Product Manager
Product Manager, Bacon
Salary: $115k - $135k + bonus
Company Summary: A privately held food manufacturer specializing in fresh and processed protein products, supplying retail, foodservice, and private-label customers across North America.
The Product Manager will be responsible for:
- Own the strategic leadership, growth, profitability, and long-term category strategy for the bacon portfolio.
- Develop and execute pricing, assortment, inventory, and margin optimization strategies to achieve annual profit and revenue objectives.
- Partner with Sales, FP&A, Operations, and Planning teams to align forecasting, inventory management, production planning, and commercial execution.
- Serve as the primary category expert, providing market insights, product guidance, pricing recommendations, and sales strategies to drive business growth.
- Lead product performance analysis, break-even modeling, customer reviews, and data-driven decision making to maximize category profitability.
- Negotiate and support customer pricing, trade agreements, RFPs, and assortment expansion initiatives in partnership with commercial leadership.
- Monitor supply-demand balance, service levels, product specifications, and operational performance while building cross-functional processes that improve efficiency and category results.
The Product Manager should have the following qualifications:
- Must have 5+ years of direct experience in bacon, pork, meat processing, or broader protein manufacturing industry, with deep category expertise
- Proven product management, category management, or business unit leadership experience with ownership of category growth and profitability.
- Demonstrated P&L responsibility, including pricing strategy, margin management, inventory optimization, and revenue growth
- Strong analytical capabilities with experience leveraging syndicated market data (IRI, Nielsen, Circana, etc.)
- Bachelor's degree required
Benefits/Perks
- Relocation provided for a top candidate with industry expertise in protein food manufacturing
- Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives
- Professional development and leadership training opportunities
- Inclusive and collaborative work environment
If you are interested in joining a respected industry leader where you can make a direct impact and grow your career, please submit your resume to be considered.
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