Engineering Strategy & Portfolio Leader

What Youll Do...

• Lead the development and execution of Engineering strategy roadmaps and long-term capability plans aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with Engineering Operations Finance and Commercial teams to align priorities investments and organizational goals.
• Manage a portfolio of strategic initiatives including prioritization resource planning risk management and performance tracking.
• Drive governance processes that ensure clear accountability effective decision-making and successful strategy execution.
• Develop and prioritize capital investment plans that support growth operational excellence and long-term business needs.
• Analyze market trends technologies manufacturing capabilities and business opportunities to support strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with customers suppliers and external partners to advance innovation and strengthen Engineering capabilities.
• Prepare executive-level business cases roadmaps and recommendations while facilitating cross-functional alignment and change management.
• Up to 25% travel primarily domestic with international travel possible.

The Ideal Competencies...

• Bachelors degree in engineering business operations finance supply chain or a related field; engineering degree strongly preferred.
• Progressive experience in engineering manufacturing strategy portfolio management transformation product strategy operations capital planning or management consulting. Six (6) or more of progressivestrongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying enterprise multi-site or multi-function strategies and converting them into funded roadmaps and initiative portfolios.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional work and influence senior leaders without direct authority.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing economics engineering processes technology lifecycles product commercialization supply chains capacity planning and capital investment.
• Experience developing business cases financial models capital-budgeting analyses net present value return on investment scenario analyses and benefits-realization methods.
• Experience establishing governance decision rights performance scorecards portfolio reviews and escalation processes in a matrixed organization.
• Ability to synthesize substantial amounts of complex technical operational commercial and financial information into clear conclusions and actionable recommendations.
• Advanced written verbal interpersonal presentation and facilitation skills including executive-level communication.
• Advanced analytical and quantitative skills; proficiency with Excel-based modeling portfolio analysis dashboards and presentation tools.
• Experience in manufacturing and/or consumer packaged goods is strongly preferred.
• Experience in a multi-site or international environment preferred.
• Experience working directly in Engineering Operations Product Development Supply Chain Capital Delivery or a closely related technical function preferred.
• Working knowledge of operational excellence Lean principles continuous improvement risk management and change leadership preferred.
• Master of Business Administration engineering management degree or equivalent advanced strategic experience preferred.

• Location: Corporate office in Mason MI
  • Work week is a hybrid schedule
• Up to 25% travel primarily domestic with international travel possible.
  
  • Regular on-site engagement at our production locations

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Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red SOLO cup Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for 65 years. Were a family-owned family-focused company of 12000 employees united by a shared set of values and dedicated to providing exceptional customer service. Headquartered in Mason MI with 30 locations in three countries were proud of our ability to innovate manufacture and lead the way with each new generation of quality products.

Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits including medical dental vision life insurance 401(k) with company matching contributions paid vacation paid holidays short-term disability tuition assistance product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

*THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation gender identity disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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