Senior Commercialization Manager

 

Shearer's is a leading contract manufacturer and private label supplier in the snack industry in North America. Headquartered in Massillon, Ohio, Shearer's has 17 state-of-the-art, geographically diverse manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Iowa, Ontario and Alberta, Canada, including one of the industry's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum LEED certified facilities in Massillon, Ohio. The Company is known for producing the highest quality snacks in assorted flavors and sizes, including kettle cooked potato chips, traditional potato chips, tortilla chips, cheese curls and other extruded snacks, and corn chips, as well as cookies, crackers, and wafers.

 

Senior Commercialization Manager

Massillon, Ohio (Hybrid - onsite T-Th)

The Senior Commercialization Manager is responsible for leading high impact, complex and strategic level projects and customer centric product management initiatives while participating in customer business planning across a customer account portfolio.  The Senior Commercialization Manager’s account portfolio will typically include Principal, Core and/or Co-Man customer accounts.  Specifically, Senior Commercialization Managers are accountable for the following:

Project Management/Stage Gate:

• Lead Life Cycle Management (LCM) / Stage Gate process for all assigned projects
• Commercialize business opportunities through a well-executed and timely Stage Gate and product launch process to meet revenue and profit targets while providing best-in-class service to our customers
• Manage priorities to realize Shearer’s Operating Plan Commitment (OPC) and support the execution of Shearer’s sales strategy

• Lead cross-functional project teams including Sales, Finance, Research & Development (R&D), Quality, Technical Processing and Packaging, Procurement, Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain to drive projects forward in a collaborative environment

• Promote seamless project execution and handoffs by partnering with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Manufacturing to ensure case fill rate (CFR) goals are achieved
• Facilitate communication between Shearer’s, customers, and external supplier partners as needed for project execution

Product & Packaging Management:

• Partner with Quality and Regulatory to ensure compliance with customer product and packaging standards
• Engage with R&D and Technical Teams as the voice of customer to protect the integrity of the product and packaging; assist in scale up of products from prototype to full production

• Work with customers and external suppliers to solve challenges, overcome barriers, responsibly use resources, and contribute to Shearer’s commitment to continuous improvement
• Support plant trials, as required ensuring both Shearer’s and customer’s product, process, and cost goals are met. 
• Coordinate product end of life obsolescence by monitoring in market performance including developing raw material liquidation plans  

• Partner with Finance and Operations to identify and execute product and process standardization opportunities including SKU rationalization

 Leadership & Customer Business Planning:

• People leader: Develop the technical, leadership and professional skills and behaviors within the Commercialization team through effective 1:1 coaching, hiring and performance reviews.

• Partner with Business Managers, R&D, and Category Management to develop new business opportunities and customer assortment recommendations to realize Shearer’s revenue and EBITDA objectives

• Vet ideas and opportunities through the Stage Gate process; analyze and evaluate interdependencies with other active projects and Shearer’s current products and capabilities
• Serve as project lead to ensure cross-functional team members understand and work toward accomplishing the business vision, goals and objectives of the customer’s business plan

• Drive strategic initiatives including Stage Gate and LCM process improvements

What you Bring to the Table: 

• Strategic thinking - full of ideas on how we can impact business growth.
• Analytical - fluency in Excel, building business cases, and an ability to clearly communicate analytical trends.
• Operational rigor - data driven to drive end to end connectivity of Product ramp, roadmaps, and prioritization.
• Collaborative nature - willingness to work with teams to deliver against shared objectives.
• Highly flexible - able to prioritize multiple projects and deadlines to execute well in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving organization.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent in experience. 
• 5 years of experience in consumer goods branded marketing and/or innovation platforms with food industry a plus
• Ability to manage both internal and external customers and to adapt and manage through change.
• Strong leadership and communication skills

We Offer a Feast of Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible Spending Account, Retirement Savings Plan with Match, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Group Critical Accident Insurance, Group Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and numerous opportunities to volunteer in the communities in which we operate.

 

You will be considered for employment in our inclusive workplace

Because at Shearer’s, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

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Last updated on Aug 12, 2024