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About the Role

The Supply Chain Business Partner serves as a strategic leader and primary bridge between commercial strategy and operational execution, partnering with Sales, Marketing, Category Management, R&D, and Supply Chain to drive service, growth, profitability, and end-to-end supply chain performance. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, influences business decisions, and leverages data-driven insights to enable effective decision-making, improve efficiency, and enhance customer outcomes.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary conduit between commercial teams and Supply Chain, ensuring alignment of market trends, customer needs, promotions, and growth initiatives with operational capabilities, while enabling commercial growth through supply chain solutions.
Lead and influence strategic decision-making by providing operational and financial insights, and driving key transformation initiatives such as customer order segmentation, fill rate improvement programs, and Total Portfolio Optimization.
Lead or contribute to the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, linking demand, supply, and financial plans, while ensuring strong linkage with execution (S&OE) to proactively manage constraints, improve forecast outlooks, and optimize service and inventory performance.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Procurement, Manufacturing, Planning, and Finance to evaluate capacity, cost structures, sourcing strategies, and the financial and operational feasibility of new products, packaging changes, and product reformulations.
Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement initiatives, focusing on reducing lead times, optimizing cost-to-serve, improving flexibility, and enhancing supply chain reliability.
Lead or support capital projects and innovation initiatives from concept through implementation, ensuring alignment with business needs and supply chain best practices.
Provide analytical leadership by synthesizing data from multiple sources to identify trends, evaluate performance, and develop actionable insights that improve operational and financial outcomes.
Identify supply chain risks—including capacity constraints, supplier challenges, and disruptions—and lead or coordinate development of mitigation and business continuity plans.
Support sustainability initiatives by incorporating responsible sourcing, waste reduction, and logistics efficiency improvements into supply chain strategies and projects.
Build strong cross-functional relationships and influence stakeholders across all levels, while collaborating with customers, distributors, and external partners to improve planning integration, resolve issues, and drive performance.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
Progressive leadership experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or commercial-facing roles within CPG/FMCG (10+ years for Senior role, 7+ years otherwise).
Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes, including demand planning, supply planning, manufacturing, and distribution.
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
Experience working cross-functionally in a matrix environment and influencing stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
Experience supporting or participating in IBP/S&OP processes, capacity planning, or financial analysis.

Skills

Supply Chain
Business
Engineering
CPG/FMCG
Demand Planning
Supply Planning
Manufacturing
Distribution
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Cross-functional collaboration
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
Presentation skills
IBP/S&OP processes
Capacity planning
Financial analysis
Commercial channels
Retail
Foodservice
Plant operations
CSCP
CPSM
Lean/Six Sigma
Project leadership
Decision influence
Transformation initiatives

Location

Austin, MN

Work Type

Onsite
Travel up to 10-20%

Experience Level

Senior
7+ years
10+ years

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field
Master’s degree (MBA or MS in Supply Chain Management)
Professional certifications such as CSCP, CPSM, or Lean/Six Sigma

Salary/Compensations

$103,125 to $167,325 per year

Benefits

Competitive base salary plus bonus
Annual merit increase performance reviews
Medical
Dental
Vision
Non-contributory pension
401(k) immediate eligible
Stock purchase plan
Relocation assistance
Paid vacation
FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees

About the Company

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue.
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.
Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best companies to work for.
Recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s most responsible companies.
Recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies.
Received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts.

Equal Opportunity

Hormel Foods provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.