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Premier Nutrition Company

<div><div><div><b>Here&rsquo;s what all the hype is about&hellip;</b></div>
<div>Premier Nutrition Company (PNC) is one of the fastest-growing companies in the convenient nutrition space showing clear leadership in the category of protein shakes and protein powders. We make the brands <i>Premier Protein, Dymatize</i>, and <i>PowerBar, </i>which is sold internationally, and we are part of our holding company, BellRing Brands (NYSE: BRBR).</div>
<div></div><div>We have a simple, yet powerful, formula for our success, which we&rsquo;ve been nailing for over 15 years. We start off with an organization powered by our company purpose&mdash;<i>Changing Lives with Good Energy</i>. Then our purpose-driven people are given the support and autonomy to develop and grow. Next, we are super-intentional about designing a culture where everyone feels like they truly <i>connect and belong</i>, which is one of our five company core values. Purpose-driven, connected employees who are consistently mastering new skills deliver amazing business results. And winning companies with amazing people and thriving cultures attract and retain top talent, so the cycle becomes self-reinforcing or what we call our <i>regenerative culture</i>.</div>
<div></div><div>We don&rsquo;t mind sharing our formula, since we&rsquo;re people who believe in the power of <i>changing lives with good energy</i>, we think the world would be a better place if more workplaces treated adults like adults and gave them the platform to do the best work of their lives&mdash;alongside some truly amazing colleagues. Why don&rsquo;t more companies do this? It takes deep-in-your-bones conviction to your people, products, and purpose to pull it off. It also takes resisting the urge to try to control people, and instead, trusting them to make the right decisions. The results of our vibrant culture speaks for themselves: We were certified as a <i>Great Place to Work</i>&trade; for the 8th year-running in 2024. And we currently rank #3 on <i>Fortune Magazine&rsquo;s</i> Best Workplaces in our category, and in the top 12 for each of the last 6 years.</div>
<div></div><div>We have a long list of ways we take care of our people, but here are some crowd-pleasers that our employees often say they love most: Year-round &frac12; day Fridays, in-office massages, free lunches &amp; snacks, dogs in the office, month-long cultural and diversity celebrations, monthly over-the-top in-office events like bring your kids to work day, 6% 401k match after 1 year, generous paid family leave regardless of gender, all positions bonus-eligible, company-wide volunteer days, company-matched charitable donations, no employee handbook, no dress code, coaching conversations instead of performance reviews, walking meetings, free exercise classes, and company-paid gym membership for Emeryville-based employees.</div>
<div></div><div>PNC seeks individuals who will flourish in this type of work environment and will add to our culture and help build this high-growth company for the next phase in our amazing journey. Does this sound like you? Then read on&hellip;#LI-HYBRID</div>
<div></div><div><b>The role you&rsquo;re interested in&hellip;
</b></div></div><div>The Operational Excellence Analyst is responsible for People, Process, and Tool developments for Operations Planning Teams including Demand, Supply, Materials, Sourcing, Logistics, and Customer Success. This role will focus on:</div>
<div><ul><li>People &ndash; Capability building with training and documentation</li></ul>
<ul><li>Process &ndash; Support the development of best-in-class process design and management of Demand Stat Forecast</li></ul>
<ul><li>Tool &ndash; Digitize Supply Chain to provide visibility, system enhancements, and automations</li></ul>
</div><div>Additionally, Operational Excellence Analyst will also act as point for the overall performance of the Planning Tool (o9) and to centralize and optimize Master Data set-ups.</div>
<div></div><div><b>The work environment&hellip;</b></div>
<div></div><div>So, what's it like to work here? If you're based in the greater Bay Area, you'll walk into our Emeryville office each Tuesday morning and start the in-person portion of our <i>hybrid work</i> week at our weekly all-company meeting and find close to 200 of your colleagues sitting on sofas, beanbag chairs, or the floor excitedly talking through the week ahead and watching a newer teammate tell their personal life and career journey followed by a quick update on any hot topics that might be relevant to the week ahead.</div>
<div></div><div>We are a dynamic, HYBRID workplace so every employee who lives within 100 miles of our offices is expected to come in each TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY. We aligned on those two common days way back in 2021 to be intentional about connecting in person for things like innovation, impromptu collaboration, having respectful challenges to get to better decisions, leadership role-modeling, and culture building. Great work cultures are built on stories about what great looks like in practice, and great stories on Zoom meetings are few and far between. The expected pay scale for this role is $85k to $95k, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.</div>
<div></div><div>Our modern 50,000 sq. foot headquarters straddles the border of the cities of Emeryville, Oakland, and Berkeley, California with free onsite parking and many transportation options.</div>
<div></div><div><b>You&rsquo;re excited about this opportunity because your time will be filled with&hellip;
</b></div><div>People &ndash; Capability Building &amp; Assessments: 10% of your time</div>
<ul><li>Provide training and education to planning teams</li>
<li>Perform capability assessments to identify strength and gaps</li>
<li>Document and building the Planning Doc Library &ndash; SOP, OPL, Learning Videos, Wiki, and Newsletters</li>
</ul><div>Process &ndash; Best in Class Process Design and Analytics: 30% of your time</div>
<ul><li>Stat forecast management &ndash; select and optimize forecasting model, analyze, and derives insights from stat, work with demand planners to conduct quarterly stat review, and responsible for the accuracy of the stat forecast</li>
<li>Run quarterly business analytics for Segmentation, Best-Fit Stat Modeling Review, etc.</li>
<li>Co-develop and explore advance analytics to bring clarity and value to the Planning team</li>
<li>Support the development of new or improved processes for new system enhancements and/or new skill capabilities</li>
<li>Assist in root cause analysis for metrics such as Demand Fcst Accuracy &amp; Bias, Case Fill Rate, etc</li>
</ul><div>Tool &ndash; Masterdata, Support and Enhancements: 50% of your time</div>
<ul><li>Act as key liaison between Premier Nutrition and o9. Review new functionality and determine benefit for PNC as well as work with o9 to add new capabilities as needed</li>
<li>Become o9 Super-User and assist Planning teams to build reports, capabilities, exceptions, and automations</li>
<li>Centralize Masterdata maintenance, updates, and exception-based monitor for planning team</li>
<li>Develop, maintain, and automate planning reports and KPIs</li>
<li>Responsible for overall accuracy of o9 Planning system and supporting reports (i.e. o9 and Tableau). Investigate and correct any data integrity or functionality issues working directly with internal IT teams and o9 as needed</li>
<li>Support enhancement development, and testing</li>
<li>Develops and maintains system documentation &ndash; i.e. Functional &amp; Technical Specifications</li>
<li>Enhancements and automation to:
<ul><li>Digital transform PNC Supply Chain</li>
<li>Provide visibility and connectivity</li>
<li>To implement Advanced Planning capabilities for speed to value (i.e. Machine Learning, Shelf Life, MRP, MEIO, NPI, LRP, Demand Sensing, etc.)</li>
</ul></li></ul><div>Others &ndash; The daily stuff that everyone does but few quantify: 10% of your time</div>
<ul><li>Participating in company-wide activities and events galore</li>
<li>Impromptu conversations with colleagues</li>
<li>Administrivia like email, calendaring, expense reports, and other non-value-added work</li>
</ul>
<div></div><div><b>What are we looking for?</b></div>
<div></div><div>Education:</div>
<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent work experience</li>
</ul><div>Experience:</div>
<ul><li>2+ years experience in Demand Planning required or related experience in Supply, Materials, or Logistic Planning</li>
<li>1-2 years experience in statistical forecasting required</li>
<li>2+ years experience in multiple Supply Chain disciplines with demonstrated End to End understanding of Supply Chain interdependencies preferred</li>
<li>1-2 years experience integrating Data Management experience preferred</li>
<li>1-2 years experience as Subject Matter Expert with a Planning Software preferred</li>
</ul><div>Skills:</div>
<ul><li>Advanced Excel skills and knowledge required including pivot tables, managing large data sets with functions, charts and graphs creation, data validation, and advanced conditional formatting</li>
<li>Demonstrated excellent verbal/written communication skills</li>
<li>Excellent organizational and time management skills with high attention to details</li>
<li>Ability to work independently and with ambiguity &ndash; can effectively cope with change and uncertainty</li>
<li>Learn on the fly with growth mindset</li>
<li>Bring people along &ndash; customer oriented and team player</li>
<li>Have an explorer mindset with curiosity and willingness to explore without fear of failures</li>
</ul>
<div></div><div>So, if after reading through this long list you&rsquo;re thinking&mdash;I&rsquo;m not sure I meet 100% of these requirements, should I still apply? YES&mdash;if you embody a growth mindset, see challenges as opportunities to develop, and find innovative ways to get the real work that matters done, you sound like our kind of candidate!</div>
<div></div><div><b>The 5 capabilities or mindsets most relevant to this role:</b></div>
<ul><li>Be a builder by creating for the future</li>
<li>Challenge ideas respectfully by sharing your real opinion with conviction; disagree in a way people feel heard</li>
<li>Bring people along by providing context and cascading information; share openly and inclusively</li>
<li>Connect courageously through empathetic, authentic personal connections with warmth and care</li>
<li>Inspire and influence&mdash;build trusting, win-win relationships; motivate those whom you lead and peers</li>
</ul>
<div></div><div><b>You will thrive here and may just do the best work of your life if&hellip;</b></div>
<ul><li>You know when good enough is good enough, or the rare times when execution needs to be flawless</li>
<li>You can be flexible in your approach and abandon past practices if they don&rsquo;t make sense</li>
<li>You like to get sh*t, I mean&mdash;stuff done</li>
<li>You can do periods of focused, deep work on projects that drive the business forward</li>
</ul>
<div></div><div><b>This may not be your ideal next career move if&hellip;</b></div>
<ul><li>You like things to not change much (we suggest the elevator business for that)</li>
<li>Dealing with ambiguity or experimentation is not your jam</li>
<li>You try to resolve challenging interpersonal situations over instant messaging</li>
</ul>
<div></div><div><b>Here&rsquo;s the deal with our not-so-standard, um&hellip;</b><b><i>standard interview process</i></b><b> because we know you are the curious type, which is why you&rsquo;re still reading this&hellip;</b></div>
<ul><li>Quick 30 min phone chat with a high energy member of our Talent Acquisition team to do a quick overview of your background and answer any burning questions you have</li>
<li>Team interviews are kept to a minimum to foster a more efficient, candidate-friendly process (too many interviewers yields little value and drags out the process for you&mdash;and who wants that, right?):
<ul><li>A short series of in-person or video interviews in a 1:1 setting; these are usually with the hiring manager, one or two other team members, and a person from another team to get broader perspectives (note: we don&rsquo;t do panel interviews because they don&rsquo;t give interviewers a chance to ask you unique questions, and we assign interviewers different roles so we&rsquo;re probing different capabilities)</li>
</ul></li><li>A case study or job task to simulate what you&rsquo;d actually be doing in the role (since your job is not actually to be interviewed for a living, why is that the thing companies rely on so much?) Yes, there will be a small panel for this one so you don&rsquo;t have to do it more than once, and yes, they might ask you some kind yet probing questions at the end after the raucous applause stops.</li>
<li>Once your interview concludes, the team will meet for an in-depth consultative process to ensure we are hiring the right person for the right job. Interviewers must come in with a strong <b>yes</b> or <b>no</b> vote beforehand to avoid groupthink with supporting reasons. The collective thoughts on your candidacy will be discussed in an environment of safety to challenge ideas respectfully, debate. and be open to all important qualifications of the candidates. A trained, disinterested bias blocker will be present to help mitigate bias so the team can make a sound hiring decision. The moment of truth arrives when the hiring manager makes the big decision. If you nailed the interviews and the case study was brilliant, guess what? The offer is all yours! And the ball is in your court. Will you accept? We sure hope so because this place is the real deal, and don&rsquo;t just believe us&mdash;just ask the 92% of our people who said this is a great place to work in our most recent employee survey.</li>
</ul>
<div></div><div>We strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment to contribute to the success of our organization. Premier Nutrition provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.</div></div><div></div>

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Operational Excellence Analyst