Manager - Raw Business Strategy - Applegate (Bedminster, NJ)

MANAGER RAW BUSINESS STRATEGY – CORPORATE OFFICE (BEDMINSTER, NJ) 

APPLEGATE / HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION

To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time. 

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS 

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com. 

SUMMARY:

This strategic role acts as the Applegate owner of the upstream raw business model, including sourcing structure, direct-source versus whole-carcass strategy, utilization logic, strategic partner design, and Applegate-level raw value-chain economics across beef, pork, turkey, and chicken. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Oversees the Applegate structural design of upstream raw trading and service models between suppliers, processors, and approved value-chain partners; day-to-day commercial selling remains outside this role.  25%
• Sets Applegate strategy for the mix of direct sourcing and whole-carcass sourcing, including carcass utilization and related P&L. Negotiates structural service agreements and value-chain agreements between multiple upstream parties. 20%
• Works with approved value-chain participants to define Applegate long-range supply structures, seasonal strategies, and partner requirements needed to support future growth. Physical planning and storage execution remain outside this role. 20%
• Sets Applegate strategic raw inventory targets, structural supply assumptions, and value-chain economic guardrails in partnership with Finance and Raw Leadership; physical planning execution remains outside this role. 15%
• Ensures upstream raw value-chain partners are strategically positioned to support approved growth, innovation, category expansion, changes, and raw-material requirements. This role is the Applegate owner of how the upstream raw network is structured and governed. 10%
• Leads Applegate-level value-chain improvement and conflict resolution involving upstream raw participants where sourcing structure, strategic partner expectations, or value-chain design are affected. 10%

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or other relevant degree. 
• 5+ years’ experience in perishable food processing, meat/poultry and/or natural food experience preferred.
• Familiarity working in complex or virtual supply networks with multiple participants.
• Excellent interpersonal communications skills (both written and spoken), with a proven track record of developing strong, mutually beneficial relationships. 
• Strategic negotiating experience.
• Proven analytical ability and strong quantitative analysis skills utilizing spreadsheets.
• Strong initiative, attention to detail and the ability to work on multiple projects.
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams to manage priorities while attaining deadlines in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. 
• Strong experience in Microsoft Suite of Applications.
• ERP, Database/Reporting, WMS, Quality Management experience valued. 
• Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require sponsorship for a work visa. 
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer. 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Will need to manage their time whether in the Corporate Office, a plant site, farm site, or a mobile office.
• Constant use of the computer and talking on the phone, some standing and walking. 

LOCATION: Corporate Office, Bedminster NJ   

A comprehensive relocation package to the Bedminster, NJ area will be