Director K12 Business Operations & Development

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Springdale, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director K12 Business Operations & Development has primary responsibility for leading a team in achieving growth volume, SOI, ROS, inventory and targeted objectives as established by the Business Unit Leader and Food Service Leadership Team. The successful candidate will be accountable for achieving volume, profitability, inventory, and operating objectives. They will partner with Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to optimize product mix, pricing, capacity utilization, and customer service. This role provides financial analysis, forecasting, market insights, and portfolio recommendations that support business unit growth and profitability. The Director will lead team members and cross-functional initiatives while executing category strategies established by business unit leadership. The Director K12 Business Operations & Development will engage in contract negotiations, portfolio management, and reporting out to share position within the channel. Specific responsibilities include: developing and implementing business strategies for assigned category, Financial Modeling- Cut-out value NTGRW by assigned part; Plan-volume cut-out value maximizing product mix for revenue upgrades new products prime portion profile; projects creation to completion, Volume Net Sales COGS and EBIT projections with sales collaboration, weekly business summary, monthly and quarterly business results and presentation, direct and indirect leader across the channel, new product development and innovation, supply demand balance, capacity utilization, issues/sales communication, and develop working relationship with sales marketing and operations teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a directly related field.
10 plus years of formal and or business application experience in financial analysis, communication, product management, marketing, production, pricing, and P&L projections.
Standard computer skills required.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
Supervise direct and indirect reports that perform somewhat identical and related tasks.
Willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs.
Integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI.
Drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.

Responsibilities

Achieving volume, profitability, inventory, and operating objectives.
Partnering with Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to optimize product mix, pricing, capacity utilization, and customer service.
Providing financial analysis, forecasting, market insights, and portfolio recommendations that support business unit growth and profitability.
Leading team members and cross-functional initiatives while executing category strategies established by business unit leadership.
Engaging in contract negotiations and portfolio management.
Reporting out to share position within the channel.
Developing and implementing business strategies for assigned category.
Financial Modeling- Cut-out value NTGRW by assigned part.
Plan-volume cut-out value maximizing product mix for revenue upgrades new products prime portion profile.
Projects creation to completion.
Volume Net Sales COGS and EBIT projections with sales collaboration.
Weekly business summary, monthly and quarterly business results and presentation.
Direct and indirect leader across the channel.
New product development and innovation.
Supply demand balance.
Capacity utilization.
Issues/sales communication.
Develop working relationship with sales marketing and operations teams.