Operations Business Manager (Commercialization)

Reporting to the Operations Business Director, you will provide operations and project management support to promote growth, brand maintenance, and productivity improvements. As the Supply Chain resource and commercialization lead, you will deliver project success criteria, ensure effective use of resources, and communicate priorities across all Supply Chain functions.

• A Taste of Your Responsibilities:

• + Lead commercialization of new innovation, renovation, and capital projects for our plastic bottling network.

+ Coordinate and support cost build up, capital investment request development, material readiness, and scale up efforts. + Lead cost improvement initiatives to ensure annual productivity targets are achieved. + Partner with manufacturing facilities and other Supply Chain functions to support business objectives. + Drive process improvement and simplification initiatives, including active stock keeping unit rationalization, packaging standardization, and component and specification consolidation. + Lead strategic projects such as material supply, asset optimization, and sourcing initiatives. + Ensure alignment and prioritization of resources across the project portfolio. + Provide business planning support for portfolio segments and plant locations. + Monitor Supply Chain performance metrics and support development of improvement plans. + Promote adoption of business processes and tools, including project health tracking, stage gate reviews, and project management systems. + Support quality improvement strategies across Supply Chain. + Benchmark competitors and the food industry for new technologies and productivity strategies. + Communicate opportunities and risks to leadership.

• Ingredients Required for

Your Success:

• + Bachelor of Science degree.

+ Minimum of five years of experience in manufacturing, engineering, or Supply Chain functions. + Exposure to multiple Supply Chain and business disciplines, including purchasing, manufacturing, logistics, and research and development. + Knowledge of manufacturing unit operations. + Strong project management skills with experience managing multiple projects concurrently. + Experience supporting new product commercialization and startup processes. + Experience influencing and managing resources without direct reporting relationships. + Understanding of Supply Chain cost structures, including cost build up and financial performance. + Collaborative leadership style with experience navigating cross functional teams and conflict. + Travel up to 20%. \#LI-Hybrid \#LI-MSL \#LI-PM2

• Compensation

• Pay Range:

  $107,000-$156,000 _The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee's actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees' equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees._
• Our Benefits
• We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role: +

Health:

Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement +

Wealth:

Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan +

Growth:

Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement +

Balance:

Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

• Our Company
• At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food.

We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions - within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome. Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.