Business Process Optimization Manager jobs in Minnesota

Business Process Manager

Hormel Food Corporation

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the “Global 2000 World’s Best Employers” list by Forbes magazine for three years, is one of Fortune magazine’s most admired companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens” list for 12 years, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com and http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.

Description:

Hormel’s BPM team strives to be recognized as

• A trusted advisor, leveraging its expertise of Continues Process Improvement and Business Process mapping including but not limited to Lifecycle Approach, Governance and Strategic Alignment; and
• A top talent destination, one aligned and integrated team, attracting and developing prominent talent for the organization with its valuable experiences and contributions to the business.

As a Business Process Manager, you will help build a center of excellence and lead a team that plays a critical role in working on broken and/or undocumented  business processes, core leading technology solutions used to enhance business processes, cultural assessments - how much and how fast an organization is willing to change.  As a leader in the BPM CoE, you will be provided learning opportunities and career development coaching.

This role reports to Hormel’s Head of Internal Controls.

Key responsibilities will include:

• BPM Strategy (15%)
  • Building a strategy for Hormel with the least amount of resistance related to Business Process Management and implementing the strategy.
• BPM Leadership (25%):
  • Lead, manage, and direct the team members of the BPM CoE.  Create and instill a highly effective, sustainable culture of process excellence.
• Business Relationship Management (15%):
  • Create and instill relationships with all global process owners across the enterprise to continuously improve BPM services
• BPM Lifecycle Approach (15%):
  • Lead, manage, and direct team members, process owners and stakeholders through the BPM Lifecycle approach to continuously standardize, optimize, and improve process efficiency and customer service. This includes scoping/definition, process mapping, process analysis, process redesign and process management. 
• BPM Governance, Strategic Alignment, and Program Management (15%):
  • Lead, manage, and direct the BPM governance framework across all organizational stakeholders.  Establish, communicate, and direct the strategic alignment of the BPM CoE with all areas of the company.  Continuously refine and improve the BPM program and services with clearly defined policies & procedures, training, KPIs, etc.
• Change Management (15%):
  • Creates and leads a culture of process excellence across the enterprise. Communicates and sets expectations of organizational stakeholders.  Leads and manages the training & adoption of BPM.  Leads and manages BPM transformation initiatives. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Exceptional project management experience.
• 5 years of experience within a BPM function in a mid to large publicly listed corporation.  Ideally with experience in a leadership position.
• Hands on experience with large complex organizations with:
  • Broken business processes 
  • Best in class business processes
  • Core leading technology solutions used to enhance business processes.
  • Cultural assessment - how much and how fast an organization is willing to change.
• Exceptional process mapping experience 
  • Extraordinary documentation skills where complex processes can be captured clearly. 
• Exceptional process mining experience 
  • Experience with tools/technology used to perform process mining.
  • Experience with Data driven business/process optimization.
• Ability to connect technology with process.
  • Evaluate, analyze, document business flows, and communicate system requirements. 
  • Align IT and Operations with business goals (this includes using automation tools to deploy apps, monitor performance, measure productivity, and other processes. 
• Resourceful and resilient:
  • The ability to work through challenges. 
• Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.
• Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Six Sigma certifications. 
• BPM related certificate (Senior Level) and related experience.

Location:

Preferably Austin, MN. We are open to a remote work arrangement within a commutable distance of Austin, MN (for example Minneapolis, MN or Chicago, IL.) This role will require semi-regular travel to our headquarters in Austin, MN.

BENEFITS: Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus bonus, annual merit increase performance reviews, medical, dental, vision, non-contributory pension, profit sharing, 401(k), stock purchase plan, paid vacation. 

For immediate consideration, send apply online at: www.hormelfoods.com/careers

At Hormel we invite difference and diversity in all aspects.  We offer a space of support, understanding, and community.  We are committed to the journey!  Learn more about our progress here: https://www.hormelfoods.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion/

Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.