Manager Business Process Optimization Jobs in Minnesota

The Business Process Management Advisor serves as a process excellence, business process management, and continuous improvement partner across Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH), supporting business transformation teams, ERP deployment teams, capability leaders, process owners, and DT&D product teams as they improve and scale end-to-end processes across the enterprise. In this role, you will provide structured support for process standardization, business readiness, adoption, governance, and value realization through both transformation and continuous improvement initiatives. You will also help establish and advance Lean Six Sigma capabilities across ANH post go-live, partnering with regional and functional leaders, super users, and key stakeholders to stabilize, optimize, and continuously improve end-to-end processes, controls integration, service performance, and user experience.

Serve as a strategic process excellence and continuous improvement partner to ANH leaders, business transformation teams, ERP deployment teams, and DT&D product teams, supporting business readiness, process standardization, adoption, and value realization.
Support business transformation activities across ANH regions and workstreams, ensuring alignment between global standards, regional requirements, and local adoption needs.
Provide business process management and Lean Six Sigma support across end-to-end processes, helping functions and workstreams improve process maturity, simplify execution, and strengthen business performance.
Lead and facilitate process discovery, current-state and future-state mapping, gap analysis, and solution design workshops to support deployment decisions, process harmonization, and practical adoption.
Partner with capability owners, process owners, product owners, subject matter experts, and DT&D teams to define business requirements, evaluate solution options, and align people, process, data, and technology changes.
Guide teams in the development, deployment, and sustainment of standard work, process documentation, role clarity, training content, and handoffs required for successful go-live, stabilization, and ongoing performance.
Drive post go-live continuous improvement by establishing and advancing a Lean Six Sigma approach across ANH, focused on waste reduction, process optimization, service quality, controls effectiveness, and user experience.
Coach business teams, super users, and stakeholders in structured problem solving, root cause analysis, waste identification, control planning, and benefits tracking to build sustainable continuous improvement capability across the enterprise.
Identify, prioritize, and mature cross-functional improvement opportunities by combining process insights, stakeholder feedback, system data, and performance metrics to create a value-driven pipeline of process, policy, and technology improvements.
Support the development and monitoring of key process and business metrics, using those measures to identify performance gaps, quantify improvement opportunities, and support realization of expected benefits.
Assist in embedding Controls 2.0 requirements into process design, standard work, handoffs, metrics, and governance across end-to-end processes, including upstream and downstream activities that materially affect compliance, reporting quality, operational discipline, or control execution.
Lead through influence across capability owners, process owners, regional teams, transformation leaders, shared service partners, and DT&D partners to remove barriers, manage risk, and sustain adoption of process and system changes.
Support leadership reviews by providing clear, decision-ready updates on process risks, readiness, adoption, optimization opportunities, controls integration, and value realization progress.
Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, information technology, organizational leadership, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of six years of related work experience in process management, business transformation, ERP deployment, operations improvement, or continuous improvement leadership.
• Demonstrated experience working across cross-functional business processes, with strong understanding of end-to-end process design, governance, and business performance improvement.
• Experience leading or coaching process redesign, business readiness, adoption, or sustain and optimize work for modern ERP or digital business environments.
• Strong process mapping, facilitation, and problem-solving capability, with the ability to translate business needs into practical process improvements.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in business administration, engineering, operations, information technology, organizational leadership, or a related discipline.
• Lean Six Sigma certification and demonstrated experience applying Lean Six Sigma in business, operational, or transactional environments.
• Experience supporting global or multi-region ERP deployments, ideally within SAP or comparable enterprise platforms and transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge of process controls, governance, and compliance requirements, with the ability to balance standardization, control, and operational practicality.
• Experience building post go-live continuous improvement programs, including intake, prioritization, benefits estimation, and change adoption.
• Ability to coach leaders, capability owners, process owners, and business teams through ambiguity, influence without direct authority, and build alignment across functions and geographies.
• Strong analytical capability, including process and performance data analysis across enterprise systems and non-system data sources to identify root causes and quantify value.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with executive stakeholders, business practitioners, and technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a complex business environment.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration and commitment to continuous improvement and sustainable value creation.

• Work schedule: Dayshift Working global projects, there could be evening calls.
• Position is based in Wayzata, MN
• Able to travel 25-30% (Global Travel)

The expected salary for this position is $130K- $150K. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.

At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions)