Success in this role means effectively leading complex projects and a diverse portfolio of work in a manufacturing environment, using data-driven decision making, problem-solving, and quality-focused processes to deliver results, drive continuous improvement, influence change, and communicate insights confidently to teams, plant personnel, customers, and executive leadership. They keenly navigate the tradeoffs that simultaneously deliver competitive product leadership (category trends, consumer insights, customer requirements, margin/revenue growth aspirations, etc.) and internal operational requirements for overall competitive cost leadership (efficiency, cost, capacity, service, etc.) by creating and enhancing product designs that deliver across multi-faceted business needs.