Director, Strategic Projects
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Job Location:
Greenwood Village, CO - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 180000 - 250000
Posted on:
7 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Director Strategic Projects leads enterprise level crossfunctional initiatives that drive business growth operational excellence and longterm strategic priorities. This role translates executive strategy into structured execution partnering with senior leaders across the organization to deliver complex initiatives that improve performance scale operations and create enterprise value.
This position serves as an enterprise execution leader and strategic business partner with responsibility for project governance stakeholder alignment data driven decision support and delivery of initiatives spanning strategic planning process improvement data analytics real estate and mergers & acquisitions integration. The Director operates with significant autonomy while executing within executiveapproved strategic direction.
This role requires turning complex data and insights into clear concise recommendations. The Director must demonstrate a proven ability to distill complexity prioritize what matters most and communicate strategic insights to all levels of the organization in a simple/easy to understand compelling manner.
This position serves as an enterprise execution leader and strategic business partner with responsibility for project governance stakeholder alignment data driven decision support and delivery of initiatives spanning strategic planning process improvement data analytics real estate and mergers & acquisitions integration. The Director operates with significant autonomy while executing within executiveapproved strategic direction.
This role requires turning complex data and insights into clear concise recommendations. The Director must demonstrate a proven ability to distill complexity prioritize what matters most and communicate strategic insights to all levels of the organization in a simple/easy to understand compelling manner.
Key Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Strategic Leadership & Strategy
- Lead high-impact cross functional strategic initiatives as assigned by the CEO or executive leadership.
- Drive crossfunctional initiatives that support business growth efficiency integration and modernization.
- Establish success metrics timelines and accountability for strategic initiatives.
- Partner with functional leaders to manage dependencies risks and execution challenges.
- Prepare clear concise executivelevel updates insights and recommendations grounded in data and analysis.
Strategic Planning & Business Enablement
- Partner with the CEO and executive team to evaluate strategic opportunities operational challenges and enterprise priorities.
- Support enterprise strategic planning efforts through market assessment internal capability analysis and scenario modeling.
- Partner with leadership on prioritization of initiatives that balance nearterm execution with longterm value creation.
- Contribute to multiyear roadmaps capital planning inputs and enterprise performance reviews
Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Oversight
- Develop and execute a real estate strategy that supports business operations growth and longterm financial objectives.
- Lead and oversee real estate transactions including acquisitions dispositions leases and development projects.
- Oversee development and construction projects to ensure alignment with approved scope budget timelines and operational requirements.
- Manage external real estate partners including brokers developers consultants and contractors.
Process Improvement & Operational Excellence
- Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives across operations supply chain and support functions.
- Identify inefficiencies capability gaps and scalability risks; recommend and implement solutions.
- Apply continuous improvement methodologies to drive measurable improvements.
- Standardize processes and operating models to support consistency efficiency and growth across multiple sites.
Data Analytics & Decision Support
- Leverage data analytics to inform strategic decisionmaking and project prioritization.
- Partner with Finance IT Sales and functional leaders to develop dashboards KPIs and performance insights.
- Translate complex data into actionable insights for executive audiences.
- Ensure initiatives are measured against clear success metrics and value realization targets.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Support
- Support due diligence integration planning and execution for mergers acquisitions and divestitures.
- Coordinate crossfunctional workstreams to ensure integration milestones are delivered effectively.
- Identify operational risks synergies and improvement opportunities related to M&A activity.
- Track postintegration performance and support realization of strategic objectives.
Leadership and Cultural Stewardship
This role requires a leader who understands and embraces the unique responsibility of serving in an employee owned organization. The Director of Strategic Projects must lead with integrity humility and transparency demonstrating respect for the diverse perspectives of a dynamic workforce. Success in this role depends on the ability to inspire trust through consistent actions thoughtful communication and sound judgment. The leader in this role must be able to engage employees with authenticity and foster confidence in enterprise initiatives by aligning people purpose and outcomes in a manner that reflects the longterm interests of the employee owners and the organization as a whole.
This role requires a leader who understands and embraces the unique responsibility of serving in an employee owned organization. The Director of Strategic Projects must lead with integrity humility and transparency demonstrating respect for the diverse perspectives of a dynamic workforce. Success in this role depends on the ability to inspire trust through consistent actions thoughtful communication and sound judgment. The leader in this role must be able to engage employees with authenticity and foster confidence in enterprise initiatives by aligning people purpose and outcomes in a manner that reflects the longterm interests of the employee owners and the organization as a whole.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
EDUCATION AND FORMAL TRAINING:
- MBA or equivalent experience required.
Experience
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Food Manufacturing or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) environments.
- Demonstrated success leading complex crossfunctional initiatives at an enterprise level.
- Proven experience in strategic planning operational improvement and enterprise execution.
- Significant exposure to process improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
- Strong background in data analytics and performancedriven decision support.
- Experience supporting mergers & acquisitions including due diligence and postintegration execution.
- Track record of partnering with senior and executive leadership on highimpact initiatives.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY:
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to evaluate complex business issues across functions.
- Experience leading enterprise initiatives involving ambiguity change management and crossfunctional coordination.
- Working knowledge of real estate strategy capital planning and portfolio management.
- Advanced negotiation problemsolving and decisionmaking skills.
- Ability to balance strategic priorities with focused execution.
Benefits
- Employee-owned
- Advancement Opportunities
- Insurance coverage that includes medical dental vision and life insurance and flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid holidays and competitive vacation/sick pay plans
- Tuition assistance program
- Employee stock ownership program (ESOP)
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
As we celebrate 100 years, growing from a family-owned bean and elevator company to today’s thriving food products corporation, we credit our success to our entrepreneurial, competitive spirit and our 100% employee ownership.
