Royal Canin
Global SMART Factory Program Leader
Aimargues, Francia
Behind every bag of our product is a team of skilled engineers and manufacturing experts dedicated to ensuring the highest quality and safety standards. Whether you're optimizing production lines, designing innovative solutions, or maintaining cutting-edge technology, your work will directly contribute to improving the lives of pets around the world. Make your mark on a team where innovation, precision, and passion come together every day.
- Job Type: varies
- Level: mid-level
- Travel: varies
- Average Salary: $63K-$96K
Success Profile
What makes a successful Global SMART Factory Program Leader at Royal Canin? We look for the right mix of the following traits when speaking with you.
- Analytical
- Curious
- Efficient
- Responsible
- Results-driven
- Team player
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Purpose
Connect your passion for pets to the purpose: A Better World For Pets
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Health & Wellbeing
A comprehensive focus on your individual health & wellbeing
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Inclusion
A place where you can belong and be yourself
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Career development
Professional learning offerings, annual personal development plans, Mars University
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Attractive total rewards
Your financial wellbeing through a competitve salary and bonus plan
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Focus on sustainability
We invest in you so you can make a better world
I take immense pride in leading a team that is passionate about making a difference for pets. Every day, we focus on precision, innovation, and maintaining the highest quality standards. What truly sets Royal Canin apart is the commitment to development—whether it’s advancing our processes, adopting cutting-edge technology, or helping associates grow in their careers. It’s incredibly rewarding to know that our work not only drives success but also creates meaningful opportunities for everyone on the team.
JR Smith North Sioux City Site Director, Global Value Chain Operations
Responsibilities
Develops the Manufacturing digital strategy and ensure it is aligned across the VCO organization: Engineering and DT functions, Regional teams (VP, IE, MSE coaches)
Leads the development of the Manufacturing digital roadmap by ensuring each project in this roadmap being properly scope, phased and resourced
Supports each project leader from the ideation stage to project completion through financial justification/funding and scoping
Prepare and leads the periodic Manufacturing digital steerco and ensure the agreed governance is applied on the program: individual projects updates, escalation, trade-offs, …
Build and setup the facilitation of key users communities for each digital solution being deployed: governance of the standard use of the solution, continuous improvement of the solution
Benchmarking: internal (other segments/divisions) and external (other CPGs and experts)
Scope and Key Stakeholders
Very high degree of independency, strong interpersonal, technical and analytical skills. Global perimeter, Royal Canin Industrial Network, 17 Factories.
Continuous interactions with:
Global and Regional IE and MSE leaders
Global Engineering Team
Global Petcare Manufacturing Digital Team
Candidate Experience / Qualifications
Bachelors or Masters in Industrial Engineering, Business Management, Supply Chain Management or similar
>10 years experience in Supply, including line management experience
Experience with Lean Six Sigma or Black Belt certification is advantgeous for data agility.
Business and Financial acumen
Project Management: Track record in leading step-change initiatives
Strong stakeholder management expertise, in both corporate and factory environments.
Fluency in English
Availability to travel