Operational Excellence Lead - Warehouse and Distribution

Since 1869 we've connected people through food they love. We're proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell's brand, as well as Michael Angelo's, noosa, Pace, Pacific Foods, Prego, Rao's Homemade, Swanson, and V8. In our Snacks division, we have brands like Cape Cod, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pepperidge Farm, Snack Factory, and Snyder's of Hanover.

Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

Why Campbell's...

• Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners).
• Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
• Campbell's offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.
• If in WHQ - free access to the fitness center. Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.
• Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell's. Our "Campbell's Cares" program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
• Campbell's has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

How you will make history here...

The Manager, Regional Operational Excellence is accountable for implementing Campbell Way of Working - Operational Excellence (C-WoW OpEx) across the Region for multiple warehouse and distribution sites. Campbells Way of Working - Operational Excellence encompasses both a Priming Kit and a Playbook. The Regional Operational Excellence Manager is responsible for ensuring standardization of systems, processes & tools. The Regional Operational Excellence Manager is also responsible for driving standardization & maturity of least one pillar across the entire Network of 23 plants and 40+ warehouses and distribution centers. This is a critical role with oversight for the implementation of World Class operational excellence strategies to optimize supply chain improvements and improve all metrics in the Balanced Scorecard. This role requires close collaboration with key Supply Chain functions such as Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Finance, Human Resources, Safety and Logistics. This position will have exposure to and will interface with site Operational Excellence leads and Site Leadership Teams.

This position is responsible for deploying the Campbell's Way of Working Operational Excellence strategy and approach to drive the Supply Chain performance to world class levels. The role requires an Operational Excellence practitioner who can provide direction in the development and implementation of deployment plans to drive improvements across multiple plants.
This is the "internal organizational expert" level and is recognized as an expert and advisor within the organization. They have in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in their own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function. This individual anticipates internal and/or external business challenges, recommends processes, product or service improvements, solves unique and complex problems that has a broad impact on the business and contributes to the development of functional strategy. They operate with broad latitude in a complex environment and lead and contribute to the development of company plant objectives and principles to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. They may direct the activities of others.

What you will do...

* Pillar Teams: Coach and support all C-WoW pillar teams at sites within the region to drive improvements across the site Balance Scorecard. Drive loss awareness leveraging tools such as Zero Loss Analysis and Value Stream Mapping. Lead and support Kaizen and Pillar events to drive improvements and build site capabilities. Conduct Maturity Assessments through system assessments, data analysis, observations and interviews. Coach pillar teams to develop deployment plans to improve maturity. Ensure deployment plans are adhered to and regular stakeholder check ins such as Project Operating Committee (POC) meetings and Sponsor update meetings occur to ensure C-WoW program sustainability and track progress.

* Capability Building: Work with the site OpEx lead and the site leadership team to build the appropriate OpEx capabilities. Leverage pull forward strategy prior to OpEx events to accelerate capability building across the region and Network. Execute OpEx capability training sessions for the site leadership teams, pillar teams, front line leadership teams and team members.

* Cost Management: Ensure improvements identified are rolled into the plant enabler program to capture savings. Track pillar team key performance indicators to ensure improvements are sustained and countermeasures are developed if needed. Coach and support Zero Loss Analysis and Value Stream Mapping to identify loss opportunities and build the enabler pipeline.

* Leadership: Ability to coach, work collaboratively and successfully influence stakeholders. Ability to effect change throughout an organization by leading through others. Demonstrated program management skills with ability to deliver results across multi-site manufacturing and warehousing operations. Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal skills, integrity and trust and the ability to motivate. Strong analytical skills and business acumen. Ability to successfully work in a cross functional environment.

What you bring to the table...

* Bachelor's degree required - preferred in Science, Engineering or related field
* 6 years of experience operations experience
* Must travel to warehouse/distribution sites 80%

It would be great to have...

* Warehouse operations experience preferred.
* Strong understanding of Operational Excellence, Lean, Six Sigma and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Combination of educational and professional experience will also be considered.
* Consumer Packaged Goods experience strongly preferred.
* Certifications in Lean or Lean Six Sigma preferred. ASQ Certification Lean Six Sigma Black Belt a plus.
* Experience leading / executing Operational Excellence processes and tools and organizational learning and development programs in a manufacturing and/or warehousing environment.
* Advanced working knowledge in concepts of Operational Excellence, Lean Manufacturing, Autonomous Maintenance, Asset Care & Reliability, and Warehouse Management. Strong knowledge in Focused Improvement.
* Knowledge and previous experience in improving organizational capability through learning and development programs and/or High Performance Teams.
* Excellent leadership skills, compelling communication skills, and the ability to inspire, engage and motivate.
* Capability to support multiple sites to ensure targets are being achieved.

Compensation and Benefits:

The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between

Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and qualified applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, including consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.