We are seeking a detail-oriented, strategic business leader to join our dynamic team leading our Ingredient, Co-Manufacturing & Foodservice Dry Pasta business. This role has responsibility for managing the P&L and budget to ensure we meet our annual plan and long-term strategic objectives in these channels. This Business Unit Manager will develop short- and long-term strategies, new product platforms, packaging and new item commercialization in collaboration with cross-functional teams. This position will be responsible for commercialization process management, responding to sales opportunities, developing bid submissions or proposals, and own all pricing decisions.
Employee Type:
Full time
Location:
IL Oak Brook
Job Type:
General Management
Job Posting Title:
Business Unit Manager
Job Description:
Schedule: Remote Monday and Friday; In office Tuesday to Thursday
Work Location: 2015 Spring Road Suite 400, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP,Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.
Salary, based on experience and other qualifications: $93k to $138k Annually with additional bonus potential
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements annual operating plans while supporting construction of long-term strategic plans.
- Monitors performance to ensure sales volume, share and profit objectives are accomplished while recommending and executing corrective actions, as needed.
- Recommends and implements pricing strategies to ensure category growth targets are met.
- Actively participates in ongoing sales, supply and demand planning sessions.
- Works directly with Sales, Finance, Costing, Supply, and Operations to deliver operating plans and ensure business strategies and new programs are effectively implemented.
- Manages launch of new products and continuous improvement activities for existing products, working directly with Innovation, R&D and Commercialization teams.
- Acts as general manager of ingredient, co-manufacturing and foodservice pasta business, leading cross-functional teams to ensure projects are prioritized appropriately and completed on time.
- Creatively identifies opportunity areas for growth by effectively using market research and competitive intelligence.
- Owns overall assortment decisions, develops meaningful portfolio positioning plans that creates added value versus competition and effectively communicates product or supplier production advantages to customers.
- Develops foodservice B2B marketing strategy and coordinate efforts with sales and condiments teams.
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list of all tasks. Additional tasks and duties may be assigned from time to time as necessitated by business needs.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Marketing, Sales, or related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
- Minimum of 5 years CPG brand management, product management or relevant marketing experience is required
- Relevant experience in food and beverage with strong preference for having past foodservice or ingredient channel experience
- Knowledge of and experience working collaboratively across several departments, such as Marketing, R&D, Sales and Finance functions, to achieve company and category goals
- Demonstrated business analytic skills, including in-depth understanding of P&L and ability to understand and apply insights/research to make decisions
- Proven track record for delivering volume and profit targets on a complex business
- An exceptional listener also skilled in persuasive and professional communication
- Experience effectively managing cross functional projects/teams, being deadline-driven, commercializing new products and creating related marketing plans
- Comfort working in a start-up organizational environment and being part of an entrepreneurial culture that is still forming
- Ability to think strategically and act decisively
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
