VP, Manufacturing - Fresh Bakery

Campbell's

4d • $221,500 - $304,600

About The Position

The Vice President, Manufacturing – Fresh Bakery provides strategic and operational leadership for Campbell’s Fresh Bakery manufacturing network, including bakery operations in Bloomfield, Connecticut; Downers Grove, Illinois; Lakeland, Florida; and Denver, Pennsylvania. This leader establishes the network’s manufacturing strategy, operating priorities, performance expectations, and transformation agenda, ensuring consistent execution across safety, quality, service, cost, reliability, productivity, and people.

Leading through Plant Managers, the VP aligns sites while maintaining clear site-level accountability for daily operations and results. The role builds manufacturing capability and organizational talent across the network, addresses systemic performance opportunities, and drives continuous improvement and transformation to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of the Fresh Bakery business.

The VP partners across Supply Chain and the broader organization to align manufacturing strategy, capabilities, capacity, capital priorities, and resources with business needs. This enterprise-minded business partner creates direction, enables effective decisions, builds talent and culture, drives disciplined execution, and owns results across the network. The role requires regular work in manufacturing environments, a visible presence across bakery facilities, a flexible schedule as business needs require, and at least 75% travel, primarily to Fresh Bakery manufacturing sites and Headquarters. Regular and sustained on-site presence is expected.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred, or an Associate’s degree with significant experience.
• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing or operations experience.
• Prior experience as a Plant Manager, General Manager, Director of Site Operations, or comparable senior manufacturing leader.
• Significant people leadership experience, including leadership of senior operational leaders.
• Demonstrated manufacturing leadership experience.
• Fresh Bakery manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
• The posting identifies multi-site leadership experience as likely to be required or strongly preferred.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule as business needs require.
• At least 75% travel, primarily to Fresh Bakery manufacturing sites and Headquarters.
• Ability to walk, stand, climb stairs, and access production, warehouse, and office areas; ability to wear required personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Multi-site manufacturing leadership, including leadership through Plant Managers or comparable senior site leaders.
• Food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods experience within a complex, high-volume manufacturing network.
• Experience leading large-scale manufacturing transformation and operational excellence, with sustainable improvements in safety, quality, service, cost, reliability, and productivity.
• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), reliability, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies at scale.
• Experience developing manufacturing network strategy, including capacity, asset utilization, capital investment, and long-term capability planning.
• Experience developing senior manufacturing leaders and building succession and bench strength across multiple operations.
• Experience managing significant operating budgets, productivity commitments, capital investments, and/or P&L responsibility.
• Strong business acumen and ability to work across Planning, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Procurement, Finance, Commercial, R&D, and People & Culture to deliver business outcomes.
• Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree (strongly preferred).
• Fresh Bakery manufacturing experience (strongly preferred).

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the multi-year manufacturing strategy for the Fresh Bakery network; translate business and Supply Chain priorities into site objectives, roadmaps, operating plans, and performance expectations.
• Set expectations and governance for employee safety, food safety, product quality, environmental responsibility, and regulatory compliance across bakery sites; ensure effective systems, standards, controls, and escalation routines.
• Establish network performance-management systems and operating cadence for safety, quality, service, cost, labor, yield, waste, reliability, customer service, and employee engagement; identify gaps and best practices, define corrective actions, and ensure accountability and follow-through.
• Lead manufacturing transformation and operational excellence, creating consistent operating systems, standards, and management routines across the network; use Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance, equipment reliability, and problem-solving disciplines to achieve sustainable improvements.
• Deliver network productivity, cost, waste, and efficiency commitments; connect operational performance to financial outcomes, evaluate trade-offs, and mobilize cross-site resources to address performance gaps and opportunities.
• Shape network capacity, capability, technology, and capital priorities based on demand, growth, service, risk, and long-term business needs; sponsor major capital and capability initiatives and ensure disciplined prioritization and governance.
• Build a strong and diverse manufacturing leadership pipeline; coach and develop Plant Managers and senior site leaders; strengthen succession, bench strength, workforce planning, engagement, and retention.
• Partner with Planning, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Research & Development, Commercial, Finance, People & Culture, and other stakeholders to align priorities, solve network constraints, support innovation and commercialization, manage risk, and deliver enterprise outcomes.
• Serve as the senior manufacturing voice for the Fresh Bakery business.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, short- and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance, with coverage options for individuals, families, and domestic partners; benefits begin on day one.
• Matching 401(k) plan, available from the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
• Unlimited sick time, paid time off, and holiday pay.
• Free access to the fitness center for employees in WHQ.
• Access to on-site day care operated by Bright Horizons and a company store for employees in WHQ.
• Campbell’s Cares matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
• Wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Associate degree