Business Manager

SunOpta•Eden Prairie, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position leads the internal business team in the low acid aseptic and fruit- based snacking for a group of key customers in private label and co-manufacturing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
4+ years of General Management, Marketing, and/or Product Management or other relevant experience.
Must possess strategic thinking, leadership, teamwork, and analytical skills
Creativity and effective interpersonal communication skills required
Strong strategic skills required as incumbent must drive short- and long-term brand & category growth and profitability
Demonstrated leadership capabilities and the ability to work effectively across the organization and foster teamwork cross-functionally
Must be highly accountable and with internal drive to accomplish goals

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred
Manufacturing, Food/Ag, and/or CPG experience.
B2B marketing experience supporting strategic customer accounts

Responsibilities

Lead internal cross functional team of supply chain, R&D, finance, and sales to create, launch, and support strategic initiatives
Identify strategic customer & innovation targets to grow our business in fruit snacks and low acid aseptic
Monitor industry trends, consumer insights, and competitive set
Make strategic recommendations based on business results and marketplace dynamics to support on-going growth objectives
Analyze complex business data and situations and develop a range of solutions; analyze secondary data to mine insights, trends and uncover root cause of changes in consumer behavior or channel/retailer performance
Manage current portfolio in pricing, contracts, and sales growth
Closely collaborate with sales to maximize profitability of assigned customers & channels