Director of Integration & Business Transformation
Sigma · Savannah
We are seeking a Director of Integration & Business Transformation (Director of Operatives Services) to lead high-impact integration, synergy, and operational improvement initiatives across the organization.
This role will be responsible for driving key projects associated with mergers and acquisitions, identifying opportunities for cost savings and operational efficiencies, and leading cross-functional teams through complex business transformation initiatives. The Director will partner closely with business leaders across Finance, Operations, Sales, and other functions to ensure integration strategies translate into measurable business results.
The ideal candidate combines strong project leadership, financial analysis, operational improvement, and change management experience with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
What You’ll Do
- Lead post-acquisition integration initiatives, including financial planning, synergy realization, operational efficiencies, and sales distribution expansion.
- Develop and manage cross-functional workstreams designed to achieve integration goals and projected cost savings.
- Identify opportunities to improve business processes, reduce costs, manage risk, and strengthen operational performance.
- Establish priorities, milestones, KPIs, and accountability measures for integration and transformation initiatives.
- Monitor projected versus actual savings and conduct follow-up reviews to ensure business objectives are achieved.
- Partner with operational and corporate teams on efficiency projects involving areas such as automation, food safety, water and energy management, and distribution expansion.
- Translate emerging business needs into actionable integration, efficiency, or risk-management opportunities.
- Track and communicate progress, KPIs, savings, risks, and outcomes to key stakeholders.
- Support broader organizational improvement and transformation initiatives.
- Help integrate company practices, policies, systems, and processes into acquired operations while minimizing disruption to the business.
- Apply effective change management strategies to build stakeholder engagement and support long-term adoption.
- Build strong relationships across functions and organizational levels to move complex initiatives forward.
Requirements
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- At least 7 years of project management experience.
- At least 7 years of experience in financial analysis and modeling.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional projects and multiple workstreams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to turn data into actionable business recommendations.
- Experience developing and tracking KPIs, financial targets, project milestones, and business results.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex information to stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong relationship-building, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master of Business Administration (MBA).
- Experience within food manufacturing or a related manufacturing environment.
- Experience managing teams.
- Bilingual English/Spanish.
- Experience leading transformation or integration initiatives using structured change management practices.
Benefits
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means turning integration and transformation opportunities into measurable results. You will help ensure projects stay on track, projected efficiencies and savings are realized, stakeholders remain aligned, and new processes and systems are successfully integrated into the business.
This is an opportunity for a strategic, hands-on leader who enjoys connecting strategy, financial performance, operational improvement, and execution to create lasting business impact.
Some travel may be required.
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- And more......
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Sigma Foods and the Bar-S brand are Equal Opportunity Employers. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.