Sr. Manager/Director Business Platforms

Your Job

We are looking for a Sr. Manager/Director of Business Platforms supporting our CPG organization, and adjacent functions, through the advancement of technology, data intelligence and process innovation to eliminate waste, improve insights and enable faster/stronger decision making. The successful candidate will be responsible for evaluating, implementing, and managing business applications, ensuring they align with our strategic goals and provide a competitive advantage. The areas of engagement will vary based on need, but key focus areas are included but not limited to leveraging and advancing AI/ML, Sales Enablement, Supply Chain Transformation and Marketing Effectiveness.

Our Team

The position will lead a team that works across a variety of stakeholders to understand business needs and connect those to profitable process and technology alternatives. An ideal candidate will have strong communication, technical, economic thinking, thought leadership and be comfortable while working within a matrixed organization.

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute a comprehensive platform strategy that supports the organization's business objectives.
• Identify and prioritize platform opportunities that enhance operational efficiency, scalability, and innovation.
• Platform Selection and Implementation: Evaluate, select, and implement business platforms, software, and tools that improve processes and workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful adoption and integration.
• Establish and maintain relationships with technology, 3rd party data vendors and service providers.
• Negotiate contracts, manage service level agreements (SLAs), and ensure the delivery of high-quality services.
• Continuously monitor and assess platform performance, security, and reliability.
• Identify opportunities for optimization and lead efforts to enhance the user experience and system functionality.
• Implement and enforce data governance policies and procedures to ensure data accuracy, security, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including department heads and senior leadership, to understand their technology needs and align platform initiatives with business goals.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in business platform technology, business intelligence or end to end platform architecture
• Experience evaluating technology selection and vendor evaluation/selection
• Experience developing and or implementing technology roadmaps

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of experience developing process and technology strategies
• Experience facilitating project from initiation to implementation
• Experience with data governance and compliance regulations
• Strong aptitude for quickly learning business processes and technologies
• Proactive, self-starter with excellent project management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks effectively

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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