Senior Director, Value Stream

We believe being healthy should not require tradeoffs. SCN BestCo is a leading innovator developer and manufacturer of Vitamin Mineral & Supplement (VMS) Over-the-Counter (OTC) and prebiotics/probiotics in enjoyable forms such as gummies lozenges and chews. With over 50 years of excellence our team leads the way in changing how consumers make healthier choices. With unique food science expertise and proprietary processes weve pioneered many firsts. Our passion to create new to the world products has guided and continues to be core to our mission of making health and wellness more enjoyable. Come join us and become a part of our winning formula!

The Senior Director Value Stream has end to end responsibility for a specified grouping of product forms. The positions focus is primarily on driving continuous improvement across all areas of the supply chain (i.e. operational productivity customer service safety profit etc.). The Senior Director Value Stream develops manufacturing strategies to optimize results across the end-to-end product family supply chain. The position works closely with engineering maintenance continuous improvement planning quality safety accounting and logistics to effectively plan direct and coordinate all activities of production to include safety quality production and cost control. The Senior Director Value Stream ensures that the highest standards of safety are followed to protect our employees and that all procedures (SOPs) and practices (GMPs) are strictly followed to ensure product quality and consumer safety. The position also works with commercial and customer service to design and execute strategies and projects to commercialize new products while optimizing the margin structure on the existing portfolio.

• Drive continuous improvement across all areas of the product form that meaningfully improves operational and business outcomes.
• Lead operational aspects of respective value stream commercialization program with support from team while ensuring end to end supply chain and supporting functions are ready and capable of supporting commercial operations through launch and ramp-up.
• Define short- and long-term models for commercial operations to deliver margin improvement.
• Partner with sales and product development to build a margin accretive portfolio of new products for assigned forms.
• Lead value stream team to deliver daily weekly monthly expectations to maintain accurate accounting of operational and commercialization performance.
• Partner with functional leaders to support opportunities impact analysis priorities and resources to achieve overall site and product form objectives.
• Develop and track operational compliance and other key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics. Evaluate develop and implement continuous improvements and best practices for assigned value stream.
• Work with maintenance and engineering to troubleshoot process problems and identify solutions that reduce downtime in a cost-effective manner. Work to assure that department equipment and technology keep up with ever-changing customer needs while providing return on investment.
• Understand document develop and improve standard work that supports consistent manufacturing performance. Hold all employees accountable for following standard work and meeting company core values.
• Develop and build a high performing agile team.
• Conduct workforce planning exercises to determine organizational staffing needs while looking for continuous improvement opportunities.
• Actively participate in and contributes to technology transfer start-ups design and implementation of process changes typically working on cross-functional teams.
• Lead team to deliver on customer service commitments while optimizing production schedules for efficiency.
• Work with finance department to establish and maintain annual department budget to maximize plant profitability. Maintain adequate plant staffing and control labor and other overhead costs. Monitor product margins and actively seeks ways to drive additional profitability.
• Participate on a variety of strategy related cross-functional teams to optimize product development and launch manufacturing capacity utilization and organizational development.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (10-20%).

The Senior Director Value Stream carries out People Leader responsibilities in accordance with the Companys policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include:

• Supervise work of others including planning assigning scheduling and reviewing work ensuring safety and quality standards are met.
• Hire terminate train develop review performance and administer corrective action for staff.
• Plan organizational structure position content and staffing.
• Develop a pipeline of future leaders and develops talent.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or other technical discipline.
• 12 years experience in a manufacturing environment in a highly regulated environment.
• 10 years direct people management experience demonstrating the ability to direct lead and coach employees within direct span of control as well as the ability to work cross-functionally with peers and support group resources to achieve results.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Working knowledge of cGMPs for a highly regulated industry.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; ability to build and maintain effective relationships at all levels and gain reputation as a trusted leader advisor and business partner.
• Proven leader with an excellent track record of achieving operational results in safety quality and production utilizing a data driven waste reduction strategy.
• Strong business acumen analytical conflict resolution and change management skills.
• Proven track record demonstrating strong financial / cost management skills and the ability to meet budget commitments.
• Proven ability to lead direct and integrate cross-functional cross-organizational multi-disciplinary and/or virtual project teams to meet business objectives.
• Ability to drive and appropriately prioritize requirements and activities.
• Ability to perform a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature under the stress of frequent interruptions and/or distractions.
• Experience leading significant change management initiatives to successful outcomes.
• Familiarity with lean tools six sigma kaizen and other continuous improvement methods.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Must have the ability to effectively communicate verbally and written with internal staff and management. Ability to read analyzes and interprets general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general public.
• Must be able to demonstrate practical problem solving and trouble shooting skills. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.

• Masters degree in business administration or related field of study.
• Experience training or certification in continuous improvement methods (lean six sigma Kaizen etc.).
• Experience in pharmaceutical food chemical or consumer goods manufacturing.

Required Experience:

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