Business Manager

***Must have bachelors degree or proven experience***

***Must be a a life long learner, currently reading books and listening to podcasts on one's own free time***

Position Summary:

This is an unique role in which you essentially run your own small business within a larger business. This means that you will receive training on all aspects of solving a customer's problem, from initial market research, all the way to actually shipping the product.

1) The first half of the role is product, sales, and marketing focus. You are responsible for assisting with the day-to-day management of the tasks and functions required to drive revenue growth, by identifying problems in the market place, developing hypotheses, and launching products.

2) The second half of the role is supply chain. You are responsible for assisting with the day-to-day management of the tasks and functions required to ship orders on hand, by identifying problems in incoming materials, production schedule, and manufacturing execution.

The role is fundamentally rooted in extremely strong administrative and project management skills. Success in this role requires a blend of strong technician, managerial, and entrepreneurial skill sets.

Another way of thinking about this role is that it combines the role of a consultant, and an actual operator. One must think and generate ideas about how to grow the business, and then also have the character to actually execute the ideas with urgency and patience. The combination of high level thinking, plus the action oriented bias of an operator is the unique mix we are looking for.

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Day to day activities involve 1) communicating with customers and vendors and 2) assisting with new and existing 180Snacks branded and private label products. This position has responsibility for leading project teams, assigning individual responsibilities, enforcing accountability and developing/maintaining timelines to ensure timely completion of projects/tasks. This Position will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and contractors to deliver safe and consistent products to our customers in the timeframe required.

Essential Job Functions Summary

· Communicate with customers and vendors through email in order to keep projects on track with key customers and vendors

· Create and generate financial analysis of deals to ensure profitability and find a solution for the customer

· Monitor and control project work identifying and quantifying variances to timelines and budgets and communicating regularly with all stakeholders

· Run and/or participate in commercialization meetings, ensuring project decisions are made efficiently and documented

· Work collaboratively with R&D for the development of prototypes and scheduling of plant trials as needed for projects

· Work collaboratively with Design for the development of prototypes and scheduling of plant trials as needed for projects

· Employ effective interpersonal time and resource management skills to complete projects

· Provide subject matter expertise for the projects managed

· Initiate new item setups in Deacom ERP, including BOM setup/maintenance

· Assist in SKU maintenance (discontinued items, Deacom clean up, Organic, Non-GMO, Kosher, etc.)

· Review/approve internal product specifications

· Complete customer forms as required for project initiation/completion

· Initiate and complete packaging/graphics projects

Qualifications/Experience

· Strong time management, planning and prioritization skills

· Competent Microsoft skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

· Professional written and verbal communication skills, with excellent client facing skills (external) and the ability to communicate at all levels within the organization (internal)

· Ability to work with and build effective relationships with sales, plants, suppliers and customers

· Ability to learn our business, be a team player and enjoy working in a team-oriented environment

· Strong problem solving/decision-making skills, interpersonal skills, and analytical capabilities

· Good general understanding of business and financial principles.

· Demonstrated work ethic, integrity, and professional conduct

· Ability to lead a team and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment

· Organized and detail-oriented

COMPANY VALUES:

1. Question the Status Quo
We thrive at the epicenter of innovation. We make progress by speaking our minds even when it challenges convention. We lead by championing bold ideas and taking intelligent risks.

2. Confidence Without Attitude We make decisions based on evidence and analysis, giving us the confidence to act with humility. We foster collaboration by building a foundation of empathy, inclusion, and trust.

3. Student Always We are a community designed to support curiosity. We actively seek out diverse perspectives as part of our lifelong pursuit of personal an intellectual growth, There is always more to learn.

4. Beyond Yourself We shape our world by leading ethically and responsibly. As stewards of our enterprises, we take the longer view in our decisions and actions. This often means putting the collective good above our own interests.

5. Our top players don’t have formal certifications or PHDs. Instead, the secret is that they think in first-principles.

6. Cognizant of competence-based hierarchy

Everyone is treated with respect, but not everyone is equal. We have a competence-based hierarchy, with more rewards awarded to those who take on heavier responsibilities.

7. Our top players are aware of their own unique strengths and weaknesses.

When they are outclassed, they listen (they are not resentful). When they are the strongest, they take charge confidently but not arrogantly.

8. As a result, our top players are able to work together during crucial moments. And they give a helping hand when they can.

9. Our top players arelearning inside and outside the job, so they can double-down on their strengths, while mitigating their weaknesses.

10. Enjoy the process.

They understand that huge results mean huge rewards, but also huge costs and huge patience.

Therefore, Top Players push multiple initiatives at once, so they are encouraged by seeing smaller wins regularly.

Top Players understand it’s a choice to make it as fun as possible.

Ultimate Company Philosophy:

- We believe that an alignment of the company's vision [to shareholders, to customers, to employees] with personal dreams can result in extraordinary meaning and wealth.

- We believe in the motto “you get what you give.”

- As an employer, 180 Snacks strives to be competitive financially and culturally.

Benefits Summary:

- Accrued Vacation PTO (12.5 days year 1 for Salary, 5 days year 1 for Hourly)

- Sick PTO (5 days)

- Monthly Health Insurance Stipend ($220 Gross)

- Performance bonuses

- Annual performance reviews

- Flex-schedule options (salary-exempt only)

- Monthly luncheons, unlimited coffee/tea, social events

Growth Opportunities:

- Supply Chain rotation, Lead Associate/Analyst, Manager

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.43 - $25.81 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week