Director of Technical Services & Strategic Solutions

Ardent Mills; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Life and Disability Programs

Retirement Savings with Company Match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ardent Mills seeks a Director of Technical Services to lead the enterprise-wide strategy, align with growth and customer needs, and partner with Commercial, Operations, Quality, Risk Management, Marketing, Supply Chain, and R&D leaders. You will guide a high-performing team and drive data-driven, innovative solutions across grain, milling and ingredient domains.

The role is based in Denver, CO or Minneapolis, MN with a hybrid work pattern (two days in office weekly) and up to 50% travel.

Qualifications

• 15+ years progressive experience in food, ingredients, grain processing, milling or related manufacturing.
• 10+ years leadership experience managing Technical Services, R&D, Applications, or Quality.
• Proven success leading enterprise-wide technical initiatives with senior stakeholders.
• Experience partnering with customers to solve technical challenges and drive growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise-wide Technical Services strategy aligned with growth and customer needs.
• Lead strategic planning, budget management, and resource allocation for Technical Services.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to support customer acquisition, retention and growth.
• Represent Ardent Mills during customer engagements and industry events.
• Drive innovation using customer insights, market intelligence and technical expertise.

Skills

Strategic leadership

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer engagement

Technical strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related

Job description

Ardent Mills seeks a Director of Technical Services to lead the enterprise-wide strategy, align with growth and customer needs, and partner with Commercial, Operations, Quality, Risk Management, Marketing, Supply Chain, and R&D leaders. You will guide a high-performing team and drive data-driven, innovative solutions across grain, milling and ingredient domains.

The role is based in Denver, CO or Minneapolis, MN with a hybrid work pattern (two days in office weekly) and up to 50% travel.