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John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. · 5 days ago

Senior Associate Product Manager

Elgin, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$81K/yr - $112K/yr

4+ years exp

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is seeking a Senior Associate Product Manager who will play a hands-on leadership role in delivering strategic initiatives and commercializing products. This role focuses on advancing strategic priorities and accelerating growth by diversifying the portfolio into high-growth snacking categories.

Food and Beverage

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Partners with Consumer Insights, Procurement, Technical Services, Quality, Safety, Operations, Sales, Finance, Private Label or Branded Marketing, Creative Services, and customers

Leads the commercialization process, including entering projects into the JBSS project management system and managing them through development, commercialization, and launch

Supports new product and SKU development by creating technical briefs, coordinating development discussions, managing timelines, sample requests, product cuttings, documentation, and approving first production runs

Leads and facilitates cross-functional teams and group meetings for prioritized projects

Leads pricing efforts for new and existing customer products to maintain or improve JBSS margins

Partners with the Director of Pricing on pricing analysis to deliver profitable bars growth

Facilitates product and packaging initiatives—including discontinuations or transitions—involving structure, graphics, or ingredient changes in collaboration with appropriate cross-functional partners

Qualification

Financial AcumenNew Product DevelopmentProject ManagementMicrosoft OfficeLearning AgilityBias for ActionTeam LeadershipCommunication SkillsTime Management

Required

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Marketing or Business

4 years of experience, ideally with a CPG/food company or in new product development

Foundational knowledge of new product launches and commercialization processes

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated financial acumen

Strong project management capability

Bias for action with a strong drive for results

High learning agility

Ability to prioritize effectively with strong time‑management skills

Strong team leadership skills and ability to work cross-functionally

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

Benefits

Health benefits

Professional growth support

Generous paid time off benefits to support work/life balance

Retirement benefits

Other programs to support financial wellness

Company

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son is a food production company that provides nut solutions.

Founded in 1959

Elgin, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://jbssinc.com

H1B Sponsorship

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