Business Unit Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develops and implements annual operating plans while supporting construction of long-term strategic plans.
• Maintains 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.
• 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.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s 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.
• 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.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

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
• Critical Illness

Pay

Salary, based on experience and other qualifications: $93k to $138k Annually with additional bonus potential.

Schedule

Remote Monday and Friday; In office Tuesday to Thursday

Work Location

2015 Spring Road Suite 400, Oak Brook, IL 60523