VP, CBS and Strategy

About Culligan QuenchCulligan Quench’s purpose is to impact people’s lives and improve the earth by helping to eliminate the 500 million plastic bottles consumed each year.  We play a front-line role in the battle against single-use plastic water bottles by delivering on-demand filtered water solutions to more than 120,000 healthy and environmentally conscious customers across North America. Our bottle-free water coolers, ice machines, sparkling water dispensers and coffee brewers purify the existing water supply, providing an endless supply of clean water and water-based beverages for a fixed monthly fee, typically under a long term bundled service and rental subscription agreement.  Culligan Quench has grown from a small regional company to an international leader that had a successful NYSE public offering in 2016 and is now a strategic company owned by private equity backed Culligan.  Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Quench has more than 1,600 team members operating out of more than 90 locations across North America and Puerto Rico. For more information visit https://quench.culligan.com/
About CulliganFounded by Emmett Culligan in 1936, Culligan is a world leader in delivering superior water solutions that will make a real difference in improving the health and wellness of consumers. The company offers some of the most technologically advanced, state-of-the-art water filtration and treatment products. These products include water softeners, drinking water systems, whole-house systems and solution for businesses. Culligan's network of franchise dealers is the largest in the world, with over 900 dealers in 90 countries. Many of Culligan dealers have valuable equity in their local communities as multigenerational family owners of their franchises. For more information visit www.culligan.com. 
Values: 5CsCulligan as OneCustomers come firstCommitment to InnovationCourage to do what's rightConsistently deliver exceptional results

The Position

• The VP of Culligan Business System (CBS) and Strategy at Culligan Quench is a pivotal role requiring strategic foresight and program leadership. The role is designed for a leader who excels at leading the development of strategic plans, managing multiple strategic priorities, leading the integration of acquisitions, and driving the execution of strategic initiatives through a structured management system and cadence.  The right candidate will work with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and broader Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to challenge thinking and identify initiatives with “breakthrough” potential.  The candidate will also ensure alignment across functions and business units, monitor progress against targets, and drive results, using the company’s Strategic Deployment Process (SDP).


• This role requires a hands-on approach to work with the leaders across the organization to identify and prioritize opportunities, build business cases, identify resources needs, define projects, establish success metrics and goals, and enable their execution and success.


• A successful leader in this role will be highly collaborative and able to work cross-functionally, with a deep understanding of change management and the use of countermeasures to help initiatives recover from setbacks.  The leader will also have deep experience in driving continuous improvement (CI) initiatives and  the ability to work effectively with  CI teams across the organization to ensure effective execution and value delivery of both our SDP and other continuous improvement efforts in the business. This dynamic position demands a leader who is not only strategic but also pragmatic, helping the organization to drive results and achieve operational excellence. 

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Strategic Planning:  
• a. Partner with and challenge the ELT to develop the vision for the organization and support the development and updating annual refinement of our Long Range Plan (LRP). 
• b. Lead the annual development and execution of the company’s SDP, working with the team to define the 3-5 major initiatives to drive, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic goals, and support the operationalization of the SDP initiatives.
• c. Develop a deep understanding of the business, markets,  channel complexities, and customer insights
• 2. Business System Leadership and Management:
• a. Lead the SDP process, which includes the development of business cases, project plans, success factors and metrics, facilitation of governance meetings, KPI and countermeasure tracking, and executive reporting, driving consistency in the way we manage strategic initiatives across the organization.
• b. Ensure the SDP process is deeply embedded across t