Associate Director of CI, Ingredient Excellence

Associate Director of Continuous Improvement, Ingredient Quality (North America) We are looking for a high-impact leader to bridge the gap between Quality data and Operational execution. This role is designed for a proven, data-driven continuous improvement leader who uses analytics, trends, and structured problem-solving to identify systemic opportunities and deliver measurable results. You have the ability to turn data into scalable operational improvement. This is not a "desk job." As the Associate Director of Ingredient Excellence & CI, you will be the chief architect and project owner for North American quality standards. You will be responsible for identifying systemic failures and then leading the development and implementation of solutions through our entire supply chain, from suppliers through our operations and right to our customers' doorstep. You are successful only when the metrics move, which requires staying with a project from the initial data deep-dive through to final staff training and process adoption. You Will... Own the Implementation Lifecycle: Lead the end-to-end development and execution of our ingredient quality error governance. You don’t do band-aid fixes, and you are able to sort signals from noise. You don't just identify the root cause; you partner with all stakeholders to re-engineer the process and stay on-site until the defect rate drops. Architect