Scientist Manager, Central Materials Management, R&D

procter & gamble international operations sa singapore branch; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Procter & Gamble Singapore invites an experienced CMG operations lead to own end-to-end material management, QA governance and automation initiatives. You will run material systems, coordinate with global R&D and SGIC teams, and ensure production readiness for raw materials.

Located at the Singapore Innovation Center, you will drive digital improvements, partner with suppliers, and shape governance methods to transform CMG processes with scalable, safe logistics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Material Science or related fields.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to understand the business objective, local context, and business landscape to deliver the extraordinary outcomes.
• Sufficient IT engineering skills and working knowledge of consumer formulations and manufacturing technologies (e.g., microfluidics, fluid mechanics).
• Work independently, multi-tasking, prioritize and perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, critical thinking capabilities, and good capacity of using information to connect ideas to develop solutions.
• Ability to develop systematic understanding and expertise around quality systems, with a strong desire to automate end-to-end processes.

Responsibilities

• Sustain and implement of the CMG established end-to-end business processes of sourcing, receiving, external compliance tracking, internal clearance, deviation control, sampling for tests, labeling, storing and inventory tracking, dispensing, finished goods warehousing, waste handling
• Lead Quality processes of penetrating into the global and SGIC-specific Material-handling related SOPs, strategize on CQA preparedness and CAPA completion, conduct the routine compliance self-audits to enhance for more effective QA and Microcompliances
• Oversee import-and-export process and provide troubleshoots with the key vendors and potentially with the SG customs and other innovation centers.
• Address Procurement-to-Payment related compliance audit (GIA, with Purchase, GBS), daily operation troubleshoots, and contractors handling
• Manage external business partner and on-category-2 service provision, to run the end-to-end material handling systems and processes.
• Own the implementing and regular updating of the QA technical agreement as well as OU alignment on budgeting.
• Transform and simplify CMG processes with innovative digital and automated solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

IT engineering

Quality systems

Automation

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering/Material Science

Job description

Overview of role

In SgIC weinnovate for consumer-winningformulations andthe associatedmanufactureprocessesfor ourBeauty,Hair, Baby, Health Careand HomeCareproduct categories.We supported abroad array of billion-dollarbrandsliketheSK-II, Olay,Pantene, Head&Shoulders, Rejoice, Herbal Essences,FEBREZE, AMBIPUR,Joy, Pampers. ORAL C,etc.

OurCentral Material Management group (CMG) is the foundationand provider of materials toenablingall process researchingand prototype-making activities. The prototypes made in SgICthen support variousconsumer validationsfororganizational units (OU) commercializationreadiness.

In thisrole,the individual willleverage engineeringexpertiseto lead sustained operationsand systemicenhancements – including the use of digital tools to drive scale and simplification.Themainmissioninvolvesrunning the materials systems, dealing with multiple customers and ensuring production readiness for raw materials. In addition, it will require systematic understanding and expertise around quality systems, with a strong desire to automate the processes.

Your team

Located at the P&G Singapore Innovation Center, you willbea key memberof theInnovation Center Management Team. You will partnercloselywith theresearch anddevelopment communities of Beauty, Home Care and other OUs.And beyondSgIC, you can and should reach outtothe greater global R&D organizations and other innovation centersfor thesimilarand adjacent technologicaldisciplines.

How success looks like

Success in this rolepertainstodelivering the various material release, inventoryprocess system,good lab practices,self-improving operative robustness, and innovating for more efficient and saferlogistics.

Growing chemical, automation andengineering masteriesto enable the OUs and the broaderMaterialCommunity of Practices (CoP).

Gain asignificantproficiencyofunderstanding theglobal material quality systems’ requirements,insightsintodesigningeffective governancemethods,andideas totransformCMGprocesses with innovative digital and automated solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Sustainand implement oftheCMG establishedend-to-endbusiness processes of sourcing, receiving, external compliance tracking, internal clearance,deviation control,sampling for tests, labeling, storing and inventory tracking, dispensing, finished goods warehousing, waste handling
• LeadQualityprocesses of penetrating into the global and SgIC-specific Material-handling related SOPs, strategizeon CQA preparedness and CAPAcompletion, conduct the routine compliance self-auditsto enhancefor moreeffective QAand Microcompliances
• Oversee import-and-exportprocess and provide troubleshoots withthe keyvendors and potentially with the SG custom and other innovation centers.
• AddressProcurement-to-Paymentrelated compliance audit(GIA, with Purchase, GBS), daily operation troubleshoots, andcontractors handling
• Manageas external business partnerand oncategory-2service provision,to run the end-to-end material handlingsystems andprocesses.
• Own the implementingand regular updatingof the QA technical agreement as well as OU alignment on budgeting.
• Transform and simplifyCMGprocesses with innovative digital and automated solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in IT, Engineering, Material Science or related fields
• Strong leadershipand communicationskills to understand the business objective, local context,and business landscape to deliver theextraordinaryoutcomes
• SufficientITengineeringskills, andworking knowledge of consumer formulations and manufacturing technologies (e.g.,microfluidics, fluid mechanics)
• Work independently,multi-tasking,prioritize and perform in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills, critical thinking capabilities, and good capacity of using information informationtoconnect multiple ideastodevelop solutions.
• Ability to develop systematic understanding and expertise around quality systems, with a strong desire to automate end-to-end processes

About Us

We produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ariel®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Tampax® and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.

Visit http://www.pg.com to know more.

Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why we’re committed to building a winning culture based on Inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being "in touch" so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the world’s consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivaled ideas.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.