Senior Manager, Dairy Producer Relations - Manufacturing

Consults with business partners managers coworkers or other key stakeholders.

Solicits evaluates and applies suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Participates in and supports community outreach events.

Develops and implements effective producer and cooperative attraction and retention programs by defining program goals structures and expectations for producer participation.

Identifies producers consistent with the companys current business needs sustainability standards and industry best practices.

Creates a network of raw product producers.

Procures the raw product supplies needed for marketing programs.

Develops relationships with raw product producers to identify needs and concerns and serves as the primary contact for producers.

Translates producer needs and concerns into services and benefits.

Ensures producers are compensated appropriately and in line with the Federal Marketing Order FMO.

Assists producers in understanding payments and resolving any monthly discrepancies.

Manages a network of producers across an assigned region to ensure compliance and productivity of producers and cooperatives by monitoring for example conducting onsite audits external resources producers quality of raw product treatment of animals sustainability and other compliance concerns.

Collaborates with veterinarians in animal welfare examinations.

Relays potential quality animal welfare and sustainability issues to quality assurance and food safety teams.

Addresses quality animal welfare and sustainability concerns with producers and ensures concerns are resolved.

Collaborates with the plant and Home Office including Logistics to meet production needs and quality standards.

Develops and implements productivity initiatives to increase production and improve quality profitability and environmental impact.

Collaborates with producers to increase the raw product supply needed for new production growth or capabilities of the plant.

Serves as the company representative for producers and cooperatives by implementing message frameworks.

Identifies producers engaged in innovative and sustainable practices.

Ensures key external audiences understand Walmarts culture and values.

Collaborates with cross functional teams to ensure consistent communication and media relations.

Develops maintains and leverages relationships with national local and online journalists and bloggers for proactive and reactive media stories.

Mitigates and elevates potential media opportunities.

Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs developing and communicating business plans and priorities removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance providing resources identifying performance standards measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly developing contingency plans and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.

Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training mentoring assigning duties building a teambased work environment establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations providing recognition and rewards coaching for success and improvement and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace.

Promotes and supports company policies procedures mission values and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application ensuring compliance with them and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy.

Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans programs and initiatives consulting with business partners managers coworkers or other key stakeholders soliciting evaluating and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness and participating in and supporting community outreach events.

Respect the Individual:
Builds high performing teams embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where associates feel seen supported and connected through a culture of belonging creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.

Respect the Individual:
Works collaboratively builds strong and trusting relationships communicates with impact energy and positivity to motivate and influence.

Respect the Individual:
Attracts and retains the best talent empowers and develops talent and recognizes others contributions and…