Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Operational Excellence

Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Operational Excellence

Join us to apply for the Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Operational Excellence role at Lactalis U.S. Yogurt.

Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose. At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family‑owned company with over 85,000 professionals across the globe. In the US we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands… Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go‑Gurt®, Rich Ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your passion, your story, and how your expertise can help us shape the future of dairy.

Bedford, NH

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Lead and manage strategic supply chain projects that enhance operational efficiency and deliver measurable value.
• Ensure timely and successful implementation of initiatives across logistics and supply chain functions, including activities to support acquisitions.
• Lead 3PL and logistics network projects, facilitating project meetings to ensure effective participation and progress.
• Streamline recurring meetings with 3PL IT/technical teams to manage shared project lists and ensure timely execution.

• Expand and standardize business unit‑specific continuous improvement programs—leading the processes that drive focused improvement at all levels.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and other CI tools to identify root causes and optimize processes. Provide training and coaching to build organizational CI capability.
• Establish KPIs to measure success and sustain improvements.

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to align on goals, share best practices, and drive integrated solutions.
• Influence cross‑functional, cross‑business unit teams to adopt and sustain improvements.
• Assess current supply chain processes and systems to identify opportunities for enhancement.
• Ensure new processes are designed for scalability, reliability, and resource efficiency.

• Lead the Network Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process to align logistics capabilities with business unit forecasts.
• Track progress and ensure accountability for network improvement actions.

• Develop and maintain supply chain network models to support long‑term strategic planning and business integrations.
• Use data‑driven insights to inform decisions on capacity, location, and optimization in collaboration with warehouse, transportation, and BU teams.

The incumbent is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of a Business Analyst in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• Majors in supply chain, engineering, business, logistics, or a related field are favored.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain or operational excellence roles.
• Minimum 2–3 years in supply chain disciplines (Planning, Warehouse, Transportation, Procurement, Customer Service).

• Experience in forecasting, capacity planning, S&OP processes.
• Familiarity with CI methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma).
• Proficiency in Excel and MS Office; SAP experience preferred.
• Skilled in project management, risk…