Senior Business Owner - Meat Innovations & Operations

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Summary

Senior Business Owner - Meat Innovations & Operations Intake

Strategic leadership role responsible for advancing Meat and Seafood department objectives through cross-functional collaboration, process improvement, and data-driven decision-making. Responsibilities include leading workflow refinement, piloting new processes and technologies, and analyzing performance metrics such as shrink, labor, and in-stock rates to identify opportunities. The role supports field teams through coaching and feedback loops, ensures alignment across Merchandising, HR, Labor, Shrink, and Tech teams, and manages timelines, deliverables, and KPIs for strategic initiatives. Oversees training effectiveness and team development while applying lean methodologies to develop and implement solutions that support Freshness & Standards and the Customer 1st strategy. Demonstrates core company values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead process design team in developing efficient enterprise-level business processes that improve/simplify work methods, deliver financial benefit, and improve customer shopping experience
• Lead and direct large teams and manage projects that are large in scope/complexity
• Establish/maintain professional relationships with division leadership and division associates, including the division rollout manager, to understand, summarize and define work processes (current/future state)
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with senior management to understand/support business strategies and the business plan
• Guide the facilitation of working sessions to develop current/future state work processes
• Set process modeling/documentation standards and update standards
• Partner with Corporate Training & Development to develop training modules consistent with the standards
• Consult with business specialists to develop/recommend potential business/technology solutions
• Collaborate with the Finance department to document process improvements financial impact
• Partner with the V.P. Freshness & Standards and the director of Solutions Development to understand and guide the business and priorities
• Define and document current/future state business processes, identify process improvement needs and develop plans to communicate and implement work improvements
• Travel to divisions/stores to observe, create performance measurements and summarize process observations
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance excellence discussions and provide feedback to direct reports
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

• Lean/Six Sigma project experience
• Assistant Process Change Manager
• Black Belt Certified
• 5+ years project management/process improvement experience
• 2+ years as a business owner
• Demonstrated competency in developing efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems
• Ability to lead a team of highly driven and talented individuals
• Ability to prioritize and assign work according to business priorities/strategies
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Understanding of organizational impacts that result from changes to business processes/technologies
• Ability to develop, re-engineer and document business processes
• Excellent facilitation skills with the ability to drive toward solutions
• Ability to maintain a solutions-focused approach
• Knowledge of lean tools and methodologies
• Knowledge of in-store activities, including observations, performance measurements and summarizing observations
• Ability to work overnight/unusual hours to perform in-store tasks
• Ability to travel independently (<75%)

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.