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 currently looking to hire a Director, Operations Strategy based in Broomfield, CO or White Plains, NY!

Director, Operations Strategy is a key position within our Fulfillment, Strategy & Transformation organization that will develop a new capability across our supply chain to synthesize strategy & performance, and drive discussion & decisions that advance our strategic ambitions. The Ops Strategy Director will support all operations sub-functions (including Cycles & Procurement) and work closely with the Ops Chief of Staff & Strategy, the Chief Operating Officer, Ops Leadership Team members, enterprise strategy & business planning colleagues, other senior leaders, and global Danone stakeholders. This leader will be responsible for executive level framing of our strategic direction, performance, and challenges.

• Lead the supply chain’s functional strategic planning process guiding and working closely with all Operations leadership team members to ensure a holistic vision is represented
• Drive the agenda and planning to achieve key deliverables for the ops leadership team & COO in support of the Ops Chief of Staff & Strategy via close collaboration with the enterprise strategy & business planning team
• Establish best practices and maintain a pulse of key industry trends
• Preparing content for key internal and external meetings including quarterly performance reviews with senior Global executives
• Creating compelling, powerful presentations for a range of audiences
• Participating in performance cycle and partnering cross functionally to upgrade performance management from assumption to execution
• Facilitate the annual objectives setting process for the D2D organization and provide visibility to the organizations progress towards goals via a scorecard or other creative means
• Create a shared services mindset and team brand within Operations and across the enterprise
• Support other topics or activities as needed

• BSc or BA in supply chain management and/or business
• Master or advanced degree (sciences or business) preferred.
• 7-10 years of supply chain management for a global or multi-plant CPG/FMCG company
• Ability to operate independently with limited direction at any stage of the strategy or implementation process.
• Expertise in “connecting the dots” across multiple teams, business units, and needs that bridge global and local needs.
• Ability to “get to the answer” by identifying creative means of sourcing data and insights, driving rigorous quantitative and qualitative analyses, and identifying cross-category themes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in developing presentations, action-oriented analysis, and materials for C-suite level board presentations.
• Experience in developing and implementing consensus driven strategic plans.
• Viewed as the trusted partner to executive stakeholders with proven effectiveness in influencing and building alignment.

• Ability to listen to others and link to others’ ideas, customer centric and solution oriented.

• Intellectual curiosity and courage to challenge status quo; always leading the mandate for continuous improvement.
• Inclination to be flexible and agile on a daily basis and also with the future evolution of this role as team and business needs may evolve.

• Demonstrated ability to succeed in a fast-past, highly dynamic business environment with competing priorities, comfortable with ambiguity.
• Ability to make quick decisions and work under strict deadlines.