About Tropicana Brands Group  

The launch of Tropicana Brands Group represents an exciting fusion of some of the world's most beloved and up-and-coming brands in the juice category, including Tropicana, Naked, KeVita, Izze, Dole, Copella and Punica. Established in 2022 as a joint venture between PAI Partners and PepsiCo, our new company blends the best of two worlds: one steeped in industry-leading expertise and the heritage of prestige juice brands, and another rooted in a true entrepreneurial, agile mindset.

With a global footprint of more than 2,000 associates that spans North America and Europe, we are proud of our industry-leading capabilities in areas that include innovation, R&D, manufacturing, distribution, sales, marketing and nutrition expertise.

The company’s focused on the vision to quench the world's thirst for more delight and nourishment, while continuing to build upon the many important diversity, sustainability, local community and philanthropic activities that our people and brands have historically supported.

Role Overview:

The Supply Chain Product Lifecycle Manager role requires flexibility to work across all brands within the juice portfolio, seamlessly coordinating key supply chain stakeholders for flawless launch readiness and ongoing portfolio maintenance. The Integration team is a part of the broader supply chain planning team and draws its talent from various places within the organization, including planning, operations, customer service and others. Joining TBG’s Integration team will enable you to experience the breadth and depth of TBG’s portfolio and build a deep cross functional understanding of both the business and the industry. As the Product Lifecycle Manager, you will be responsible for supporting workstreams that will unlock portfolio growth within TBG’s core portfolio while driving bottom line productivity through increased efficiency and reduced material and finished goods waste. This position requires a collaborative individual who possesses the ability to cultivate strong working relationships while developing and managing workstreams that will better structure the organization for more efficient and planful growth in the future.

Additional Responsibilities Include:

• Provide coordination and tracking for new item setup from creation through transactional capability
• Lead tracking of all product innovations and product changes in the portfolio, ensuring adherence to ‘100% Supply Chain Readiness’ as a key business metric
• Manage full product lifecycle including:

• Initiation of all new finished goods, materials, BOM changes
• Innovation hyper-care – actual vs forecast performance, tight control with demand and supply planning teams, coordination with sales on gaps
• Transition of items from innovation to regular portfolio
• SKU prioritization and coordination of safety stock adjustments with supply planning team
• Active management of product phaseout – tracking of materials and finished goods inventory, customer runout in coordination with customer service teams, inactivation of items with ERP system.
• Key functional leader in SKU rationalization process
• Coordinate plant readiness efforts across all SC projects
• Occasional management of low complexity SC project efforts
  
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply chain or other technical/supply chain related field
• Minimum 3 years in planning, operational, ERP or technical role within CPG or related industry
• Must be located in Chicago, IL or Bradenton, FL surrounding area or willing to relocate for the duration of employment
• Willingness to adapt and thrive in a blended work environment, seamlessly transitioning between remote work and in-office operations as required
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future
• Strong experience in new product launches
• Must have strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to lead/manage multiple cross functional efforts simultaneously
• Understanding of beverage processing and packaging technologies
• Must be willing and able to travel 15-20% of the time
• Ability to manage through influence. Role will have no direct reports, but your deliverables will be met through collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Requires ability to deal with ambiguity, and effectively balance business priorities
• Strong Functional expertise in SAP or related ERP systems, understanding most critically the process flows that enable transactional capability on both ends of the product lifecycle
• Responsible for seamless transition of projects to operational/planning/deployment teams. Individual will need to remain fully engaged with new item introductions through first 60 to 90 days following implementation/launch.
• Experience with cross-functional leadership
• Understanding of the S&OP process as it pertains to demand planning and innovation hyper-care
  
  

Benefits Overview:

TBG is pleased to offer you a comprehensive benefits package which includes a 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, company provided life, STD and LTD insurance. In addition, you may also elect to participate in voluntary life, accident, hospital, and critical illness coverages.

The salary range for this position is $87,000-$120,000 annually