Jobs in Park Ridge, IL

About The Position

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s in Engineering, Business, Science, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in R&D, strategy, consulting, or value creation roles within CPG, manufacturing, or related industries.
• Consulting experience (internal or external) is highly desirable.
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex, high-impact programs.
• Experience in portfolio optimization, value engineering, productivity, and/or simplification initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing, and communication skills at senior levels.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate matrixed organizations and drive alignment across regions and functions.
• Experience with data-driven decision making, benchmarking, and program governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the Design to Value (DtV) strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise value creation goals and R&D’s central role in portfolio change and innovation.
• Build and manage a lean, high-performing DtV team (PMO, Principal Scientist Data & Analytics, DtV Senior Scientists), fostering a culture of networked learning and continuous improvement.
• Identify, prioritize, and develop high-value opportunities across the business, leveraging data, benchmarking, and cross-functional insights.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders (Regional, Divisional and Functional Leadership Teams) to secure sponsorship, resources, and alignment of incentives.
• Oversee the design and delivery of a sustained pipeline of value creation programs, ensuring integration across value levers (productivity, sustainability, growth, simplification, resilience).
• Govern program delivery using focused KPIs (pipeline value, savings, growth, sustainability, simplification, project conversion, post-project survey outcomes).
• Internalize and codify DtV capabilities, reducing reliance on external partners and building advanced internal expertise and talent pipeline.
• Ensure robust governance, risk management, and consumer value protection through R&D’s unique position and the new PDA+ process.
• Represent the DtV capability in global and regional forums, sharing best practices and amplifying impact across the enterprise.
• Support the ongoing refinement of the DtV operating model, adapting to business needs and external learnings.

Benefits

• company bonus
• industry competitive salary and benefits package