Job Description:
Royal Canin’s mission is to transform each cat and dogs’ health and well-being by pushing the limits of nutrition and knowledge in partnership with pet professionals. Through our products and services, we serve almost half a billion pets every year, and through our global scale, passionate Associates, knowledge, and capabilities we help shape the future of pet care.
To make our ambitions a reality, Royal Canin is undertaking a major business transformation focusing on end-to-end business processes, people, and data, enabled by technology. Through this transformation we are aiming to reinvent our core processes, adapting our data models and tech platforms while focusing on enhancing the experience for users, customers, and our Associates.
The business transformation includes initiatives focusing on protecting business continuity to create a more efficient, easy, and sustainable organization of work. The outcomes of this transformation will result in an excellent level of service that will drive competitive advantage, easy-to-do business for our customers and consumers, improved operations that increase Associate wellbeing, as well as processes and capabilities to power our health through nutrition business while enabling sustainable growth.
Are you an R&D / Q&FS professional with a passion for driving value through process design and technology? Do you thrive in transformative environments where you can make a real impact? We are seeking a Mars associate to join the EOS program and build our next generation Quality & Traceability processes and digital capabilities, working on our global business transformation that contributes to Royal Canin's Purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS. Working on the transformation will allow you to drive strategic initiatives that will revolutionize the way we do
business.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Supports integration of global Quality end-to-end processes with other functional areas
Supports process design and building system capabilities to efficiently run quality operations, as well as supporting regional EOS deployments
Contributes to design of a seamless Quality end-to-end processes by collaborating with Global Business Process Owners and Functional Experts
Liaises with Royal Canin business stakeholders to gather business requirements, provides updates on progress, and addresses concerns related to quality and food safety data integration
Supports DT team with data requirements & integration
Collaborates with DT team to create migration strategy
Actively participates in project planning and execution, providing subject matter expertise together with EOS Quality and Traceability Business Process Owner in food safety and quality management integration processes
Ensures knowledge of new processes is effectively transferred to the trainers in charge of end user training and works with the EOS Change Experience Management team to support change management activities and drive adoption of new system capabilities
Supports testing of new template solutions
Maintains clear and concise documentation of processes, workflows, and data management practices related to quality and food safety
Follows up capability developments with the solution provider
Contributes to smooth change of business processes and user adoption
What are we looking for?
- 5 years’ experience in R&D / Q&FS roles
Minimum of 5 years of experience working with SAP, specifically in the Quality Management (QM) module
Proven experience in data management, analysis, and reporting within manufacturing or food production environments
Good computer literacy and understanding of data structure
Solid expertise in quality and innovation related processes, ideally built at Royal Canin or across other Mars divisions, within the corporate R&D/Quality teams, or from previous roles at other companies
Knowledge and interest for process design and process improvement
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic project environment
Ability to present complex information clearly and effectively
Attention to detail, and organizational abilities
Proficient English language skills (both written and verbal) linked to effective communication skills.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
