What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Strategy Planning Manager position at Ventura Foods?
Employment Type: Salaried
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Position Summary:
This role is responsible for driving the execution of the strategic agenda and business development opportunities for the company. Corporate Strategy is a critical capability within the organization and the manager will play a key role to support the successful execution of this work. This role will work closely with the Strategy team and cross-functional partners through activities such as market assessments, due diligence, integration, and other strategic initiatives. The manager role will manage the day-to-day activities that need to be completed, escalate risks and define mitigation plans, and provide regular progress reports on key initiatives.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Corporate Strategy Execution: Drive the execution of key Ventura Business Development processes - M&A Stage Gate, Due Diligence, Integration, and Transition Service Agreements. This includes developing execution timelines and managing cross-functional teams and external consultants to execute the work.
- Process Support: Document Business Development processes. Provide feedback on process improvement areas, identify any gaps in our practices, and manage playbooks for future opportunities.
- Business Unit Support: Assist other departments and divisions in their planning activities to ensure connectivity between overall corporate strategy and the individual business unit plans. Support initiatives as needed to drive business unit priorities for the organization.
- External M&A Activity: Monitor news and recent transactions within the food industry and provides regular updates on market trends to the Business Development Team.
- This role requires up to 25% travel, including domestic and may also include international trips, to support the business.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum 5 years progressively responsible experience where duties involve project management, strategic assessments, consulting work, and process documentation.
- Food industry experience will be significant plus.
- Undergraduate degree minimum, preferably in the fields of Business Administration, Finance or Engineering.
- MBA is a plus.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Well-developed skills in the areas of planning, organizing, prioritizing, and communication.
- Must be decisive and demonstrate sound judgment.
- Must possess outstanding analytical skills.
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills that enable good communications and selling of ideas.
Why Join Us:
Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.
Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
- Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
- Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
- Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs
- Salary Base Range of $127,062.00 - $166,769.40*
- Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)
The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.
Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $127,062 - $166,769
