Manager, Growth Unit

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TreeHouse Foods 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 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.

Named one of Americas 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 valuesOwn 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.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period youre 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 DevelopU with more than 10000 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.

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About the Role:

We are seeking a dynamic Manager Growth Unit to join our corporate team. The Manager Growth Unit is responsible for managing category business performance supporting delivery of financial commitments and translating Growth Unit strategy into clear annual plans commercial priorities and executable growth initiatives. This role manages assigned category P&L performance and serves as a cross-functional business leader partnering closely with Commercial Finance RDI Supply Chain Operations Procurement and Food Safety & Quality to deliver net sales margin service innovation productivity and customer commitments.

The Manager will use category customer competitive operational and financial insights to identify value creation opportunities prioritize initiatives remove barriers and ensure disciplined execution against the annual operating plan and long-term strategic plan. This role also supports talent development leads cross-functional category tables and builds operating rhythms that improve accountability speed and decision quality across the business.

Youll add value to this role by performing various functions including but not limited to:

• Own category business performance including profitability growth operational priorities and achievement against annual targets.
• Set and execute the category strategy ambition and growth plan aligned to enterprise and Growth Unit priorities.
• Translate category strategy into a prioritized pipeline of growth productivity pricing portfolio and customer initiatives.
• Analyze category data customer needs consumer trends competitive activity and operational performance to identify growth opportunities defend market share and improve margin.
• Define portfolio pricing bid contract extension and customer strategies in partnership with Commercial Finance and functional partners.

• Manage assigned category P&L performance including net sales gross margin volume pricing mix productivity and operating assumptions.
• Lead target setting budget guidance annual operating plan inputs forecast reviews and business performance routines for assigned categories.
• Identify and close value gaps where margin erosion service issues cost pressures capacity constraints or execution risks are impacting performance.
• Partner with Finance to evaluate initiative economics customer profitability pricing actions bid decisions risks opportunities and trade-offs.
• Monitor results and develop contingency plans to ensure delivery of financial commitments.

• Lead category tables and cross-functional teams to establish priorities drive accountability resolve gaps and deliver annual and strategic plans.
• Collaborate with Commercial Operations Planning Procurement Corporate Engineering RDI and Food Safety & Quality to execute initiatives support capacity planning and enable commercialization.
• Drive disciplined project execution by aligning scope timelines financial expectations resource needs risks and customer commitments.
• Ensure strong communication across functional teams so decisions trade-offs and escalations are timely transparent and action oriented.

• Identify opportunities to improve service quality cost productivity working capital capacity utilization SKU health and portfolio effectiveness.
• Use business insights and performance metrics to simplify work improve decision quality and accelerate execution across the Growth Unit.
• Lead business reviews initiative reviews bid reviews strategic planning discussions and recurring operating rhythms for assigned categories.
• Drive adoption of consistent processes tools and governance that improve accountability and help the organization deliver with speed and discipline.

• Develop coach and manage direct reports and cross-functional partners to strengthen business ownership commercial acumen and execution capability.
• Build succession strength and create clear development plans for team members supporting assigned categories.
• Model TreeHouse Foods values by fostering accountability collaboration transparency inclusion and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Create clarity around priorities decision rights performance expectations and measures of success.

Important Details:

• This is a full-time first-shift hybrid position based at our corporate office in Oak Brook IL.
• This is a full-time first-shift hybrid position based at our corporate office in Oak Brook IL.;>This is a full-time first-shift hybrid position based at our corporate office in Oak Brook is a full-time first-shift hybrid position based at our corporate office in Oak Brook anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $99100 to $148700 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to specific competencies relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award bonus and equity pay.

Youll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelors degree in Business Finance Marketing Supply Chain Food Science or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 5 years of progressive experience in business management category management commercial strategy general management finance supply chain or related roles required.
• 2-3 years of coffee experience preferred.
• Experience in food beverage CPG manufacturing private label or related industries preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing business performance financial targets commercial plans and cross-functional execution.
• Strong P&L financial analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to translate insights into action.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams influence without direct authority and drive decisions in a matrixed environment.
• Strong communication executive presence problem-solving and change leadership skills.
• Ability to manage complexity prioritize competing needs and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and business analytics tools required; experience with ERP syndicated data financial planning or business intelligence tools preferred.

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