Cargill

Senior Director, Process Excellence

Cargill$135K — $230K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of relevant work experience, typically 12+ years.
  • Lean Six Sigma training and Black Belt is preferred.
  • Demonstrable experience in process excellence and operational transformation.
  • Strong proficiency in using data to drive decision-making and process improvement.
  • Expertise in technology adoption and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Direct business process management standards adoption across the organization.
  • Establish clear guidelines for process modeling and documentation.
  • Champion process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
  • Leverage data analysis to identify process improvement opportunities.
  • Facilitate workshops and enhance the quality of design solutions provided by the team.
  • Drive training programs that build continuous improvement capability within the organization.
  • Nurture and promote the adoption of new technologies to support operational excellence.
  • Manage team performance to align resources with organizational goals.

Benefits

  • Eligible for discretionary incentive award based on company and personal performance.
  • Accrual of sick leave at one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours annually.
Full Job Description
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.

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