Vice President, AGRI Food Engagement (Nationwide - Chicago Preferred)
Vice President, AGRI Food Engagement (Nationwide - Chicago Preferred) Supply Chain Chicago, Illinois Description To express your interest in this role please email email protected All nominations, inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.
Work.
Serve.
Thrive.
Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives.
Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission.
We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results.
We are a national, nonprofit organization and the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity.
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
The Opportunity The VP, Agri Food Engagement will be charged with leading a team that will collaborate with network members and other external partners to co-design and collectively advance strategies for increasing the sustainable supply of agricultural products, including produce, protein and dairy, for people facing hunger.
The VP, Agri Food Engagement will work closely with network members to ensure network models for regional supply chains are aligning and following core best practices in the areas of supply/demand planning, coordinated and optimized logistics, sourcing and distribution of excess supply, as well as sustainable funding methods and equitable grant opportunities.
The VP, Agri Food Engagement will report to the Chief Supply Chain Officer, serving as a member of the Supply Chain Department Leadership Team, and will lead a team of four.
Salary Range:
$150,000 to $195,000
Based on Experience
Responsibilities:
Lead the development and execution of collaborative strategies and programs designed to optimize the availability of agricultural product for the Feeding America network.
This includes the development of agri-sourcing business models focused on optimizing forward planning, a national systems platform, optimized transportation as well least-cost acquisition, variety and quality.
Conduct this work in collaboration with network members and the agri-sourcing team's national efforts for produce, protein and dairy sourcing as well as the transportation team.
Advance co-op and state agri-sourcing systems and structures to develop next generation food sharing systems and processes allowing excess food to be identified and moved to where it is needed most.
Support food banks, co-ops, and other stakeholders in understanding and adoption of the unified systems platform to fully utilize the tool and to leverage network scale to more efficiently and equitably source and distribute produce, protein and dairy.
Leverage the strategic relationships within agri-business and align food bank members to leverage collective strengths and abilities for securing additional agri-sourced food at lowest possible costs and reinforcing Feeding America's strategies around a Regional/National Agri Model.
Collaborate with the Strategic Capabilities Team to provide technical assistance and training to help network members fully leverage the benefits of a collaborative regional agri food-raising model.
Engage collaboratively with Customer Service, Marketing, Corporate Partnerships, Government Relations, and other internal functions in developing and executing agribusiness strategies and promote food and product donation outcomes focused on increasing the supply and quality of food available to people facing hunger.
Direct the development of department objectives, actions and metrics, and associated budget needs each annual budgeting cycle and for a perpetual three-year planning process ensuring alignment with Feeding America's strategic outcomes and priorities.
Incorporate EDI goals and objectives that align with department and Feeding America strategic objectives.
Establish effective processes to ensure transparency and accountability to track progress through KPIs and other scorecards.
Create a team-based, continuous improvement-oriented work environment that is focused on providing excellent customer service to donors and network members, while keeping people facing hunger at the center of our decisions.
Invest in, and develop, the professional capabilities of team members to support career growth and build a high performing team.
Lead or support Feeding America national learning conferences as needed to ensure maximum value of content for network.
Participate on task forces, special projects, and inter/intra departmental projects as needed.
Travel:
Heavy - over 40%.
Foundational Requirements A Passion for the Mission - The VP, Agri Food Engagement will have a passion for the mission of Feeding America and a commitment to ending hunger.
This leader will embrace the core values of the organization and its commitment to transforming the lives of those in need.
The VP, Agri Food Engagement will flourish in a mission-driven, business environment.
This leader will be energized working in a national organization while continually innovating to help expand the reach of Feeding America.
This executive will have a collaborative spirit and will be an empathic leader, treating others with respect.
This leader will be an individual of unquestioned integrity, ethics and values; someone who can be trusted without reservation.
Commitment To Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - The VP, Agri Food Engagement will play a critical role in prioritizing equity as a driver for Feeding America.
This leader will embrace principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in word and action, including hiring, mentorship, teambuilding, network activities and stakeholder engagement.
The VP, Agri Food Engagement will actively focus on building equity into structures, systems, operating goals and processes for employees and the communities Feeding America serves.
The VP, Agri Food Engagement will bring expertise, an innovative and open mindset, and a commitment to inclusive practices that value different backgrounds and life experiences and allows everyone to bring their authentic self to work.
Required Leadership Competencies Establishes vision and crafts strateg y - Develop strategic initiatives and create a supporting portfolio of projects that drives execution of organization strategy and operating goals.
Create process and structure to build organization alignment and drive effective strategic execution.
Build initiatives and projects to solve complex problems and address long term challenges/opportunities.
Collaborates internally & externally - Understands and promotes process and structure to facilitate collaboration.
Identifies key stakeholders and ensures collaboration occurs between departments, across the network, and with external partners through words and actions and by removing barriers when necessary.
Collaborates and models positive engagement resolving issues and elevating conversations to focus on mission and what's best for the people we serve.
Drives change - Diagnoses challenges looking at political and systemic barriers to change.
Leverage's data-based observation, interpretation and intervention to engage stakeholders in shaping and implementing solutions.
Mobilizes the organization through effective interventions orchestrating dialogue and productive conflict to drive movement through the change process.
Fosters innovation and continuous growth - Ensures that systems and processes are in place to identify new ideas, scan for best practices, and drive continuous improvement.
Pushes the organization to draw on internal and external ideas and solutions in developing initiatives and processes.
Creates a learning environment.
Leverages functional experience - Leverages industry and functional expertise to shape strategic and operational decisions.
Tracks latest practices and innovations and ways these could improve processes within the organization.
Identifies potential challenges or threats and develops plans to respond.
Coaches and develops talent and teams - Leverage's talent management processes to develop talent for the department.
Coaches and mentor's talent with a focus on creating growth opportunities and providing regular, constructive feedback to direct reports and others as appropriate.
Demonstrates personal commitment to talent development through active involvement in all phases of the talent management cycle including recruiting, performance, development, and compensation.
Required Technical Competencies and Experience Minimum 10-15 years of supply chain experience, including multi-year experience in senior leadership roles, working in the food or agriculture industry (either for profit or not for profit).
Extensive experience with vendor relationship development, supply chain management, third party freight coordination and transaction management within the food or agricultural industry in senior leadership roles requiring development and implementation of strategy across multiple functions in the supply chain.
Senior level experience with food or agricultural sourcing and distribution in a for/not-for-profit setting.
Experience leading in a decentralized, network or franchise-based organization, including senior-level general management experience.
A track record of success in identifying and implementing best in class management operational processes as it relates to the development of state of the art purchasing and logistical programs, service, quality assurance, and technology systems supporting operations.
Comfort with volume forecasting and cause-of-change analytics to support business planning and performance management and reporting.
Working knowledge of contract management with demonstrated track record of successfully negotiating large, complex contracts and agreements while maintaining positive relationships.
Experience developing supply chain and logistics capabilities in support of new channel development.
The ideal candidate will have the following professional & personal qualities, skills and characteristics:
An Innovative Thinker & Change Agent - The VP, Agri Food Engagement will have a strong track record of providing creative leadership to design and deliver systems and processes to solve complex problems and fulfill an organization's mission.
With innate curiosity and exceptional conceptual and critical thinking abilities, the VP will demonstrate the ability to lead a team to curate and turn 'big ideas' into reality and deliver results, while boldly pushing the boundaries of the work and encouraging new ideas and approaches.
Energized by the opportunity to 'break new ground,' for Feeding America's highest growth area, the VP, Agri Food Engagement brings a keen ability to serve as an agent of change.
The VP will naturally inspire and influence others to think big and to take action toward a shared vision with an unwavering focus on the mission and doing what is best for the people Feeding America serves.
Building Relationships & Leading through Influence - The VP will be skilled at building effective relationships at all levels within a complex environment, including all Feeding America departments, across the Network of 200
food banks, and with external partners.
This leader will have a high level of emotional intelligence and be able to build trust to develop productive and fulfilling relationships with all stakeholders.
This executive will be low-ego, yet able to command respect and have the gravitas to work across the diverse spectrum of current and future stakeholders.
The VP will be a strong communicator and collaborator who is skilled at listening to, and learning from, constituents.
The VP will have the ability to develop a powerful sense of shared purpose in others and motivate them to engage the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Functional Acumen & Results Orientation - The VP will be a credible supply chain leader with the ability to engage in the end-to-end processes from planning, sourcing and procurement through the final point of distribution.
By understanding supply chain and operational best practices, the VP will be able to position Feeding America for immediate as well as long-term impact.
This executive brings a level of comfort with relevant technology and an understanding of how to leverage systems to drive further impact.
The VP must exude a sense of intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to share their knowledge and understanding within Feeding America as well as the Feeding America Network.
The Vice President will be a results-oriented leader who evaluates outcomes with a metrics-based approach.
Feeding America embraces a philosophy that recognizes and values diversity.
Their goal is to attract, develop, retain and promote a talented diverse workforce in a culture where all employees will contribute to their fullest potential.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Work.
Serve.
Thrive.
Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives.
Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission.
We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results.
We are a national, nonprofit organization and the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity.
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
The Opportunity The VP, Agri Food Engagement will be charged with leading a team that will collaborate with network members and other external partners to co-design and collectively advance strategies for increasing the sustainable supply of agricultural products, including produce, protein and dairy, for people facing hunger.
The VP, Agri Food Engagement will work closely with network members to ensure network models for regional supply chains are aligning and following core best practices in the areas of supply/demand planning, coordinated and optimized logistics, sourcing and distribution of excess supply, as well as sustainable funding methods and equitable grant opportunities.
The VP, Agri Food Engagement will report to the Chief Supply Chain Officer, serving as a member of the Supply Chain Department Leadership Team, and will lead a team of four.
Salary Range:
$150,000 to $195,000
Based on Experience
Responsibilities:
Lead the development and execution of collaborative strategies and programs designed to optimize the availability of agricultural product for the Feeding America network.
This includes the development of agri-sourcing business models focused on optimizing forward planning, a national systems platform, optimized transportation as well least-cost acquisition, variety and quality.
Conduct this work in collaboration with network members and the agri-sourcing team's national efforts for produce, protein and dairy sourcing as well as the transportation team.
Advance co-op and state agri-sourcing systems and structures to develop next generation food sharing systems and processes allowing excess food to be identified and moved to where it is needed most.
Support food banks, co-ops, and other stakeholders in understanding and adoption of the unified systems platform to fully utilize the tool and to leverage network scale to more efficiently and equitably source and distribute produce, protein and dairy.
Leverage the strategic relationships within agri-business and align food bank members to leverage collective strengths and abilities for securing additional agri-sourced food at lowest possible costs and reinforcing Feeding America's strategies around a Regional/National Agri Model.
Collaborate with the Strategic Capabilities Team to provide technical assistance and training to help network members fully leverage the benefits of a collaborative regional agri food-raising model.
Engage collaboratively with Customer Service, Marketing, Corporate Partnerships, Government Relations, and other internal functions in developing and executing agribusiness strategies and promote food and product donation outcomes focused on increasing the supply and quality of food available to people facing hunger.
Direct the development of department objectives, actions and metrics, and associated budget needs each annual budgeting cycle and for a perpetual three-year planning process ensuring alignment with Feeding America's strategic outcomes and priorities.
Incorporate EDI goals and objectives that align with department and Feeding America strategic objectives.
Establish effective processes to ensure transparency and accountability to track progress through KPIs and other scorecards.
Create a team-based, continuous improvement-oriented work environment that is focused on providing excellent customer service to donors and network members, while keeping people facing hunger at the center of our decisions.
Invest in, and develop, the professional capabilities of team members to support career growth and build a high performing team.
Lead or support Feeding America national learning conferences as needed to ensure maximum value of content for network.
Participate on task forces, special projects, and inter/intra departmental projects as needed.
Travel:
Heavy - over 40%.
Foundational Requirements A Passion for the Mission - The VP, Agri Food Engagement will have a passion for the mission of Feeding America and a commitment to ending hunger.
This leader will embrace the core values of the organization and its commitment to transforming the lives of those in need.
The VP, Agri Food Engagement will flourish in a mission-driven, business environment.
This leader will be energized working in a national organization while continually innovating to help expand the reach of Feeding America.
This executive will have a collaborative spirit and will be an empathic leader, treating others with respect.
This leader will be an individual of unquestioned integrity, ethics and values; someone who can be trusted without reservation.
Commitment To Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - The VP, Agri Food Engagement will play a critical role in prioritizing equity as a driver for Feeding America.
This leader will embrace principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in word and action, including hiring, mentorship, teambuilding, network activities and stakeholder engagement.
The VP, Agri Food Engagement will actively focus on building equity into structures, systems, operating goals and processes for employees and the communities Feeding America serves.
The VP, Agri Food Engagement will bring expertise, an innovative and open mindset, and a commitment to inclusive practices that value different backgrounds and life experiences and allows everyone to bring their authentic self to work.
Required Leadership Competencies Establishes vision and crafts strateg y - Develop strategic initiatives and create a supporting portfolio of projects that drives execution of organization strategy and operating goals.
Create process and structure to build organization alignment and drive effective strategic execution.
Build initiatives and projects to solve complex problems and address long term challenges/opportunities.
Collaborates internally & externally - Understands and promotes process and structure to facilitate collaboration.
Identifies key stakeholders and ensures collaboration occurs between departments, across the network, and with external partners through words and actions and by removing barriers when necessary.
Collaborates and models positive engagement resolving issues and elevating conversations to focus on mission and what's best for the people we serve.
Drives change - Diagnoses challenges looking at political and systemic barriers to change.
Leverage's data-based observation, interpretation and intervention to engage stakeholders in shaping and implementing solutions.
Mobilizes the organization through effective interventions orchestrating dialogue and productive conflict to drive movement through the change process.
Fosters innovation and continuous growth - Ensures that systems and processes are in place to identify new ideas, scan for best practices, and drive continuous improvement.
Pushes the organization to draw on internal and external ideas and solutions in developing initiatives and processes.
Creates a learning environment.
Leverages functional experience - Leverages industry and functional expertise to shape strategic and operational decisions.
Tracks latest practices and innovations and ways these could improve processes within the organization.
Identifies potential challenges or threats and develops plans to respond.
Coaches and develops talent and teams - Leverage's talent management processes to develop talent for the department.
Coaches and mentor's talent with a focus on creating growth opportunities and providing regular, constructive feedback to direct reports and others as appropriate.
Demonstrates personal commitment to talent development through active involvement in all phases of the talent management cycle including recruiting, performance, development, and compensation.
Required Technical Competencies and Experience Minimum 10-15 years of supply chain experience, including multi-year experience in senior leadership roles, working in the food or agriculture industry (either for profit or not for profit).
Extensive experience with vendor relationship development, supply chain management, third party freight coordination and transaction management within the food or agricultural industry in senior leadership roles requiring development and implementation of strategy across multiple functions in the supply chain.
Senior level experience with food or agricultural sourcing and distribution in a for/not-for-profit setting.
Experience leading in a decentralized, network or franchise-based organization, including senior-level general management experience.
A track record of success in identifying and implementing best in class management operational processes as it relates to the development of state of the art purchasing and logistical programs, service, quality assurance, and technology systems supporting operations.
Comfort with volume forecasting and cause-of-change analytics to support business planning and performance management and reporting.
Working knowledge of contract management with demonstrated track record of successfully negotiating large, complex contracts and agreements while maintaining positive relationships.
Experience developing supply chain and logistics capabilities in support of new channel development.
The ideal candidate will have the following professional & personal qualities, skills and characteristics:
An Innovative Thinker & Change Agent - The VP, Agri Food Engagement will have a strong track record of providing creative leadership to design and deliver systems and processes to solve complex problems and fulfill an organization's mission.
With innate curiosity and exceptional conceptual and critical thinking abilities, the VP will demonstrate the ability to lead a team to curate and turn 'big ideas' into reality and deliver results, while boldly pushing the boundaries of the work and encouraging new ideas and approaches.
Energized by the opportunity to 'break new ground,' for Feeding America's highest growth area, the VP, Agri Food Engagement brings a keen ability to serve as an agent of change.
The VP will naturally inspire and influence others to think big and to take action toward a shared vision with an unwavering focus on the mission and doing what is best for the people Feeding America serves.
Building Relationships & Leading through Influence - The VP will be skilled at building effective relationships at all levels within a complex environment, including all Feeding America departments, across the Network of 200
food banks, and with external partners.
This leader will have a high level of emotional intelligence and be able to build trust to develop productive and fulfilling relationships with all stakeholders.
This executive will be low-ego, yet able to command respect and have the gravitas to work across the diverse spectrum of current and future stakeholders.
The VP will be a strong communicator and collaborator who is skilled at listening to, and learning from, constituents.
The VP will have the ability to develop a powerful sense of shared purpose in others and motivate them to engage the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Functional Acumen & Results Orientation - The VP will be a credible supply chain leader with the ability to engage in the end-to-end processes from planning, sourcing and procurement through the final point of distribution.
By understanding supply chain and operational best practices, the VP will be able to position Feeding America for immediate as well as long-term impact.
This executive brings a level of comfort with relevant technology and an understanding of how to leverage systems to drive further impact.
The VP must exude a sense of intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to share their knowledge and understanding within Feeding America as well as the Feeding America Network.
The Vice President will be a results-oriented leader who evaluates outcomes with a metrics-based approach.
Feeding America embraces a philosophy that recognizes and values diversity.
Their goal is to attract, develop, retain and promote a talented diverse workforce in a culture where all employees will contribute to their fullest potential.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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