ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
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Lead team to buy into decisions that requires changing production strategies.
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Determine opportunities for intercompany and cross-functional efficiencies such as global warehouse management.
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Works in collaboration with the Global Packaging operations leadership as well as with PA and Nonwoven stakeholders.
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Generate and manage value engineering projects to optimize value to customers at lowest total costs.
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Support global manufacturing productivity and cost savings initiatives and NBS Next initiatives.
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Use NBS Next Operational Excellence tools to drive process improvements.
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Collaborate with commercial teams, strategic marketing and engineering teams in fulfilling job responsibilities and tasks.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
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15 years of relevant experience is required
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Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
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Rich experience in operations and proven leadership success required.
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Experience and ability to effectively visualize and communicate with data to all levels of leadership.
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Ability to lead change using Change Management tools and techniques.
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International / multicultural experience desired
SKILLS & ABILITIES
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Ability to think creatively and analytically to accomplish long term strategic goals.
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Proven ability to lead initiatives working collaboratively and independently in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment
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Strong interpersonal skills with ability to influence at all levels of a global organization
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Demonstrated effective execution of concurrent projects and ability to multi-task
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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This position has potential to develop into leading the plant Maastricht once proven success in this role has been shown.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Office environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
TRAVEL REQUIRED
Needs to work in Packaging’s Maastricht office several weeks per month with 30% travel including travel to US.
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What We Do
Nordson is a team of 7,300 global employees thriving in an environment where they are supported and encouraged to be their best. Working side by side, we build meaningful connections with each other and our customers.
Together, we deliver products that are solutions, and they’re likely touching your life every day. Have you ever changed a diaper? Opened a box of cereal? Used a smart phone or driven a car? Then we’ve already met.
At Nordson, we take pride in being an outstanding corporate citizen and strongly believe in sharing our success with the communities where our employees live and work. Whether you’re working in one of our labs, offices or manufacturing facilities, your efforts will enable our customers to succeed and our company to continuously improve and grow.
We engineer, manufacture and market differentiated products and systems used for precision dispensing and processing in a variety of end markets, from packaging to transportation and medical to electronics.
Founded in 1954, we operate under the values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy and excellence. Nordson is headquartered in the United States in Westlake, Ohio, and has direct operations in more than 30 countries to support our products and systems with application expertise and a direct global sales and service organization
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