Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

IL Oak Brook

Job Type:

General Management

Job Posting Title:

Business Unit Manager

About Us: 

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of more than two dozen production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.  

What You Gain: 

Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way. 

An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups. 

Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day! 

401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll. 

Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays). 

Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs.  

Job Description:

About the Role: 

The Business Unit Manager has P&L responsibility for the Broth category within the larger food & beverage business unit portfolio. The BU Manager is responsible for defining overall strategy to meet new and diverse customer requirements, establishing a clear vision and growth plan for the business, achieving category financial goals, supporting operation and supply chain efficiencies, and driving category product development by leveraging consumer insights.  You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to: 

 

Executing the annual business objectives, strategy and tactics for the Broth category, working closely with Director and leading cross-functional teams; assisting in the development of mid and long-term strategic business planning 

Owning private label category product assortment, product life cycle and monitoring national brand changes. Identifying innovation, price-pack architecture, and value propositions for the product category. Responsible for the development guardrails for RDI team and building compelling stories for Sales using syndicated data analysis. 

Analyzing category for competitive strengths and weaknesses, identifying growth opportunities and defense strategies as needed. Tracking competitive efforts and recommending adjustments to changing market conditions 

Leveraging and influencing the sales organization to manage customer relationships and influence key go-to-market tactics (pricing, merchandising, shelving, and assortment) 

Managing and driving business simplification and cost improvement efforts, including development of continuous improvement initiatives and activities to mitigate DDD 

Driving accountability cross functionally for quality and service, prioritizing portfolio for optimal vol/mix and delivering to customers best-in-class category season execution  

 

About You: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain or related field 

8 years of experience in business, food manufacturing preferred, private label optimal  

Exposure to and understanding of multiple business disciplines (Purchasing, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, Logistics, R&D, etc.) in previous positions preferred 

Strong project management and communication skills to lead and influence cross-functional project teams 

Demonstrated understanding of business fundamentals including P&L management, pricing, and trade strategy 

Expert in Excel (pivot table, vlookup, equations, formatting), Powerpoint presentation building, Circana IRI data system. Fluency in SAP a plus.  

Ability to travel as required, 10-20% 

                                                             

                                                                                                                                           

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At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com

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