant.  In this role, you will collaborate with many key supply chain functions and be the interface between the factory team and the commercial team in New York, NY.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Leading the new initiatives through the stage gate process to obtain agreed upon project timing, cost and quality to deliver in-market success
• Develops and owns the E2E Supply Chain readiness Critical Path Schedule for their Property Segments ensuring all necessary learning, qualification, commitment and execution plans are completed in support of a successful new product launch
• Facilitate regular project Delivery Meetings to review progress toward key CPS tasks & milestones adherence ensuring attendance from relevant project team members.  Publish meeting minutes & follow-ups
• Creates & leads resolution action plans for any supply chain issues identified during the delivery phase of a project
• Owns meeting ICW dates for Initiative projects, and delivering quantity requirements per ICW date
• Owns activating the Alert process (Yellow/Red) post Commit to drive business decisions around milestone recovery, technical or financial resolutions to ensure credibility of site and launch on time to goal measures
• Lead actions to assess and provide Cost and Feasibility input for new product initiatives; aligned with Operations prior to reviewing with Plant Manager
• FMEA (Failure/Mode/Effect/Analysis) Participant (Making & Fill/Press & Packing)
• Attend monthly Initiative Innovation Reviews with Plant Manager

We’d love to see candidates who have:

Essential:

• 3+ years of related business experience
• Demonstrates a strong sense of individual accountability
• Is autonomous, action oriented and pragmatic
• Is highly organized and can manage a wide portfolio of projects
• Demonstrates strong leadership, influencing, and communication skills to enable working across boundaries to deliver results
• Collaborative approach to problem solving and can lead multi-functional teams to outstanding collaborative solutions resulting in effective action plans
• Is results oriented and skilled in managing prioritization.  Able to adapt to new situations and adjust approach to meet objectives
• Strong project management skills to include initiating change, time management, problem solving, coordination and communication
• Has knowledge and proven experience in several or all of the following areas: Project Management, Coty 5D Gate Process, Team Leadership, Initiative Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning Systems/Tools, General Supply Chain Operations
• Knowledge in cosmetics manufacturing preferred
• Working knowledge of SAP 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project)

This is unique role with a genuine opportunity to make an impact. You’ll get to work in a diverse environment with a team of professionals who are passionate about the work they do and know how to have some fun along the way.

Coty’s global omni-working policy provides the option to work up to 50% of your month remotely.  We believe that a more flexible philosophy of remote working will give everyone the freedom to choose what works for their individual circumstances and empower them to always perform at their best.

Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas to life every day. If you’re the kind of person who refuses to settle, if you want to think bigger, learn faster and go further than you ever thought possible – we’d love to hear from you.

Coty is deeply committed to Changing the Conversation around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in an effort to create a more open, inclusive, and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.

We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Coty complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact cotyjobsUS@cotyinc.com. We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills, abilities, experiences and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

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