Business Unit Manager

## Business Unit Manager Apply locations:
IL Oak Brooktime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R28572

We are seeking a detail-oriented, strategic business leader to join our dynamic team leading our Ingredient, Co-Manufacturing & Food service 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
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* Location:

** IL Oak Brook
** Job Type:
** General Management
** Job Posting

Title:

** Business Unit Manager
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* Job Description:

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* Schedule:

** Remote Monday and Friday;
In office Tuesday to Thursday
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* 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 food service 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 food service 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:

*** 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 food service 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…