Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Operational Excellence

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At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed. Lactalis is a family‑owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe.

Each day, we’re proud to produce award‑winning dairy products that bring people together. In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani®, Président®, Kraft®, Break stone’s®, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond®, Parmalat®, siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go‑Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Operational Excellence (Network, Integrations & Continuous Improvement) based at one of our corporate offices (Bedford, NH, Buffalo, NY, or Chicago, IL). The Lactalis USA (LUSA) Supply Chain Operational Excellence team views problem‑solving and leadership as the keys to driving continuous improvement, ultimately leading to overall business transformation.

• Lead and manage strategic supply chain projects that enhance operational efficiency and deliver measurable value.
• Ensure timely and successful implementation of initiatives across logistics and supply chain functions, including activities to support acquisitions.
• Lead 3PL and logistics network projects, including facilitating project meetings to ensure effective participation and progress.
• Streamline recurring meetings with 3PL IT/technical teams to manage shared project lists and ensure timely execution.

• Expand and standardize business unit‑specific continuous improvement programs—leading the processes that drive focused improvement at all levels.
• Help apply Lean, Six Sigma, and other CI tools to identify root causes and optimize processes; provide training and coaching to build organizational CI capability.
• Establish KPIs to measure success and sustain improvements.

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to align on goals, share best practices, and drive integrated solutions.
• Influence cross‑functional, cross‑business unit teams to adopt and sustain improvements.
• Assess current supply chain processes and systems to identify opportunities for enhancement.
• Ensure new processes are designed for scalability, reliability, and resource efficiency.

• Lead the Network Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process to align logistics capabilities with business unit forecasts.
• Track progress and ensure accountability for network improvement actions.

• Develop and maintain supply chain network models to support long‑term strategic planning and business integrations.
• Use data‑driven insights to inform decisions on capacity, location, and optimization in collaboration with warehouse, transportation and BU teams.

The incumbent is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of a Business Analyst in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• Majors in supply…