Executive Project Leader Jobs

Joining King’s Hawaiian makes you part of our `ohana (family). We are a family-owned business for over seventy years, respecting our roots while thinking about our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve. Our `ohana members build an environment of inclusivity as they freely collaborate, pursue learning through curiosity, and explore innovation as critical thinkers. Beyond that, we are also passionate about supporting the long-term health and well-being of our employees and their families. If you’re excited to rise with our team, come and join our `ohana!

Who Are We?

The Irresistible Foods Group (IFG) was established in September 2021 as the parent company to King’s Hawaiian, Grillo’s Pickles, Shaka Tea, and future food & beverage companies that join our family of brands. IFG is 100% family-owned and is committed to authentically stewarding irresistible brands into the future as the Taira family has with King’s Hawaiian for more than 70 years.

Our mission and purpose: “We create irresistibility. Then we share it.” We believe in irresistibility not just in our products, but in our values, 'ohana (family), and roots. We believe the core of our irresistibility is our values:

• Dream big and get stuff done. Irresistibility is not an accident – we don’t wait for the future to come to us; we actively create it.
• Bring your own flavor. We care about where you come from and how you see the world; our shared values are our bond, but our uniqueness is what makes us irresistible.
• Be curious and never stop learning. We approach conversations, situations, and problems with open minds and passionately seek to be better tomorrow than we are today.
• Treat others with dignity – respect is unconditional. We have high-performance heads and high-performance hearts and never lose sight that we are all part of the same ’Ohana.

These values are not only what drive us but also what we seek in all members at all levels in IFG as well as our operating companies (OpCos).

IFG is not a private equity or venture capital firm. We are an owner-friendly investor and acquirer focused on creating long-term value for our brands with no intent to ever sell the company. We support our OpCos with capital allocation (cash & capabilities), strategic guidance, and operational governance. It is through this commitment to continuously create value that we strive to be the most trusted, influential, and value-creating family of authentic food & beverage brands. These brands are beloved by their consumers for their irresistible products and are uniquely connected through their shared values and sold in the perimeter (of grocery stores).

Who Are You?

You are an authentic, passionate, strategic problem solver who is highly motivated by the opportunity to play a significant role in taking the growth of a fast-growing company to the next level. You are a thinker, builder, and an inspirer, not a manager. You see problems to be solved as more than problems – you see them as opportunities to be realized. Your associates trust you and would use words like “collaborative” and “creative” to describe you. They might even go so far as to say that they are unusually comfortable with you swimming (a bit) in their lane because you add so much value when you do, and you always do it respectfully. You model behaviors and activities that set a standard for those around you. You care much more about getting the right things done than about who gets the credit for doing them. You are a “get stuff done” person who gets things done so fast, efficiently, and effectively that it usually surprises those around you.

This role is right for you if you….

• Believe building a career is about developing capabilities to create value. You are more of a renaissance person than an expert in a singular function. You thrive on learning how the business holistically works. Later in your career, you may pick a specific brand and/or narrower function but first you want to see and taste them all.
• Can self-manage and deal with ambiguity. While you will have significant time with the Strategy & New Ventures Directors, you will also have to invent and create on your own. If you need detailed directions, this might not be the position for you. But if you like to solve problems and figure out new “best practices”, this might be right for you.
• Love to learn and are INTENSELY curious. Many of the projects will be about building capabilities that we or the OpCos don’t have and being the “lead learner” for the entire enterprise. If you are not an intensely curious person who thrives on new learnings, this is not the role for you.
• Like to have fun. REALLY like to have fun at work and find much of the fun is from accomplishing unusual, tough things.

What You Will Do:

The Executive Project Leader within IFG’s Strategy & New Ventures (SNV) team will focus primarily on two areas: (1) strategic initiatives and (2) investments & acquisitions. Reporting to one of the SNV Directors, primary responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

Overall:

• Support the SNV Director(s) to flawlessly execute a variety of projects.
• Solve problems and create value to advance the execution of IFG and its OpCos’ strategic plans.

Strategic Initiatives:

• Partner with OpCo business leaders and project leads on various IFG-supported projects.
• Lead or support project management, manage meetings (design, cadence, agenda prioritization, actions, and follow-up), and develop project deliverables (presentations, models, dashboards / trackers, etc.).
• Lead or support strategic initiatives within IFG and its OpCos that are focused on executing the strategic plan and/or building out capabilities.

Investments & Acquisitions:

• Help the SNV team manage the Deal Relationship Management tracker to keep the team up to date on the status of potential targets.
• Build financial models as well as executive presentations that will be used to make a recommendation to the IFG Chairman and IFG President on whether to move forward with an investment and/or acquisition.
• Lead the research on deal activity and keep a pulse on trends and up-and-coming brands within the food & beverage space.
• Perform category, financial, legal, and operational due diligence on target investment and/or acquisition companies.

Experience And Capabilities

• Experience managing complex projects in a highly dynamic and fluid environment with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to interface with and present to C-level executives
• Bachelor's Degree
• Strategic and flexible approach to business problem solving; ability to process data and information quickly and formulate an effective strategy and/or plan
• Rockstar Microsoft Office skills (e.g., lead the creation of executive presentations, financial statements, projection models, etc.)
• 2+ years of experience in roles with similar responsibilities as above with demonstrated levels of responsibility (ideally, strategy and/or management consulting experience with a top consulting firm or internal corporate strategy team)
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to form deep and trusted relationships across different companies and functions

Irresistible Foods Group is an equal-opportunity employer.

King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.