Senior Director, Continuous Improvement

• Develop and implement the global continuous improvement strategy grounded in LEAN principles
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure CI projects are driven throughout the organization
• Provide organizational development and systems analysis
• Develop tools for strategy and leadership growth
• Partner with executive leadership to align improvement initiatives with long-term business goals
• Drive process improvement initiatives across the Global Ag business
• Build organizational capability through training programs, coaching, and certification pathways
• Build relationships at all levels of the organization to facilitate collaboration
• Develop actionable and targeted change management plans
• Build tools that support conducting stakeholder analysis, organizational and business readiness assessments
• Act as an active and visible coach and mentor
• Act as a champion for cultural transformation across the enterprise
• Provide mentoring and leadership to attract, develop and retain talent
• Coach and build a team, support professional development, review and assess performance
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and cross functional collaboration

• High School diploma or GED
• 10+ years of experience in continuous improvement, financial analysis, ag business, business process improvement, project management or related field
• Prior leadership experience with progressively advancing level of leadership responsibilities
• Lean Certification highly preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree or MBA preferred in related field
• 5+ years of leadership experience, plus a strong record leading projects, driving organizational change, and managing cross‑functional teams across multi‑site and remote environments
• Experience collaborating with other stakeholders to achieve tasks (IT, Finance, Business Units, etc.)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a track record of data driven decision making while using LEAN tools and methodologies
• SAP ERP experience
• Background in grain merchandising, origination, processing, or supply chain operations, with an understanding of commodity flows and customer needs
• Multilingual communication skills in Spanish, Portuguese and/or French to support international teams
• Travel up to 20%

• Lean Certification
• Bachelor’s Degree or MBA in related field
• Multilingual communication skills in Spanish, Portuguese and/or French

medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance