People. Planet. Community.

Dairys journey starts on the farm, and the road we travel demonstrates our unwavering commitment to sustainable nutrition, as our farmers provide lasting and meaningful nourishment to people, the planet and our communities, both urban and rural.

We are a nonprofit organization located in the greater Chicagoland area and we're always looking for talented people to join our team who share the passion and motivation to promote the goodness of dairy.

Position Overview (office-based in Rosemont, IL with hybrid flexibility; relocation is not available for this position):

The Planning & Measurement Operations Manager will support both the overall Unified Marketing Plan UMP planning process and measurement practice. This role will:

• Provide support in managing the 3-year strategic planning process across all checkoff and affiliated organizations (national, local, etc.)
• Support measurement and reporting processes against UMP goals and objectives across all checkoff entities, define and improve the process for collection of results performance vs. plan goals, review current tools and continuously look for ways to evolve and optimize the process
• Refresh and refine planning worksheets/templates, facilitation guides, planning materials, etc. to ensure consistency of execution across teams and to ensure the planning process delivers on needs of the checkoff and affiliated organizations
• Consolidate forms, feedback and presentation materials, etc. to inform planning and measurement discussions as well as to support presentation materials for planning and measurement meetings/discussions
• Organize and analyze data, prepare presentations for leadership teams across the checkoff, to include but not limited to DMI, Innovation Center, affiliate orgs, etc.
• Anticipate needs of key stakeholders, proactively problem solve with solutions-oriented mind-set
• Develop annual calendar of events, to include but not limited to internal meeting and planning meetings cadence
• Bring new thinking, approaches and ways of working to enhance and continuously improve the planning, measurement and reporting process
• Provide support, training and guidance on planning and measurement processes, across teams, as needed
• Manage timelines, meeting invites, agenda and coordination of efforts across planning, measurement timelines and federation-wide meetings, board meetings, etc.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

Bachelors Degree from an accredited university

Min 5 years in project management, process improvement, managing timelines, experience with corporate planning, strategic planning and/or business analytics functions a plus

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Problem solving skills, solutions oriented

Ability to think critically and connect the dots across teams

Strong work planning and project management skills

Works collaboratively in a team environment

Strong written and verbal communications, ability to provide clear direction and synthesize results

Ability to work across national/regional organization structures

Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, Microsoft Office suite

Benefits

We know that in order to meet our goal of growing dairy demand, we need the best people. We offer competitive compensation and generous benefits to help our employees balance their work and personal lives. Our Rosemont office is conveniently located across from OHare Airport and is accessible to the CTA Blue Line and Metra transit.

Our comprehensive health and welfare plans offer medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability and flexible spending accounts (health care, dependent care, transit and parking). We also offer generous maternity and paid paternal leave plans. Our 401k provides up to a 10% match and includes a Roth account. DMI reserves the right to change or end its benefits plans or programs at any time.

Dairy Management Inc. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to the principles of diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) is funded by Americas 29,000+ dairy farmers, as well as dairy importers. Created to help increase sales and demand for dairy products, DMI and its related organizations work to increase demand for dairy through research, education and innovation, and to maintain confidence in dairy foods, farms and businesses. DMI manages National Dairy Council and the American Dairy Association, and founded the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. DMI works with state and regional promotion organizations to implement these programs across the country.

We regret it is not possible to communicate with candidates except those who most closely match our requirements. Thank you.