Vice President, Sales

Oak Brook, IL, United States

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of production facilities 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, 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.

What You Gain:

Competitive compensation and benefits program

Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs

Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities

An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people

Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth

Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to yourteam through our employee recognition programs

Job Description:

About the Role :

The VP, Sales, will deliver and lead the Commercial Excellence strategies related to customer/channel performance vs. plan (revenue & margin). This role will deliver on customer-supplier and channel scorecard metrics. It will also be responsible for Customer Director / Customer Business Manager leadership and development, as well as champion THS culture & values through their team.

Own partnership with current and developing customer objectives to drive business unit (BU) growth and share – winning through fundamental excellence

Delivers growth and share through core-item expansion and select innovation for customer and a streamline go-to-market approach for developing customers (sell what we make)

Execute against plan by serving as the “face of TreeHouse” for all customer interactions Accountable for customer/channel development

Develop customer growth pipeline, inclusive of annual customer targets and budget and AOP Planning

Leverage BU playbooks to develop customer growth targets and cost initiatives, translate to customer account plans and streamlined go-to-market approach based on BU alignment

Build a healthy pipeline through bid excellence, identification of core item expansion opportunitiesand close-in innovation & selective custom innovation inclusive of Value Engineering;

Drive year-over-year bid opportunities and win-rate percentage

Report and track SLAs and margin gaps; partner across tables to drive ops excellence, demand forecasting accuracy, and min. destressed, donated, destroyed.

Partner with Commercial Capability to manage broker network and deliver a streamlined go-to-market approach via traditional selling and customer relationships for developing customers

Understand divisional needs / priorities and communicate those with team, helping prioritize how to execute on category priorities across customers in line with plans

Provide monthly sales, category and forecast updates keeping the team abreast of material changes in the business

Provides leadership & development to the customer director and Customer Business Manager teams

Primary interface with THS senior leadership on customer development, revenue delivery and strategic engagement

Champion of THS culture & values through their team

Align on communication efforts with the following key stakeholders:

Customers- VPs and organization Leadership-Supply Chain, Procurement, Executive Development, Merchandising.

Chief CommercialOrganization- communication and execution of THS customer strategies; mentorship and leadership of Directors and Customer Business Managers.

Other THS stakeholders (i.e. Division Presidents and Div Comm Planning) - alignment on customer category priorities and forecasting.

About You :

You’ll fit right in if you have:

Minimum of 10 years of sales experience managing or equivalent experience managing a team of sales professionals

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or a related field

The ability to travel to TreeHouse locations, customer appointments, and industry events 20-60% of the time

Demonstrated track record of business development results; understanding how to execute different levers available in the P&L

Ability to lead, manage and develop sales/business development teams

Possess strategic thinking, leadership, teamwork and analytical skills

Strong business and project management skills, creativity and ingenuity in developing successful strategies, and demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills

Advanced organization, prioritization and time management skills

Knowledge of business and management principles

Extensive knowledge of sales and marketing strategies, principles and practices

Strong analytical skills and mathematical ability

Intermediate or higher computer skills, with emphasis on MS Office suite

Knowledge of the industry and related industry key players, vendors and people

Ability to manage the work of direct reports and those in other department to achieve goals

Advanced negotiating and influencing skills

Expert at managing conflict and ambiguous situations

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Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!

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TreeHouse Foods is a private label food and beverage leader focused on customer brands and custom products. When customers partner with TreeHouse they can expect access to an industry-leading portfolio, strategic vision, on-trend innovation and insights, world-class supply chain, operational excellence and flexibility, collaborative approaches, and dedicated customer service.

Our strategy is to be the leading supplier of private label food and beverage products by providing the best balance of quality and cost to our customers. We engage with retail grocery, food away from home, and industrial and export customers, including most of the leading grocery retailers and foodservice operators in the United States and Canada.

Our portfolio includes a variety of shelf-stable, refrigerated, and snack products.

Customers can expect comprehensive flavor profiles including natural, organic, and preservative-free ingredients in many categories and packaging formats.

TreeHouse Foods is best known for food and beverages produced by our two largest businesses Bay Valley Foods, LLC (including E.D. Smith and Sturm Foods) and TreeHouse Private Brands. With more than 10,000 employees in over 35 plants across the United States, Canada, and Italy, TreeHouse Foods is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Disability Assistance

TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including those with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected] . In your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting and a description of the position for which you are applying.

To all recruitment agencies: TreeHouse Foods does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Treehouse Foods employees, or any company location(s). TreeHouse Foods is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.

EEO Considerations: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or protected veteran status.

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