Senior Director, Process Excellence
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.
Job Purpose and Impact
The DT&D Process Excellence & Operational Transformation leader is responsible for designing and improving the operating disciplines that enable Digital Technology & Data to deliver business value at scale. This role partners across DT&D and business-facing teams to simplify processes, establish process ownership and performance measures, improve governance and prioritization, and embed continuous improvement into transformation programs and critical capabilities. The role requires a blend of process excellence, data-driven decision making, technology fluency, and enterprise transformation leadership.
Key Accountabilities
- BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT STANDARDS ADOPTION: Directs and guides to ensure effective adoption of business process management standards across the organization, incorporating feedback to continuously improve these standards.
- PROCESS MODELING: Establishes expectations for information gathering, interviews, workshops, and the design of detailed process models and documentation in compliance with relevant standards.
- PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Directs and champions the team in reviewing and challenging existing processes, guiding process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and value, and reduce waste.
- PROCESS ASSESSMENTS & DATA ANALYSIS: Directs the team in using data insights to review processes, identify improvement opportunities, and apply advanced analysis tools.
- DESIGN SOLUTIONS & WORKSHOPS FACILITATION: Guides and cultivates the team to enhance competencies, raising standards and quality of design solutions and workshop facilitation.
- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TRAINING: Owns and drives consistent improvement training and certification programs to establish organizational capability and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
- TECHNOLOGIES ADOPTION: Directs and nurtures the adoption of new technologies and automation tools that promote process improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
- STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION: Fosters cross functional collaboration to ensure clear action plans and integrate new practices, while guiding a community of practice for continuous improvement across the organization.
- TEAM MANAGEMENT: Manages team members to achieve the organization’s goals by allocating resources, ensuring productivity, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, giving and seeking feedback, providing coaching, measuring progress and holding people accountable, supporting employee development, recognizing achievement and lessons learned, and developing enabling conditions for talent to thrive in an inclusive team culture.
Qualifications
- Minimum requirement of 8 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 12 years or more of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred qualification: Lean Six Sigma training and Black Belt attainment.
Pay Transparency
The expected salary for this position is $135,000.00-230,000.00. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.
Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
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