Vice President of Business Process Engineering

Bonus Eligible: Yes

SUMMARY

The Vice President of Business Process Engineering is responsible for assessing, prioritizing, and leading business process and operational transformation initiatives across Kraft Group companies and joint ventures. This role partners with business and operational leaders to eliminate waste, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and implement sustainable solutions. Through process redesign, automation, and cross-functional leadership, the position drives measurable financial and operational improvements while maintaining quality, safety, and service standards.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Evaluate business and operational processes across Kraft Group companies and joint ventures to identify inefficiencies, waste, redundancies, and opportunities for cost reduction and productivity improvement.
2. Develop and execute a prioritized process improvement roadmap across Kraft Group companies and joint ventures based on business value, feasibility, investment requirements, and sustainable financial and operational returns.
3. Lead the design and implementation of improved workflows, operating procedures, and business processes to increase efficiency, scalability, quality, and operational performance.
4. Identify and evaluate opportunities for automation, system integration, and emerging technologies, partnering with IT, engineering, and operations to implement cost-effective solutions.
5. Lead cross-functional improvement and transformation initiatives from assessment and business case development through implementation, broader deployment, and sustained results, providing direct leadership and accountability to business and functional teams throughout the change
6. Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities for process standardization, shared services, and operational improvements across companies and locations, while accommodating distinct business requirements.
7. Develop business cases and financial analyses to evaluate proposed improvements, including expected savings, investment requirements, implementation risks, and return on investment.
8. Establish performance measures and partner with Finance and business leaders to validate cost savings, productivity gains, and other measurable operational improvements.
9. Provide strategic recommendations and regular updates to executive leadership on improvement priorities, implementation progress, financial results, and opportunities for further optimization.
10. Lead organizational change across independently managed businesses by building credibility with leaders and frontline teams, establishing clear process ownership and accountability, and influencing stakeholders at all levels to adopt and sustain new ways of working.
11. Special projects and assignments as business dictates.
12. Responsible for the maintenance, creation and control of all personally identifiable information or any other information protected by any Confidentiality or Privacy Standards or Company Policies that you have access or knowledge of, including but not limited to any state or federal regulations including HIPAA.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBLITIES

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, operations management, business, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered. An advanced degree is a plus.
• 12 or more years of progressive experience in manufacturing operations, business process improvement, industrial engineering, or operational transformation, including significant leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated success leading improvement initiatives across multiple manufacturing facilities or businesses.
• A record of delivering measurable cost reductions, productivity gains, and sustained operational improvements.
• Strong experience in process mapping, root-cause analysis, workflow redesign, and Lean or Six Sigma methods.
• Experience implementing automation and business systems, with an understanding of how ERP, manufacturing execution, warehouse management, and related systems support operations.
• Strong financial judgment, including business case development, capital investment analysis, and benefits measurement.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional change and communicate effectively with executives, plant leadership, technical teams, and frontline employees.

Preferred experience:

• Building or scaling a business process engineering or operational excellence function.
• Working across a portfolio of manufacturing businesses with different operating models or levels of process maturity.
• Integrating acquisitions, standardizing processes, or establishing shared services.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent practical expertise.

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Normal Office Environment
• Travel required to manufacturing environments

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• None required

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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