Commercial Initiatives Manager bei Darigold

We’re excited to share we’re actively seeking a highly organized and proactive high potential future leader to support our CFO and B2B leadership team. This role blends project management, business improvement and cross-functional coordination. You’ll be the go-to person for creating impactful analysis and communication, driving initiatives forward and ensuring alignment across teams to solve a wide and diverse range of business problems. This is an important & critical role for someone looking to further develop a career in dairy sales, marketing or operations.

Darigold is the fifth largest dairy cooperative in the United States based on milk volume and one of the largest privately held organizations headquartered in the state of Washington. Since 1918, our producers have taken pride in producing dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Today, we are one of the nation's largest agricultural cooperatives, producing over 8.5 billion pounds of milk every year.

Through innovative technology and our efficient, flexible production capabilities, we deliver value-added products and customer-driven solutions. Darigold is now known throughout the world for bringing fresh, wholesome dairy products and ingredients from the Northwest to people all around the globe. For more than a century, we’ve been the vital link connecting dairy farmers across the region with customers around the world.

What You Will Do:

• Track progress on strategic initiatives and ensure timely execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and hold stakeholders accountable.
• Identify roadblocks and propose solutions to keep projects on track.
• Project manage selected key business initiatives.
• Prepare executive materials analysis and insights to support business decisions.
• Draft presentations, reports and internal communications.
• Develop meeting agendas, operate the management system and follow-ups for B2B & CFO leads.
• Assist with data gathering and analysis for business reviews.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Maintain dashboards and performance tracking tools.
• Ensure progress on key initiatives by coordinating meetings, updates on deliverables & communication to stakeholders.
• Facilitate collaboration between Finance, Sales, Marketing and Operations.
• Ensure alignment and clarity across departments.

 What You Will Bring:

• 4-5 years of experience in project coordination, executive support or operations.
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI and project management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• Comfortable working with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Undergraduate degree in science/engineering/finance/business or similar.
• Experience in B2B environments or dairy/food manufacturing is preferred.

 Benefits of Working at Darigold:

We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We’re proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package that includes:

• 401k competitive employer matching
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
• Employer paid life & disability coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Education assistance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement where it applies (up to 2 days/week after initial 90 days and approval by hiring manager and HR)
• Compensation range: $85,592 - $128,388 (individual wage based on previous experience, knowledge and skills)

 Our Commitment to Diversity:

Achieving our vision to Lead Dairy Forward requires cultivating and supporting a team with varying backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to providing a workplace based on mutual respect where all employees feel included and can bring their best and authentic selves to work every day. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result & confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify - please follow the links for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.