Associate Director, Business Support

Business Support Manager

Position at Attindas - US Attindas Hygiene Partners designs, manufactures, and markets absorbent hygiene products. The company sells adult incontinence and infant diapers, among other products, into the healthcare, retail, and direct-to-consumer channels under brands including Attends, Indas, and Comfees as well as a wide range of private label brands for retailers. Mission : We champion health, dignity and comfort. Vision : To be a global leader in absorbent hygiene by meeting consumers' diverse needs through effective, affordable and widely available personal care solutions. Our Values : Personal, Agile, Innovative, and Integrity

Job Summary :

Leads and manages the site Business Support team to ensure that their work is aligned with business priorities, and is focused on the support and delivery of Unitas projects. The Business Support Manager is fully immersed in, and is responsible for, the effective implementation and successful delivery of the product changes, cost savings, customer launches, and capital expenditures for the site. He / she champions process and people capability for launch excellence.

Effectively influences site and business strategies through the development of value creating solutions that enhance site / business performance and is an active participant in multiyear platform roadmaps and annual business plan development.

Serves as a conduit for delivering prioritized, upstream projects and process / system improvements through practice of risk and change management, preventive action, and continuous improvement, integrating these methodologies into the daily work occurring at the Site.

Functions as a member of the Site Leadership Team, with supervisory responsibility of product, process, technical, and / or engineering resources. Has responsibility for challenging and developing Business Support team members beyond their current functional roles in order to enhance project delivery and results.

Promotes, shepherds, facilitates, and is a Subject Matter Expert of the Unitas Portfolio & Project Management process and governance for the Site.

Serves as the site interface for customer, supplier, and vendor visits. Is knowledgeable about the process and facility, and the plant's capability as it relates to satisfying customer needs.

The successful incumbent could grow into an Operations Leadership position in the future.

Key Responsibilities :

As a member of the DLT, assists the team in navigating obstacles; makes policy and decisions; debates with, and challenges the team; and, openly and professionally, provides his / her perspectives.

Manages assigned projects and participates on teams to meet the site's safety, people, cost, productivity, operational success, and project effectiveness goals.

Develops site Business Support objectives and metrics. Tracks and reports results and project status, integrating metrics and initiatives with the Daily Management System (DMS).

Leads product change, major capital (including equipment, facility, and utility projects), launch, and process improvement projects for the site.

Coordinates changes related to projects and trials with Planning, Supply Chain, Operations, Reliability, and QA. Includes other functions in upstream development work to ensure that customer (both internal and external) needs are met.

Communicates and provides training to team and other departments to ensure that team members understand the change, its importance (i.e. relationship to business objectives and / or customer needs), and to ensure a smooth transition to the process / receiving teams.