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About the Role

Morgan Foods, Inc. is seeking a commercially driven Product Manager to lead the strategy, performance, and profitable growth of assigned private-label product categories. Serving as the business owner for the portfolio, this role will lead category strategy, pricing and margin management, customer-focused innovation, commercialization, and product lifecycle decisions. The Product Manager will partner closely with Sales, Operations, R&D, Finance, Procurement, and Supply Chain to translate customer needs into scalable, profitable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own category performance, including volume, revenue, gross margin, market share, and profitability.
• Develop and execute annual plans and long-range category strategies.
• Monitor customer, competitive, consumer, and industry trends to identify growth opportunities and business risks.
• Translate data into clear recommendations, priorities, and action plans.
• Develop pricing strategies that support margin, market position, and customer objectives.
• Lead customer bids, pricing reviews, margin analysis, and profitability-improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Sales, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations to implement pricing actions.
• Evaluate results and recommend corrective actions as needed.
• Lead projects from concept through commercialization, launch, and post-launch review.
• Establish timelines, responsibilities, risks, deliverables, and success measures.
• Ensure projects follow Morgan Foods’ Stage Gate and commercialization processes.
• Drive accountability, resolve issues, and communicate progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Manage the full product lifecycle, including innovation, optimization, renovation, rationalization, and discontinuation.
• Partner with R&D and Operations to improve product quality, reduce cost, and strengthen competitiveness.
• Lead product benchmarking, sensory evaluations, competitive analysis, and portfolio reviews.
• Recommend product, distribution, and SKU actions based on performance and customer needs.
• Serve as the category expert in customer meetings, business reviews, presentations, and sales planning.
• Develop insights and recommendations using shipment, financial, syndicated, customer, and market data.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Quality, Regulatory, Commercialization, and R&D.

Requirements

• Strong ownership of category performance, profitability, and business results
• The ability to influence decisions and drive execution across cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Analytical curiosity and confidence working with complex financial, customer, and market data
• Sound judgment and the ability to turn insights into clear, practical recommendations
• Disciplined project leadership with a track record of delivering commercialization initiatives on time and within scope
• Proactive communication of priorities, progress, risks, and opportunities
• Confidence presenting recommendations to customers, stakeholders, and senior leaders
• Strong organization and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently
• Accountability for commitments, accuracy, and execution
• The ability to balance long-term strategy with hands-on attention to detail
• A continuous-improvement mindset focused on growth, efficiency, and stronger business performance
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, finance, supply chain or related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in Product Management, Category Management, Commercialization, Marketing, or a related consumer packaged goods discipline, preferably in food.
• Private-label experience in CPG highly desirable.
• Strong project-management and organizational skills, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong financial, pricing, analytical, and business-planning capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.
• Experience using syndicated data, customer data, shipment information, and business analytics to support decisions.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and business-reporting tools.
• SAP knowledge and experience
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and business-storytelling skills.
• Ability to operate independently, prioritize effectively, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment while collaborating within a larger marketing & sales group.
• Strong attention to detail with a demonstrated commitment to accuracy.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required.

Skills

• Product Management
• Category Management
• Commercialization
• Marketing
• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
• Food Industry
• Private-label Manufacturing
• Business Acumen
• Analytical Rigor
• Project Execution
• Cross-functional Team Leadership
• Pricing Strategy
• Margin Management
• Customer-focused Innovation
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Financial Analysis
• Market Data Analysis
• Syndicated Data Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• SAP

Location

• Austin, IN

Work Type

• Full-Time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Minimum of five years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, finance, supply chain or related field.

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive and commensurate with experience and knowledge.

Benefits

• Med/Den/Vis
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTDI)
• Short-Term Disability Insurance (STDI)
• Vacation
• Holidays
• Retirement with match
• Company events
• Professional development
• Professional membership support
• Great people centric culture
• Some relocation support may be available.

About the Company

• Morgan Foods, Inc., established in 1899, is proud of its longstanding tradition in store-brand food manufacturing.
• Privately held and headquartered in Austin, Indiana, Morgan Foods creates high-quality, delicious foods that families have enjoyed for generations.
• For more than 125 years, Morgan Foods has built its reputation on quality, innovation, customer partnership, and investment in its people.
• Five generations of the Morgan family have helped guide the organization while supporting employees’ careers, professional development, and long-term success.

Equal Opportunity

• Morgan Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, arrest record, disability, or any other characteristic protected under Indiana or applicable federal law. Reasonable accommodation is available for individuals with disabilities during the hiring process upon request.