Bimbo Bakeries USA Hiring for Director Strategic Business Planning at United States Full Time

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Employment Type: Regular

Location: Remote

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!

More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.

Description

Position Summary:

The Director of Strategic Business Planning will lead the development and design of the Value Chain Network Footprint that will support BBU’s future commercial growth strategy (3-5-10+ years). They will work across key functions (commercial brands, manufacturing, distribution, sales) to build key stakeholder alignment and gain senior leadership approval for the plan. They will lead and coach three managers who will be working directly with the commercial brand category teams.

Success will be measured by the identification, approval and implementation of the 3-5-10+ year plans that will deliver the optimal Value Chain Network Footprint.

This role is able to work remotely.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Translate the Company’s strategic business plans to actionable, quantifiable, and measurable supply chain changes and enablers
• Identify critical supply chain opportunities and risk, inclusive of our manufacturing, distribution and sales networks
• Validate existing and future commercial brand category key priorities and growth assumptions
• Collaborate with our Customer and Bakehouse partners to validate future strategic Private Label and Foodservice strategic growth plans
• Collaborate with the BBU Innovation team to validate current and future supply chain capabilities to support future strategic growth plans. .
• Articulate the strategic business planning vision and scope of work to relevant stakeholders, including senior- and executive-level management.
• Apply analytics and structure plans to solve complex problems.
• Analyze findings to develop insights and recommendations for senior management.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration to ensure execution of initiatives.
• Manage assignments and resources over discrete time periods with minimal intervention.
• Leverage technical, analytical, interpersonal, and management skills to implement projects across the organization.
• Impact company profit and loss through measurable supply chain logistics projects.
• Assure associates engaged in or affected by strategy projects possess the operational capabilities to achieve business strategy and project goals.
• Engage and collaborate with individuals at all levels and across functional and geographic areas.
• Empower and hold team accountable to successfully achieve business initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement.

Position Requirements

Key Behavioral Competencies:

• Build strong business relationships and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Establish objectives, ownership of work, and accountability for results.
• Communicate effectively and build alignment.
• Make strategic business decisions impacting short and long term objectives/goals.
• Cultivate talent through coaching.
• Lead and coach special projects while meeting specific timelines and objectives.
• Manage and influence profit and loss results.

Education And Work History

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Management, MBA preferred.
• A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.
• Ideal candidate will possess:
• Eight or more years of supply chain logistics experience in the food sales or relevant responsibilities in comparable industry.
• Demonstrated problem solving ability, including strong conceptual and analytical skills and ability to turn findings into executable plans.
• Experience leading multiple salaried associates.
• Excellent presentation and written/oral communication skills, as well as the ability to effectively negotiate and influence others.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and planning skills.
• Computer skills and proficiency, specifically PowerPoint, Excel, and Word are required..
• Occasional travel throughout BBU.

The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.