Operational Excellence Manager

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao’s Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder’s of Hanover. Swanson, and V8. 

Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

Why Campbell’s…

• Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners).
• Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
• Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.
• If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center. Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.
• Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell’s.   Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
• Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

How you will make history here...

The Operational Excellence Manager- Surge Team, supports the deployment and sustainment of Campbell’s Operational Excellence strategy by working directly with manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, and cross-functional teams to improve performance across safety, quality, service, cost, and people metrics. This role is focused on practical execution, hands-on facilitation, data-driven problem solving, and capability building to help sites identify losses, implement improvements, standardize ways of working, and sustain measurable results.

You will help advance Campbell’s Operational Excellence agenda by turning standards, tools, and improvement methodologies into practical routines that teams can use every day. Working closely with site teams, functional leaders, and Operational Excellence partners, you will facilitate improvement activity, coach teams on problem-solving behaviors, strengthen execution discipline, and help sustain results through visible follow-up, governance, and performance tracking.

What you will do...

The Operational Excellence Manager- Surge Team is a hands-on practitioner responsible for supporting Campbell Way of Working - Operational Excellence deployment, continuous improvement initiatives, and capability-building efforts within assigned sites, functions, or project teams. This role spends time in the operation, partners closely with site teams, uses data and observation to identify losses, facilitates structured problem solving, and helps translate Operational Excellence standards into practical routines and behaviors. The ideal candidate brings strong execution discipline, manufacturing or supply chain experience, analytical capability, and the ability to coach, influence, and support teams without direct authority.

This position supports the execution of Operational Excellence deployment plans, site improvement priorities, and standardized ways of working. The Operational Excellence Manager- Surge Team partners with operations, maintenance, quality, safety, logistics, finance, human resources, and supply chain stakeholders to analyze performance, identify root causes, facilitate improvement activity, build team capability, and track progress against key metrics.

Operational Excellence Deployment

• Support deployment of Campbell Way of Working - Operational Excellence standards, tools, and routines within assigned sites or workstreams.

• Facilitate site-level action plans and improvement roadmaps that strengthen operational performance and organizational capability.

• Translate Operational Excellence standards into practical routines, tools, templates, and best practices that improve consistency and execution.

• Partner with site teams to sustain gains through visible follow-up, governance, standard work, and performance tracking.

Technical Expertise & Continuous Improvement

• Apply lean manufacturing, TPM, focused improvement, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, and loss elimination methods to support problem solving and improvement work.

• Use data analysis, shop-floor observations, and operational diagnostics to identify opportunities, prioritize actions, and support decision-making.

• Facilitate kaizen events, rapid improvement activities, and structured problem-solving sessions with site and functional teams.

• Track benefits, monitor performance indicators, escalate risks, and support countermeasures to sustain improvement results.

Capability Building

• Deliver training, coaching, and on-the-floor support that builds Operational Excellence capability across frontline, functional, and leadership teams.

• Reinforce standard work, daily management routines, problem-solving behaviors, and continuous improvement practices through practical application.

• Prepare and adapt materials, tools, communications, and job aids that enable consistent adoption of Operational Excellence practices.

• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement by modeling expected behaviors and supporting team adoption.

Business Partnership & Influence

• Build effective relationships with site leaders, frontline teams, functional partners, and Operational Excellence stakeholders.

• Support cross-functional alignment by translating data, observations, and team feedback into clear recommendations and action plans.

• Communicate progress, risks, issues, and results in a clear, concise, and business-focused manner.

• Influence adoption of improvement practices through credibility, collaboration, coaching, and demonstrated follow-through.

Who you will work with...

You will work with plant OpEx teams and employees.

What you bring to the table (must haves)...

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• 7+ years of manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, distribution, operational excellence, continuous improvement, or related experience.

It would be great if you have (nice to haves)...

• Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies, structured problem solving, and data analysis to improve operational performance.

• Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and influence teams without direct authority.

• Ability to travel based on business needs. (up to +70%)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or a related field.

• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) or food manufacturing experience.

• Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, ASQ, or related continuous improvement certification.

• Experience supporting Operational Excellence deployment, kaizen events, daily management systems, or capability-building initiatives.

Compensation and Benefits:

The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between 

Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and qualified applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, including consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.