What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Partner position at Organic Valley?
Executive Partner
Summary of Role
Base salary range: $64,729 - $82,440 per year
This salary range is exclusive of fringe benefits. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary bonuses. If you are hired at CROPP, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. Additionally, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that entry-level candidates to this role should expect to be at the lower end of the salary range, and hiring at the maximum of the salary range is not typical.
Benefits
We believe when our people are strong, our mission is strong. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive and holistic Total Rewards package meant to strengthen employees’ and their family's total wellbeing. Here are some of the great benefits offered:
•Comprehensive Health Insurance - Choice of plans for you and your family, including some that can be paired with an HSA (which CROPP contributes to on your behalf)
•Supplemental insurances: we offer accidental insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity insurance.
•Time Off – 136 hours in the 1st year of employment prorated by start date. Plus 9 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday for us at will.
•6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave – For all gendered partners in childbirth or adoption.
•Vision & Dental Insurance – Free annual eye exam, discounts on glasses/contacts, flexible dental network, adult ortho.
•401k – We match 100% up to the first 3% of an employee’s contribution, and then 50% for 3.1%-5.0% of employee contributions.
•Tuition Reimbursement – Up to $1,500 per year to support continuing higher education.
•Flexible Spending Account – For dependent care costs or to help with dental and vision costs.
•Life Insurance - $50,000 policy funded by CROPP for each employee. Supplemental voluntary coverage available for employees, spouses, and children.
•Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D Insurance - $50,000 of life insurance coverage of $50,000 of AD&D coverage funded by CROPP for each employee.
•Mental Health Support – Free 24/7 access to therapists, coaches, and self-led mental health resources.
•Free onsite fitness centers available 24/7
•Free biometric screenings (cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure) and health coaching.
•Financial advisors and seminars
•Annual $360 wellness reimbursement
•Flexible Scheduling
•On-site all-organic cafeterias
Learn more about employee Total Rewards
Location – Hybrid (Cashton, WI office building – 3 days per week/Remote – 2 days per week)
Employee Type – Salaried
Bonus Eligibility – Yes
Safety Sensitive –No
Employee Type – Salaried
Bonus Eligibility – Yes
Safety Sensitive –No
Deadline to apply EOD Friday, January 19
If a company is going to make a difference in today’s world, it’s going to have to think differently. At Organic Valley, our philosophy and decisions are based on the health and welfare of people, animals and the earth. We’re a mission-driven cooperative, owned by family farmers, and we’ve been leaders in organic agriculture from the very beginning. Once pioneers of organic agriculture, we’re now an established leader. Organic is all we do. We are driven by our mission to promote regional farm diversity and economic stability by the means of organic agricultural methods and the sale of certified organic products.
Summary of Role
The Executive Partner functions within the senior level in the organization and works closely with the specific Executive Officers to drive and deliver results in support of strategic priorities and department operations. This role will provide direct support to CROPP’s Executive Vice President of Sales as well as their senior leadership teams.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
o Facilitates and drives forward the planning and execution of strategic initiatives and business priorities to best support Executive Officers (as assigned)
o Ensures proper priorities and goals are focused and executed on to drive department results within set timelines.
o Monitor information flow, ensuring executive involvement in a project or decision-making process is at the right time.
o Works with senior leadership and team members to identify and deliver on business process improvement initiatives.
o Synthesizes data, defines tasks, defines necessary resources, develops recommendations and reviews findings with Executives and business leadership.
o Demonstrates expertise within their functional business area.
o Regularly thinks proactively, anticipates needs and recommends or delivers solutions.
o Ability to lead and influence people by collaborating with senior leadership to assist and direct appropriate focuses of departmental work.
o Coordinates and drives cross-collaboration and alignment across varying levels within the organization.
o Prepares and reviews timely and confidential information including, reports, communications, presentations, contracts, strategic reports, analyses, briefs, and other correspondence for Executive Officers.
o Plans, executes, and facilities effective and purposeful meetings to ensure continuity and follow-through of strategic and departmental planning.
o Maintains strict confidentiality and uses the utmost diplomacy and tact in dealing with sensitive issues.
o Manages schedules, agendas, facilitation, meeting follow ups and prioritizes meetings to ensure proper priorities and goals are focused on to drive department results.
o Effectively coordinates, plans and manages large department events and cross-functional processes.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
o Steps in as proxy for executive in meetings when needed.
o Conducts research and compiles summaries on a wide range of topics as needed.
o Actively participates in other special projects and cross functional teams as needed and as assigned.
o Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
o Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field is preferred, with minimum 5 years related experience required.
o Previous supervisory experience highly preferred and recommended.
o Understanding of Cooperative principles and CROPP’s mission preferred.
o Aptitude to articulate executive vision, direction, and verbal/written communication for internal and external audiences.
o Exhibits leadership skills and behaviors to maintain credibility, trust and support with Senior Level Executives and their departmental teams.
o Ability to develop relationships to collaborate effectively with other cross-functional teams, external contacts and partners required.
o Must be flexible and demonstrate ability to handle changing priorities.
o Must demonstrate the ability to work and effectively and communicate cross functionally across all business areas within the organization.
o Must be well organized with strong attention to detail.
o Must have the ability to handle a diverse workload, frequent interruptions, multiple tasks, and deadlines as well as executing on projects for multiple people.
o Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
o Strong technical competency in MS Office is required.
o Ability to meet deadlines.
o Ability to handle and manage confidential information in an appropriate and professional manner.
o Demonstrate excellent discretion, judgment, and tact within an Executive level environment.
o Demonstrate leadership to maintain credibility, trust, and support.
o Exhibits sound judgment and the ability to make reasonable decisions in the absence of direction.
o Ability to travel as needed up to 15% of the time.
Base salary range: $64,729 - $82,440 per year
This salary range is exclusive of fringe benefits. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary bonuses. If you are hired at CROPP, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. Additionally, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that entry-level candidates to this role should expect to be at the lower end of the salary range, and hiring at the maximum of the salary range is not typical.
Benefits
We believe when our people are strong, our mission is strong. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive and holistic Total Rewards package meant to strengthen employees’ and their family's total wellbeing. Here are some of the great benefits offered:
•Comprehensive Health Insurance - Choice of plans for you and your family, including some that can be paired with an HSA (which CROPP contributes to on your behalf)
•Supplemental insurances: we offer accidental insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity insurance.
•Time Off – 136 hours in the 1st year of employment prorated by start date. Plus 9 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday for us at will.
•6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave – For all gendered partners in childbirth or adoption.
•Vision & Dental Insurance – Free annual eye exam, discounts on glasses/contacts, flexible dental network, adult ortho.
•401k – We match 100% up to the first 3% of an employee’s contribution, and then 50% for 3.1%-5.0% of employee contributions.
•Tuition Reimbursement – Up to $1,500 per year to support continuing higher education.
•Flexible Spending Account – For dependent care costs or to help with dental and vision costs.
•Life Insurance - $50,000 policy funded by CROPP for each employee. Supplemental voluntary coverage available for employees, spouses, and children.
•Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D Insurance - $50,000 of life insurance coverage of $50,000 of AD&D coverage funded by CROPP for each employee.
•Mental Health Support – Free 24/7 access to therapists, coaches, and self-led mental health resources.
•Free onsite fitness centers available 24/7
•Free biometric screenings (cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure) and health coaching.
•Financial advisors and seminars
•Annual $360 wellness reimbursement
•Flexible Scheduling
•On-site all-organic cafeterias
Learn more about employee Total Rewards