Title:  GSC Compliance Projects Implementation Manager (m/f/d)

To strengthen our team in the area of Compliance Projects Implementation at the Trier plant, we are looking for a GSC Compliance Projects Implementation Manager (m/f/d) in permanent employment.

Your job mission:  

The purpose of this role is to manage Global Supply Chain Compliance related projects engagement and implementations, coordinating with factories, JTI global functions, markets, and government organizations or those appointed by authorities. 

Who are we?

JTI is a leading international tobacco company with locations in more than 130 countries and world-famous brands such as Winston, Camel and American Spirit. With our brands Nordic Spirit, Logic and Ploom, we also focus on growth through innovations in the field of reduced risk products. In Germany, we are the largest employer in our industry with over 2,000 employees.

As a multiple award-winning top employer, we offer an open and inclusive working environment with exciting tasks in a challenging environment. Flexible working concepts, diverse development opportunities and international career paths are part of our everyday life. Visit us at www.jti.com to find out more about JTI and what it's like to work for us.

Your tasks:

• Serve as the main contact for GSC in respective Markets, supporting CA&C with engagement strategies for various legislations
• Translate current and future legislative requirements into manufacturing processes and trigger compliance project implementation
• Lead, coordinate, or assist in managing Compliance projects within the Global Supply Chain, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery
• Define and communicate project scope, required resources, deliverables, and timelines to all stakeholders
• Set up project communication, deliver periodic reports, monitor progress, and initiate corrective actions as needed
• Review and improve solutions supporting legislative requirements, coordinating with Global Supply Chain functions, IT BTS, other JTI functions, and external suppliers
• Ensure all Global Supply Chain functions adhere to the business reference model for legislation requirements
• Stay updated on technical developments related to legislation requirement solutions (e.g., T&T and security features)

Your profile:

• Relevant educational background: University degree
• Practical experience: Project management experience for middle-size x-functional projects. 
• Valuable knowledge: Experience in interpretation/assessment of legislation requirements into actionable business steps. Knowledge of tracking & tracing processes and tobacco product packaging legislation is a plus
• Special strengths: Strong knowledge of supply chain and understanding of product-related cross-functional processes.
• Language proficiency: Fluency in both written and spoken English. 
• Suitable personality: Excellent communication and people management skills (experience in working with Government officials and internal Corporate Affairs function is a plus)
• Practiced working time model: flextime
• Travel will be required (40%)  

Your benefits:

• Your team: You will work in an open and international working environment with approx. 60 nations at the Trier site.
• Your remuneration: Above-average pay as well as a 13th and 14th monthly salary. Individual company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits.
• Your meals: Our subsidized company canteen and numerous snack and coffee vending machines ensure your physical well-being.
• Your appreciation: You will receive regular feedback from us and, as your personal safety is important to us, we also protect you in your private life with our JTI accident insurance.
• Your work-life balance: You should enjoy your work! That's why we offer you 30 days of vacation for personal relaxation.
• Your development: We focus on your personal development. We support you with a wide range of internal training courses as well as external training and development opportunities that are tailored specifically to you.

Have we aroused your interest?

Apply directly with your complete application documents (CV, cover letter & references) stating your earliest possible starting date (Job ID 99304).

Diversity & Inclusion

We want everyone at JTI to be themselves and develop their full potential, because each and every one of us makes a valuable contribution to the success of the company and the location in Germany. We live and promote diversity, equality and inclusion accordingly. We have local employee groups and networks, such as the PRIDE Chapter Germany or the togetHER network for female employees, in which committed colleagues are involved, and we support a wide range of projects in our local area. For this and many other activities in the area of diversity & inclusion, we have already been awarded the Global Equality Standard by Ernst & Young.

Sustainability & Commitment

We have particularly close ties to the Trier region and the greater Cologne area through our two locations and want to make a significant contribution to a high quality of life, e.g., through annual clean-up campaigns on the Rhine and Moselle and as a long-standing partner of the Cologne Green Foundation, we are committed to the preservation and expansion of the city's green spaces. Renewable energies are also part of our sustainability goals, which is why we are investing in the expansion of the Bescheid Süd wind farm, located 20 kilometers east of our Trier site, in order to secure green electricity for the region and for our production at the Trier plant. We are constantly reducing the amount of plastic used in the packaging of our classic tobacco products, thus saving tons of plastic waste.

Find out more about us at: https://www.jti.com/de/europe/germany/top-arbeitgeber