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The Innovation Advisor is an individual contributor role within the Value Chain Optimization (VCO) organization reporting to the Director of Value Chain Process Excellence & Innovation. This role is responsible for advancing innovation across the PlantoProduce process by managing the optimization and analytics innovation pipeline from idea intake through pilot execution and evaluation. Success depends on influence structured collaboration and clear communication across functional and organizational boundaries rather than direct authority.

The Innovation Advisor researches emerging planning optimization and analytics technologies and methodologies; designs and executes pilots and proofofconcepts; and evaluates technical feasibility scalability and business value. Working closely with planning teams digital and data partners IT Operations Research and external vendors this role enables disciplined experimentation and accelerates learning.

This position owns the structured transition of successful pilots into formal process improvement or standardization pathways ensuring clear handoffs documentation and captured learnings to support adoption and scale.

In support of nearterm VCO transformation priorities the Innovation Advisor will also lead or coordinate select transformation initiatives and crossfunctional projects providing structured planning execution oversight and integration with the broader innovation and improvement portfolio.

• Manages the optimization and analytics innovation pipeline (innovation and improvement backlog) providing end-to-end project management from idea intake and prioritization through pilot execution evaluation and documented learnings.

• Researches emerging planning optimization and analytics technologies tools and methodologies relevant to the PlantoProduce process and associated planning and optimization workflows.

• Designs and executes pilots prototypes and proofofconcept initiatives to test new tools models and approaches.

• Engages planning teams digital/data groups IT vendors and external partners to source ideas secure technical resources and co-develop pilot solutions.

• Evaluates technical feasibility scalability and business value of innovation initiatives to inform progression or retirement decisions.

• Synthesizes insights lessons learned and best practices from innovation activities formally communicating findings to process excellence governance and standardization partners to inform future development priorities.

• Owns the transition of successful pilots to the Process Optimization Specialist for integration into the improvement backlog or to the Value Chain Excellence Engineer for incorporation into standard model frameworks including defined handoff criteria and documentation.

• Continuously improves innovation methods tools and ways of working to increase experimentation speed learning quality and impact.

• Bachelors degree required. Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering Industrial Engineering Operations Research or Data Science preferred.

• Eight (8) years of experience required; including four (4) years of experience in optimization advanced analytics digital transformation or innovationfocused engineering roles.

• Innovation & Experimentation Execution Ability to explore prototype and test new concepts in ambiguous environments while driving structured experimentation and learning.

• Project & Initiative Management Ability to plan coordinate and manage innovation initiatives pilots and proofsofconcept from concept through completion.

• Advanced Analytics & Optimization Background Solid grounding in optimization modeling analytics or decisionsupport methods with openness to emerging and nontraditional approaches.

• Stakeholder Influence & Collaboration Effective at engaging planning digital technical and external partners synthesizing input and advancing ideas without direct authority.

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