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Europe & ANZ Manufacturing Excellence (ManEx) Manager

The Magnum Ice Cream Company

Amsterdam

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The Europe & ANZ Manufacturing Excellence (ManEx) Manager drives continuous improvement across the ice cream manufacturing network, leading strategies for safety, quality, cost, and equipment effectiveness. This role requires significant experience in large-scale continuous improvement programs, deep expertise in Lean/TPM/WCM/Six Sigma, and strong leadership to influence factory directors and build high-performing teams.

On-siteFull-timeSeniorLeanTPM

Europe & ANZ Manufacturing Excellence (ManEx) Manager

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On-siteFull-timeSeniorLean

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

On-site

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

LeanTPMWCMSix SigmaCapability BuildingStakeholder ManagementData-Driven Decision MakingDigital ManufacturingPerformance ManagementEarly Equipment ManagementProject ManagementChange Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipCoachingInfluencingProblem SolvingAnalytical ThinkingCommunication

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the deployment and execution of the Manufacturing Excellence (ManEx) strategy across Europe & ANZ factories, ensuring alignment with business priorities and measurable performance impact.
•Own and drive the end-to-end continuous improvement programme, including gap assessments, roadmap definition, and delivery of results.
•Drive improvements in key manufacturing KPIs such as OEE, waste, cost, reliability, and labour productivity through structured loss elimination and performance management.
•Coach and influence Factory Directors and leadership teams to embed a zero-loss mindset and strengthen daily management systems and governance.
•Build and scale capabilities across sites through training, coaching, and development of ManEx and pillar leaders.
•Identify, prioritise, and deliver a robust pipeline of savings and productivity improvement initiatives.
•Drive standardisation and best practice sharing across the network, ensuring consistent application of tools, methods, and governance.
•Support the development and execution of factory masterplans, integrating continuous improvement, digital, and engineering roadmaps.
•Lead the digital manufacturing agenda at site level (e.g., deployment of digital tools and data-driven decision-making) to accelerate performance.
•Ensure strong integration of Early Equipment Management (EEM) principles to de-risk projects and enable vertical start-up.
•Demonstrate hands-on expertise by applying tools and methods on the shopfloor and working together with manufacturing teams for structured problem solving for chronic losses.

Manufacturing ExcellenceContinuous ImprovementLeanTPMWCMSix SigmaIce CreamFMCGLeadershipEurope & ANZ

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the deployment and execution of the Manufacturing Excellence (ManEx) strategy across Europe & ANZ factories, ensuring alignment with business priorities and measurable performance impact.

•Own and drive the end-to-end continuous improvement programme, including gap assessments, roadmap definition, and delivery of results.

•Drive improvements in key manufacturing KPIs such as OEE, waste, cost, reliability, and labour productivity through structured loss elimination and performance management.

•Coach and influence Factory Directors and leadership teams to embed a zero-loss mindset and strengthen daily management systems and governance.

•Build and scale capabilities across sites through training, coaching, and development of ManEx and pillar leaders.

•Identify, prioritise, and deliver a robust pipeline of savings and productivity improvement initiatives.

•Drive standardisation and best practice sharing across the network, ensuring consistent application of tools, methods, and governance.

•Support the development and execution of factory masterplans, integrating continuous improvement, digital, and engineering roadmaps.

•Lead the digital manufacturing agenda at site level (e.g., deployment of digital tools and data-driven decision-making) to accelerate performance.

•Ensure strong integration of Early Equipment Management (EEM) principles to de-risk projects and enable vertical start-up.

•Demonstrate hands-on expertise by applying tools and methods on the shopfloor and working together with manufacturing teams for structured problem solving for chronic losses.