Ice Cream ERP Implementation Regional Manufacturing Lead

Scope: North America

Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Toronto, ON, Remote Canada or Remote USA

Terms &

Conditions:

Full-time, permanent. This is a project role with an anticipated end date of April 2027. At completion of the project, the intent is to integrate into a new role within the organization.

International assignment is not available for this role and relocation for local and international candidates is not provided.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formerly a division of Unilever) is now a standalone, independent, EUR 7.9 billion publicly listed company. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company. A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences—transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories. Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast. If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream
, this is the place for you!

The Ice Cream ERP Implementation Regional Manufacturing Lead will act as the key liaison between the Americas Business Unit and the central Global Supply Chain (Plan‑Manufacturing‑Logistics) project team, ensuring that the new ERP system aligns with local business requirements while maintaining global standardization. This role plays a crucial part in representing the business unit's needs for Manufacturing processes and working with the business unit to adapt global processes and ways of working to ensure the successful transition to operating on a global technology platform including core ERP (e.g. SAP S4 HANA) and application layers (e.g. T&A, MES, PLC).

Key responsibilities include validation of the design, build and deployment of supply‑chain processes focusing on Manufacturing domains On‑time‑in‑full:
Manufacturing’s E2E process and collaboration processes for your BU in our upcoming new Ice Cream ERP implementation. This position is integral to ensuring the successful implementation and seamless transition of Manufacturing processes as part of the ERP transformation, with a project duration expected to be 1.5–2 years.

• Act as the primary representative of the Business Unit in all discussions related to Manufacturing domains (incl. QA & SHE)
• Ensure business unit Manufacturing domain requirements are accurately reflected in the global ERP implementation and process and data & analytics design
• Ensure change impact assessment is done for EU‑BU and OTIF plan is created with risk management plan finalized
• Collaborate with other domains such as Order to Cash‑Commercial, Procurement (S2P), Finance, M2D, P2F, Data & Analytics, Integration and Deployment project teams to ensure an integrated E2E design
• Work closely within Internal IT organization to ensure seamless integration of Manufacturing processes within the ERP system
• Assist in data migration, reconciliation, and validation to ensure accuracy ahead of ERP go‑live
• Identify automation opportunities to enhance efficiency and reduce manual Manufacturing processing tasks – the aspiration is touchless
• Act as a bridge between the Business Unit, Global Process Owners, Supply Chain and rest of SC‑IT Organizations representing EU‑BU to ensure successful ERP implementation
• Build and maintain a Change Network covering all the countries in the Business Unit to allow efficient two‑way communication, ensuring smooth adoption of new processes and alignment with global standards
• Participate in testing and validation of the ERP system, ensuring accurate transactions, reporting and reconciliation
• Identify potential gaps in system functionality and propose enhancements for process optimization

• Support training and knowledge‑sharing initiatives ensuring that employees are enthused and have the skills and knowledge required to operate within the new system
• Monitor process performance post‑implementation and identify opportunities for improvement
• Support countries in the business unit on how to drive continuous improvement of performance metrics in BAU

• Bachelor’s degree in…