Manager, Enterprise Transformation

Role Overview

• Supports the design and delivery of enterprise business capabilities aligned to Hershey’s enterprise strategy and long-term value priorities
• Translates strategic priorities into clearly defined initiatives, roadmaps, and execution plans
• Ensures initiatives are structured to deliver measurable financial and operational outcomes
• Partners with initiative owners to develop and refine value cases, assumptions, risks, and success metrics
• Leads cross-functional teams through enterprise stage gate and governance processes
• Prepares clear, decision-ready materials for senior leaders, synthesizing complex tradeoffs and recommendations
• Owns day-to-day leadership of assigned modernization initiatives and capability builds
• Coordinates workstreams across business and technology teams, managing dependencies and delivery risks
• Drives initiatives from pilot → scale → sustain, with a focus on enterprise adoption and embedded ways of working
• Acts as a connective leader across Strategy, Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, and Technology
• Influences outcomes without direct authority by aligning stakeholders around enterprise value and priorities
• Builds trusted relationships with functional leaders and execution teams
• Partners with Finance and Strategy to track benefits realization, productivity gains, and performance vs. plan
• Identifies risks to value delivery and drives corrective actions
• Drives governance and reporting (e.g., scorecards, Steering Committee materials)
• Serves as a practitioner and coach of enterprise modernization tools, governance, and ways of working
• Supports training, enablement, and change efforts
• Captures lessons learned to continuously improve how Hershey designs and scales capabilities

Requirements

• Experience leading enterprise modernization or capability building initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills; ability to translate strategy into execution
• Demonstrated success leading initiatives in complex, matrixed environments
• Proven ability to influence without authority and manage senior stakeholders
• Min. 5-7 years commercial, digital, supply chain, or strategy experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) or consulting preferred

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Accommodation for applicants with disabilities