VP, Operations Business Lead - Yogurt

About the role

Quality, efficiency, and safety all play a big role in our work at Danone. Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for the Supply Chain team. We are focused to create an integrated, streamlined, end-to-end value chain. We will deliver a superior product experience to our consumers and, through collaboration, turn our challenges into competitive advantages. With shared objectives and targets across the whole value chain, we will better allocate resources and prioritize high-value projects. Our lean, delayered organization will be more agile and enabled to focus on bigger, bolder innovations tied to our strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Single Point of Accountability for delivering Operations components of RF1 / RF’s at the business unit (BU) level while activating value chain functions when required to provide integrated solutions for BU’s, in addition to bringing the voice of Operations into the BU’s.
• Sit on the BU Leadership team, supported by the Operations ecosystem.
• Activate the functions in the development, alignment, and implementation of solutions.
• Advise and align the BU Leadership to solutions.
• Engage as the Operations voice into the BU.
• In partnership with the broader Operations organization, ensure we have the right resources and capacity at the right time for both short- and long-term business needs.
• Challenge the business in keeping an optimal number of projects, ensure ruthless prioritization, and optimize SKUs and project/portfolio management.
• Own the iPRO process for the BU, driving stage gate adherence and rigor to deliver all projects on time and within budget.
• Through ruthless prioritization, drive SKU and project optimization to deliver improved gross margin % and margin-accretive innovation to the BU.
• Utilize value chain experience and appropriate influencing and decision-making to support the team in driving solutions for key innovations that deliver profitable growth for the BU.
• Ensure collective connection of dots across Operations and in partnership with all stakeholders to drive the right solutions that improve the cost of the business.
• Own Talent Management within the function.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s Degree preferred).
• 12 to 15 years of cross-functional supply chain experience with a focus in S&OP and manufacturing.
• Experience developing and managing interpersonal relationships to influence senior leadership decisions within BU.
• Experience negotiating change and compromise with multiple levels of stakeholders across BU.
• Proficiency in Microsoft products, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Pay

The base compensation range for this position is $225,000 - $280,000, commensurate with experience. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Coverage.
• 401k Plan.
• Wellness Program.
• Life Insurance.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Flexible Time Off.
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave.
• Fitness discounts.
• Hybrid work environment.
• Mental health and substance abuse support programs.
• Caretaker benefits.
• 18 weeks of parental bonding leave.
• Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits.
• Pet insurance.