Senior Manager, Agribusiness Performance

Sofina Foods Inc; Markham; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Sofina Foods Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Agribusiness Performance in Markham, Ontario. This leadership role applies disciplined analytics to elevate performance, develop a rolling 5-year capacity plan, and engage growers through improved planning and reporting.

The role coordinates across plants, hatcheries, engineering, and finance to drive cost management, reporting improvements, and investment decisions, with a bonus potential and a focus on data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain management or related field.
• 7+ years experience in a manufacturing environment within the Consumer Packaged Goods industry preferred.
• Demonstrated solid business acumen and sound decision-making.
• Thoroughness, curiosity, and attention to detail.
• Superior computer skills including advanced spreadsheet modeling and data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics across 13 plants and 4 hatcheries, driving continuous improvement.
• Develop standardized KPIs (daily, weekly, monthly) to drive performance.
• Build reporting tools and models to improve decision-making across functions.
• Identify cost drivers and design changes to sustain competitive advantage.
• Collaborate with plants, engineering, and finance to create strong business cases.
• Support major projects with business case development and benefits tracking.

Skills

Power BI analytics

Advanced spreadsheet modeling

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BA/BS in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain management or related field

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Senior Manager, Agribusiness Performance

Job Description

Posted Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM | Expires Friday, September 4, 2026 at 3:59 AM

Position Summary:

Reporting directly to the Chief Agribusiness Officer, the Senior Manager, Agribusiness Performance applies disciplined analytics and entrepreneurial insights to advance business performance and excellence across the organization. This key role supports the mandate of the Agribusiness team to elevate data metrics, develop planning improvements, and improve grower engagement and retention. Another significant deliverable is the development and updating of the rolling 5 year Agribusiness capacity plan.

Key Accountabilities:

• Key Leader across 13 primary processing plants and 4 hatcheries driving collaboration cross-functionally, with the primary objective to develop, implement, and adopt a continuous improvement focus utilizing metrics and data, resulting in improved business outcomes.
• Develop standardized daily, weekly, and monthly KPIs to drive organizational performance, as opportunities are identified in weekly and monthly reviews
• Apply relevant business insights and knowledge to generate sound decision-making within the company’s Agribusiness activities.
• Improve and build better reporting and tools to enable improved decision-making and collaboration across functions.
• Identify opportunities through a detailed understanding of the activities underlying costs of operations, and design and implement changes that will maintain competitive advantage.
• Lead collaboration between plants, hatcheries, engineering, and finance to develop better and more timely business cases to facilitate resource investments.
• Support major projects with business case development while identifying benefits to the business.
• Provide guidance and insights to drive simplification, elimination, combination, and reduction of data/multiple data reports across the Agribusiness network.
• Support and facilitation of continuous improvement tracking, driving efficient and effective follow-up with clear accountability.
• Question with rigor, deep-diving decisions, and challenge the Agribusiness team to improve outcomes.
• Use disciplined analysis, modeling, and forecasting to inspire and drive better decisions and results.
• Continuous Improvement of performance reporting and decision-making methodology to support the growing business.
• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Live Procurement, ands Hatcheries to manage operating costs and drive operational excellence.
• Lead the development of a 5 year rolling plan capturing capacity needs from hatching egg supply to primary processing, leading to expansion planning to meet the growth of the business.

Requirements:

• BA/BS in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain management or related field
• 7 years plus experience in a manufacturing environment within the Consumer Packaged Goods industry is preferred.
• Demonstrated solid business acumen and sound decision-making skills.
• Thoroughness, curiosity, and attention to detail
• Above average experience with an ERP system
• Superior computer skills including advanced spreadsheet modeling
• Ability to implement Power BI analytics and dashboards
• Travel required as per business needs.

Hiring Range: CAD $95,800 to $145,800

Bonus: This position is eligible for a bonus up to 16.5% of base salary subject to the plan terms and conditions.

Please note that the expected hiring range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sofina. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, skillset of the candidate and internal equity.

This position is currently an active vacancy.

Sofina Foods Inc. is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). Applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements , for the purpose of accommodation under AODA, known to Human Resources when they are contacted for an interview.