SunOpta Overview:

SunOpta (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY) is a U.S.-based, global pioneer fueling the future of sustainable, plant-based food and beverages. Founded nearly 50 years ago, SunOpta manufactures organic and specialty products sold through retail and foodservice channels. SunOpta operates as a manufacturer for leading natural and private label brands, and also proudly produces its own brands, including , and ^TM.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Collaborate with Business Power Teams regarding innovation, renovation, and capital projects.
• Coordinate and support cost build-up, RCA development, material wellness and scale-up efforts with Commercialization and Marketing Team.
• Work in-concert to build and lead Annual cost improvement initiatives that ensure annual productivity targets are achieved.
• Provide support to manufacturing facilities and other supply chain functions.
• Provide process improvement/simplification efforts (i.e., SKU rationalization, packaging standardization and specification consolidation).
• Lead strategic projects - i.e., material supply asset optimization, sourcing, co-packing, or plant start-up activities.
• Demonstrate resource understanding and prioritization of projects within portfolio.
• Provide business planning support for portfolio (Power Teams) segment and plant locations.
• Monitor Supply Chain performance metrics, providing improvement plan support to plants/Supply Chain functions.
• Implement and promote business process adoption with teams - to include portfolio project health, stage gate reviews, system adherence and other related project management tools.
• Benchmark competition and the food industry for new technology and productivity strategy and provide leadership with recommendations including opportunities and risk.

Minimum Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function of the job satisfactorily. The items listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management or related field.

Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing, engineering, or other Supply Chain functions
• Aseptic, beverage, or thermal processing experience is a plus.
• Exposure to multiple Supply Chain and other business disciplines.
• Experience with new product commercialization and start up procedures.
• Exposure to Supply Chain ERP, IT transaction systems, and information flow.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of Manufacturing Operations.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Influence management skills with the ability to manage resources without direct reporting relationships.
• Possess a continuous improvement mindset.
• Understanding of the Supply Chain cost structure with the ability to interpret cost build-up, trends, and financial statements/reporting.
• Possess a collaborative leadership style to lead and handle conflict.

Travel Expectation:

• Some travel required.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Majority of work is performed in plant and office environment.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

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• Eden Prairie Office, 7078 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States of America