Vice President of Converting Business Unit

Ellsworth Adhesives•Elk Grove Village, IL

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ellsworth Adhesives is a global, industry-leading distributor of specialty chemicals and equipment and adhesive manufacturer. This role reports into Tape Case, LLC, an Ellsworth Corporation company located in Elk Grove Village, IL and is an on-site/hybrid role. TapeCase designs, converts, manufactures, and distributes highly engineered adhesive tape products, offering expansive tape converting services to provide custom tape solutions. The Vice President, Business Unit Leader is responsible for the overall strategy, growth, and performance of a defined business segment. This role serves as a critical global leader, accountable for portfolio strategy, revenue generation, product development direction, and business development to drive sustainable, profitable growth. The Business Unit Leader operates as a general manager aligning cross-functional capabilities including sales, product management, marketing, operations, and innovation to deliver customer value and achieve strategic and financial objectives. This leader plays a key role in shaping market positioning, expanding customer relationships, and identifying new growth opportunities globally.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive leadership experience, including P&L ownership or general management responsibility
Bachelor’s degree required
Strategic Mindset: Ability to translate market insights into actionable business strategies
Commercial Acumen: Deep understanding of market dynamics, customer needs, and value creation
Execution Excellence: Drives alignment, accountability, and results across complex organizations
Enterprise Leadership: Thinks beyond the business unit to advance overall company success
Influence & Collaboration: Builds strong partnerships internally and externally
Innovation Orientation: Champions new ideas and continuous improvement
Global travel as needed for business

Nice To Haves

advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred

Responsibilities

Own full P&L accountability for the business segment, driving revenue growth, margin expansion, and overall financial performance
Develop and execute short- and long-term strategic plans aligned with enterprise priorities
Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track business health and drive accountability
Define and optimize the product and service portfolio to align with market needs and strategic growth priorities
Lead portfolio lifecycle management, including prioritization, rationalization, and investment decisions
Ensure alignment between portfolio strategy and customer value propositions
Partner with global sales teams to develop and execute commercial strategies that accelerate revenue growth
Identify and capture new market opportunities, including expansion into adjacent segments and geographies
Support key customer engagement, including executive-level relationship management and strategic account development
Provide strategic direction for product development to ensure a strong pipeline of differentiated offerings
Collaborate with product development, marketing, and operations to bring new products to market effectively and efficiently
Champion innovation aligned with evolving customer and industry needs
Lead strategic partnerships, alliances, and potential M&A opportunities to expand capabilities and market reach
Evaluate and pursue new growth platforms, technologies, and market entry strategies
Strengthen external presence and thought leadership within the industry
Align and influence across functions to ensure execution of business strategies
Partner with operations to ensure scalability, quality, and delivery excellence (e.g. capacity planning)
Foster collaboration across regions (North America, Europe, Asia) to build and leverage global capabilities
Build, develop, and lead a high-performing, engaged team
Drive talent development, succession planning, and organizational capability within the business unit
Participates in the full-range of people-management responsibilities, including performance reviews, compensation recommendations, coaching and development, hiring recommendations, disciplinary actions
Foster a culture aligned with Ellsworth’s values: Be Humble, Be Respectful, Be Collaborative, Be Trustworthy, Be Caring