Senior Director, Fort Smith Operations

Pernod Ricard • Fort Smith, AR

348d • $146,800 - $183,500

About The Position

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Sr. Director, Operations to support our Fort Smith manufacturing location. This role is critical to establish strategic direction and action plans for Bottling, Material Handling, Engineering/Maintenance and factory system to support the site and regional strategy. The Sr. Director will partner to ensure the site is adhering to regulatory and compliance, export operations, and logistics execution. This role will work to ensure compliance and excellence in Customer Service, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Product, Safety, Environmental and Employee Health & Safety. This senior leadership position will be responsible for challenging existing norms, leading change initiatives and delivering projects on time and within budget. The role will focus on developing organizational and people capabilities to maximize business objectives and results, ensure sustainable succession planning and employee engagement. Alongside with team development the role will have a strong focused on continuous improvement, cross functional communication and cooperation between functions to maximize site opportunity and profitability.

Requirements

• BSBA or Industrial Engineer or related field, or equivalent experience, required. MBA a plus.
• 10+ years manufacturing, supply chain and fast-moving consumer goods, Food & Beverage. Alcohol Beverage preferred.
• Successful track records in various leadership roles and responsibilities are required for this position, including demonstrated ability to lead and mentor large cross-functional teams.
• Strong people skills including written / verbal communication.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong analytical / problem solving skills.
• Strong financial skills.
• Total production management includes balancing quality and quantity.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Long-range goal setting abilities.
• Adequately versed in most common office and production and inventory control software programs, i.e. Microsoft Office, JD Edwards.
• Acute attention to detail and highly organized.
• Highly analytical and critical thinker.
• An eagerness to identify opportunities, find solutions, execute plans, and evaluate results critically.
• A passion for solving problems from end-to-end.
• Proficiency with computer applications and Microsoft products.

Responsibilities

• Lead/coach salaried leadership, through creation of development plans tailored to individual employees, towards continuous improvement to enable high-performing team which maximize engagement and performance.
• Build high performance work groups focused on customer service and delivering results.
• Inspire and motivate employees to achieve performance levels and potential through highly developed coaching skills, communication skills and by ensuring proper development training.
• Develop department culture that fosters teamwork, fast pace, training, effective communication, accountability and high individual performance culture.
• Utilize training matrix to ensure all employees are trained on company policies, safety programs, regulatory standards and ISO work instructions as defined by company standards.
• Manage drawback program liaison with PRUSA Tax.
• Strong cross functional collaboration to ensure customs compliance for imports and exports of bulk goods, dry goods, case goods, equipment, and samples.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks related to regulatory compliance and supply chain disruptions.
• Strong cross functional export operational excellence partnership, ensuring timely and compliant delivery of goods to international markets.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies to ensure compliance with export regulations.
• Strong cross functional partnership to optimize export processes to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with key international customers and stakeholders.
• Implement world class manufacturing techniques in pursuit of continuous improvement.
• Drive production performance to achieve targeted improvements and high level KPI targets.
• Lead the effort to achieve stretch business results by being a champion of Continuous Improvement utilizing Lean Manufacturing tools.
• Utilize current and emerging technology to drive automation and production efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with TTB regulations, including labeling, fill levels, waste management, and domestic excise duties.
• Work closely with logistics and plan to improve efficiency and ensure inventory targets are met without compromising customer service levels.
• Ensure compliance with all OHSA standards.
• Drive improvement in the facility's Operations Excellence progress as defined by Group.
• Lead SROG engagement between markets and NADL.
• Collaboration with Regional SCC and PRNA supply chain.
• Manage financial planning and financial performance for Supply Chain NADL.
• Collaborate with PRHQ Supply Chain and collaborate with global brand companies.
• Solicit and implement cost reduction and waste elimination initiatives from hourly and supervisory workforce.
• Develop and manage annual operating, overhead budgets, capital projects and execute action plans that drive efficiencies.
• Develop short and long term capital budgets supported by financial analysis identifying project deliverables, ROI and payback analysis.
• Lead and support change management initiatives related to organizational restructuring, process improvements, or policy updates.

Benefits

• Flexible work policy, with most positions offering a hybrid or remote option.
• Commitment to sustainability, safety, and giving back to the communities.
• Inclusive culture where being uniquely you is celebrated.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees