at ConAgra in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Reporting to the Senior Director Productivity Programs, You’ll provide strategy, planning, project management for network and productivity improvement projects for the Grocery/Snacks and International platforms. You’ll identify, develop, and execute potential Supply Chain productivity and cost reduction initiatives by leading a cross functional team through cost savings hypothesis generation through to approval. Once a project(s) has been identified, you will provide end-to-end leadership of the project(s). The position’s primary goal is the achievement of cost reduction targets and other Supply Chain strategy metrics.
Position Responsibilities
+ Identify and evaluate potential Supply Chain productivity and cost reduction plans
+ Support supply chain leadership in the creation, evaluation, recommendations, and execution of productivity projects and the development of the supply chain cost reduction projects
+ Partner with business leaders, operations leadership, and other cross functional internal resources to build a pipeline and gain support of program projects
+ Lead direct, and cross functional, teams who execute projects using common processes and metrics established by the supply chain leadership team
+ Manage high adoption of project chartering and governance for productivity and network projects
+ Lead G&S/Intl Network Projects to optimize the assigned manufacturing network including: product or line of business repatriation to reduce cost and increase reliability; complexity reduction through expatriation; reduce overall plant footprint (number of sites); optimize production location for TDC for individual SKUs or entire product lines
+ Communicate project status in steering committees and communicate project risks and recovery plans
+ Other Supply Chain or business initiative support as assigned
Position Qualifications
+ Bachelor’s Degree required – Supply Chain, Finance or Business
+ 5+ years of previous experience in manufacturing, Supply Chain functions
+ Project and influence management skills to lead cross-functional project teams.
+ Experience communicating with all levels of the organization,
+ Experience in two or more diverse Business functional management roles; in Supply Chain (Manufacturing, Performance Improvement, Contract Manufacturing, Logistics, Customer Service or Procurement) or other Functional management roles outside of Supply Chain.
+ Experience handling multiple projects concurrently,
+ Management skills with the ability to manage cross-functional resources without direct reporting relationships,
+ Have continuous improvement mindset
+ Problem solving aptitude
+ Collaborative leadership style, handle conflict in cross-functional integration role,
+ Refuse to lose attitude and competence in finding and delivering productivity
+ We ask that you travel 20%-30% within North America
+ In office 3 days per week Tuesday – Thursday
+ At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.
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Our Benefits:
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
+ Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
+ Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
+ Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
+ Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
Our Company:
Conagra Brands is one of North America’s leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender’s®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie’s® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke’s®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.
We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2940510-1&h=2999397156&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conagrabrands.com%2F&a=www.conagrabrands.com) .
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. ?
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