Business Unit Manager

Employee Type:

Full time

IL Oak Brook

General Management

Business Unit Manager

Tree House Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At Tree House 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.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—
Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

• 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).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – Develop
  
  U – 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.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

We are seeking a dynamic Business Unit Manager to join our corporate team. The Business Unit Manager will lead the planning and execution of volume and profit driving initiatives for the dynamic Pickles category. Gain broad exposure to all functional activities including sales and customers, operations, product development and finance, which results in the development of strong marketing and general management skills.

• Executing the annual business objectives, strategy and tactics for the Pickles category, working closely with Director and leading cross‑functional teams; assisting in the development of mid and long‑term strategic business planning; act as the key cross‑functional go‑to person for project decisions, guidance, communication and management
• Serve as the subject matter expert in the category:
  Own private label and branded category product assortment, product life cycle, pricing strategy and monitoring category changes. Identify 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. Lead in the development and delivery of category and product presentations. Work closely with Sales to ensure proper and timely customer communication.
• Provide ongoing reporting and analysis on category for competitive strengths and weaknesses, identifying growth opportunities and defense strategies as needed. Tracking competitive efforts and recommending adjustments to changing market conditions
• Maintain and communicate product knowledge library for respective categories
• Leveraging and influencing the sales organization to manage customer relationships and influence key go‑to‑market tactics (pricing, merchandising, shelving, and…