Global Process Owner Director

Performance Food Group (New); La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Performance Food Group is seeking a Global Process Owner to lead end-to-end process performance across the enterprise within a Global Business Services model. You will own process strategy, governance, standardization, and transformation to ensure scalable, compliant, customer-centric processes.

The role requires directing process vision, defining KPIs and global standards, and partnering with IT, data, and transformation teams to realize value across regions and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 8-15+ years in accounting, process management, shared services, GBS, or functional leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end global processes (R2R, P2P, O2C, Hire to Retire) and drive performance and improvements.
• Define global process vision, roadmap, and target operating model.
• Establish global standards, controls, and process documentation.
• Lead global process governance forums and stakeholder alignment.
• Define and monitor KPIs, SLAs, and value metrics.
• Ensure regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements are embedded.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean or Six Sigma.

Skills

Global process ownership

Lean Six Sigma

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Company Description

Performance Food Group is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150 distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.

Job Description

Position Purpose

The Global Process Owner (GPO) is accountable for the end-to-end performance, design, and continuous improvement of global processes across the enterprise within a Global Business Services (GBS) operating model. The role owns process strategy, governance, standardization, and transformation to ensure processes are scalable, compliant, customer-centric, and aligned with business objectives. This role serves as the single point of accountability for process outcomes across regions, business units, service centers, and third-party providers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end global process(es) (e.g., Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Hire to Retire), including strategy, performance, design, and continuous improvement.
• Define and maintain the global process vision, roadmap, and target operating model aligned with business strategy, GBS objectives, and functional leadership priorities.
• Establish global standards, policies, controls, and process documentation to support consistency, scalability, and compliance.
• Establish and chair global process governance forums to drive decision‑making, alignment, and accountability across in‑scope teams, regions, and vendors.
• Define and monitor process KPIs, SLAs, and value metrics, including cost, quality, cycle time, and customer or stakeholder experience.
• Ensure regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements are embedded in processes and sustained across all operating environments.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies to improve operational and service performance.
• Identify and prioritize automation, digitalization, and analytics opportunities, including RPA, workflow, AI, and ERP optimization.
• Partner with IT, Data, and Transformation teams to deliver process enhancements and own the related business cases and value realization.
• Serve as the primary interface between PBS, business units, functions, IT, and external providers, influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Manage change impacts and communications across an enterprise, matrixed organization to support adoption, process adherence, and capability maturity.
• Partner with PBS delivery leaders to ensure consistent execution of global processes and support vendor selection, onboarding, and performance management from a process perspective.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Benefits

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 8-15+years in accounting, process management, shared services, GBS, or functional leadership roles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree/MBA
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.