Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President, Military Operations

As the leader in business and industry dining, Eurest is the company to join if you want a rewarding career packed with limitless opportunities. We feed the employees of the nation's largest and most-prestigious companies -- in every state and across all industries. As a member of Eurest's leadership and professional support team, you will help our 16,000 chefs, and in-unit associates excel as they deliver world-class meals in corporate cafes and executive dining rooms with on-site catering through vending innovations and more.

Our company is innovative, high performing and fast growing. Our teammates are enthusiastic, committed to quality and thrive on consistently delivering unparalleled results. And did we mention we work with exciting companies and at interesting locations? Come grow your career with Eurest.

Job Summary:

The Senior Vice President, Military Operations is a key member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for providing strategic direction, operational leadership, and financial stewardship across a multi-site food manufacturing and/or foodservice organization. This executive will lead large-scale operations, drive sustainable growth, ensure regulatory compliance, optimize performance, and build a high-performing culture focused on safety, quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction. The SVP will partner closely with senior leadership to execute the company's long-term strategic vision while delivering exceptional operational and financial results.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Provide enterprise-wide leadership for operations, including production, quality, supply chain, warehousing, logistics, and field operations.
• Develop and execute operational strategies that support organizational growth, profitability, and market expansion.
• Drive operational excellence.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to improve productivity, service levels, quality, safety, and profitability.
• Lead large, geographically dispersed teams and foster a culture of accountability, engagement, inclusion, and high performance.
• Serve as an executive sponsor for major transformation initiatives, process improvements, and organizational change efforts.
• Build strong partnerships with clients, customers, suppliers, and key stakeholders while serving as a senior ambassador for the organization.
• Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Quality, Supply Chain, and other functional leaders to align operational execution with business objectives.
• Ensure consistent execution of policies, procedures, compliance standards, and risk management practices across all locations.
• Drive succession planning, leadership development, and talent strategies that strengthen organizational capability.

Financial leadership includes:

• Maintain full responsibility for operational financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and profit optimization.
• Lead P&L management and identify opportunities to improve margins, productivity, and return on investment.
• Evaluate business performance through data-driven analysis and implement strategies that drive sustainable growth.

Quality, food safety & compliance includes:

• Ensure compliance with all applicable food safety, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Lead audit readiness, regulatory inspections, corrective action programs, and continuous compliance improvement initiatives.

Executive leadership competencies include:

• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance long-term vision and operational execution.
• Proven ability to lead through complexity, change, and rapid growth.
• Exceptional business acumen, executive presence, and decision-making capability.
• Strong relationship-building, influencing, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to inspire teams, develop leaders, and build high-performing organizations.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, Food Science, Hospitality Management, Supply Chain, or a related field required. Master's degree (MBA or related discipline) strongly preferred. Minimum of 10 years of progressive executive-level operations leadership experience. Significant experience leading multi-site operations within food manufacturing, foodservice, hospitality, consumer products, supply chain, or related industries. Proven track record of delivering operational excellence, financial performance, and organizational growth. Demonstrated success managing large teams and complex organizational structures. Strong knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies, quality systems, and regulatory compliance requirements. Experience in high-growth, transformational, private equity-backed, and/or turnaround environments is highly desirable. Military leadership, service, and/or operational experience is highly preferred.

Extensive travel, up to 60+%, is required based on business needs and the locations supported by the organization.