Senior Manager Business Management

Internal Management & Management Support Applicants:

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Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Referral Payout Eligible:

No

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Management Level:

P5

Job Summary:

The Senior Business Manager is responsible for the overall leadership and performance of an assigned Business Unit category, with full accountability for P&L delivery, strategic planning, and long-term value creation. This role balances near-term execution with long-term growth, integrating pricing, supply, operations, brand strategy, innovation, and analytics to deliver sustainable results. This role leads the Strategic Planning process for the business category and ensures execution of initiatives necessary to achieve sales, profit, EBIT, quality, brand, and customer objectives. This role requires a deep understanding of cost structures, capacity constraints, supply risks, and pricing levers to proactively manage trade-offs and enterprise impact.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Own full P&L accountability for an assigned category, ensuring delivery of Annual Operating Plan (AOP). Lead the Strategic Planning process for the assigned category, defining long-term growth, margin, and portfolio priorities. Translate enterprise and business unit strategies into actionable category plans with clear financial and operational implications.

• Set and govern pricing strategy for assigned categories within enterprise pricing frameworks. Evaluate pricing effectiveness, competitive dynamics, and margin performance; authorize pricing actions to meet financial objectives.

• Ensure portfolio decisions align with customer needs, brand strategy, operational capabilities, and financial targets. Partner with R&D and Marketing to prioritize innovation initiatives that drive profitable growth.

• Demonstrate expert understanding of operational capabilities, capacity, cost drivers, and supply chain constraints. Proactively identify and mitigate category-level risks related to supply, capacity, inventory exposure, and pricing performance.

• Shape category and innovation strategy using insights and analytics. Lead portfolio optimization and growth prioritization. Drive share growth through differentiated value propositions.

Education:

Bachelors degree required. MBA or related Master's Degree Preferred

Work Experience:

6+ years of relevant and practical experience; Prior experience with food manufacturing or CPG marketing preferred. Prior P&L ownership required.

Special Job Competencies:

• Expert P&L and financial management capabilities Advanced pricing strategy and margin optimization expertise

• Strong strategic planning and portfolio management skills

• Deep understanding of supply chain economics, cost structures, and operational trade-offs

• Executive-level decision-making and influence skills

• Communicates strategic, financial, and operational implications clearly to executive audiences.

• Represents the category in senior leadership forums and governance processes.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Ability to leverage advanced analytics and business intelligence tools for strategic decision-making

Supervisory:

Provides functional leadership, coaching, and performance management for assigned team members.

Travel:

20–25%

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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