Philip Rodrigues
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Credentials
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Black Belt Certification
Lean Six Sigma
Experience
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TheKraftHeinzNotCo
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Of Supply Chain
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Aug 2022 - Present
Who are we? The Kraft Heinz brands you know and love, but Not. The Kraft Heinz Not Company is a Joint Venture formed by Kraft Heinz and The Not Company to develop superior plant-based versions of co-branded products at a level of speed, taste, quality, and scale yet to be seen in the industry. NotCo brings its patented, first-of-its-kind technology and proven artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, while Kraft Heinz offers its iconic brand portfolio and scale. My role is to build and develop a team to lead the execution of commercializing mouthwatering plant-based items from start to finish.
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Kraft Heinz
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead, S&OP
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Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
Change agent leading the end-to-end Sales & Operations (S&OP) function for the Cheese and Desserts categories through the IBP process. Driving improvement in customer fill rates through managing the analytics on supply and demand to deliver improved service levels working cross functionally with the value chain within the respective teams of Marketing, Sales, R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Logistics and Procurement.
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Lead, Supply Chain Development - Enhancers, Sauces and Desserts
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Jun 2020 - Sep 2021
Strategic growth developer focused on delivering break through innovation, driving manufacturing efficiency and improving the overall cost structure within the Enhancers, Sauces and Away from home category. With a team of 4, driving improvements in commercialization for large scale projects working to mitigate risk with a cross functional team and deliver a successful launches. Leader working to streamline a fast paced approach to solving for unexpected growth and business challenges and helping to produce innovative products to change the landscape of the market place.
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Director of North American External Manufacturing Operations
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2019 - Jun 2020
Lead to External Manufacturing Operations for Kraft Heinz across more than 100 business partners. Focusing on building network strategies that leverage performance growth. Implementing metric driven approach to external manufacturing focusing on quality, delivery and cost performance.
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Simple Mills
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President of Manufacturing & Commercialization
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2017 - 2019
Integral member of leadership team with multi-plant operational insight over product commercialization, performance management, quality control, process improvement, partner onboarding, efficiency enhancements, procurement, and troubleshooting. Develop innovative processes and implemented solutions for sustainable manufacturing processes for improved product quality, new business development, core business maintenance, and profitable margin growth. Lead team of 5 across all product lines; managed risk and mitigated all regulatory and legal challenges.
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Hearthside Food Solutions
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Commercialization
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2014 - 2017
Built and introduced innovative commercialization process to meet aggressive business demands and streamline processes for product launches, R&D projects, and product reformulations. Collaborated with internal and external partners to identify needs and implement improved process to allow fluid interaction between varying business units and new customers. Partnered with senior leadership on M&A, strategic growth initiatives, and financial pricing strategies. Built and introduced innovative commercialization process to meet aggressive business demands and streamline processes for product launches, R&D projects, and product reformulations. Collaborated with internal and external partners to identify needs and implement improved process to allow fluid interaction between varying business units and new customers. Partnered with senior leadership on M&A, strategic growth initiatives, and financial pricing strategies.
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Bay Valley Foods
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Plant Manager, Chicago Facility
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2011 - 2014
Directed manufacturing operations, daily output, and commercialization activities for $8M private label food plant with 120 union and contract employees. Introduced and implemented cost reduction initiatives and productivity processes, within main facility and sister plants, to better align business units with streamlined focus on achieving goals Directed manufacturing operations, daily output, and commercialization activities for $8M private label food plant with 120 union and contract employees. Introduced and implemented cost reduction initiatives and productivity processes, within main facility and sister plants, to better align business units with streamlined focus on achieving goals
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Mondelēz International
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Development Manager
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2003 - 2011
Managed new business projects and commercializations within the Food Service sector. Progressive career with rapid promotion from working within the Oscar Mayer Business Unit as part of Kraft Foods Group from 2003 to 2006, to multiple roles within Nabisco Unit for Kraft Foods Global, Inc. Managed new business projects and commercializations within the Food Service sector. Progressive career with rapid promotion from working within the Oscar Mayer Business Unit as part of Kraft Foods Group from 2003 to 2006, to multiple roles within Nabisco Unit for Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
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Education
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1998 - 2002
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Organizational Leadership and Supervision -
1994 - 1998
Loyola Academy
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