Director Strategic Margin Improvement

Rich's, also known as Rich Products Corporation, is a family-owned food company dedicated to inspiring possibilities. From cakes and icings to pizza, appetizers and specialty toppings, our products are used in homes, restaurants and bakeries around the world. Beyond great food, our customers also gain insights to help them stay competitive, no matter their size. Our portfolio includes creative solutions geared at helping food industry professionals compete in foodservice, retail, in-store bakery, deli, and prepared foods, among others. Working in 100 locations globally, with annual sales exceeding $4 billion, Rich's is a global leader with a focus on everything that family makes possible. Rich's®-Infinite Possibilities. One Family.

PURPOSE STATEMENT

Lead the effort to maximize the efficiency and productivity across Rich's Total Food Group by developing and leading a framework designed to optimize productivity and overall margin management including aggressive data driven target setting.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/OUTCOMES

• Lead effort to further develop the McKinsey assessment work to guide and prioritize an accelerated margin improvement plan to expedite the realization of the $400 Million+ savings.
• Work to build a similar assessment model and understanding of the Global Markets value creation opportunities
• Responsible for challenging boundaries and aligning with Business leaders to establish aggressive data driven targets
• Responsible for working with Value Creation COE Lead to build a productivity mindset and discipline across Rich's global supply chain and total Food Group
• Accountable for creating enhanced analytics capability across the supply chain to accelerate productivity
• Responsible for working collaboratively with key stakeholders to identify cost reduction/ profit improvement ideas and convert them into tangible, impactful business projects
• Accountable for leading the effort to develop internal capability building working in conjunction with the AMIT team and other key resources
• Works closely with the Value Creation Lead to ensure effective prioritization and Resource Utilization
• Work on building a productivity COE focused on aggressive target setting using advanced models and analytics to continually raise the bar and give Rich's a competitive advantage.
• Evolve the current ROCS process to a more broad -based business approach for all major productivity initiatives including Portfolio Optimization, Indirect, TPM Acceleration and Smart Factory
• Support the Capital Expansion Due Diligence process to ensure we have fully tapped opportunities to create capacity with existing assets before investing in new equipment

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field with 10-15 years job related experience, or Master's degree preferred.
• Blue Sky Thinking
• Leadership and project management skills
• Negotiation skills
• Communications skills
• Analytical mindset
• Strategic thought leader
• Relationship builder
• Influence skills, ability to sell an idea, consensus builder
• Executive Presentation skills
• Ability to function in high ambiguity environments
• Well-developed people skills with cultural awareness

Rich Products Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Rich's"), are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Rich's. Please contact Rich's Human Resources department at [email protected] if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.