Top Food Jobs in Chicago, IL

Support FP&A activities including budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, financial modeling, KPI/dashboard creation, and cross-functional analysis (pricing, promotions, product profitability) to inform leadership decisions in a fast-moving CPG environment.

Responsible for leading multiple high priority projects, including planning, budget management, and stakeholder communication to achieve business goals.

Responsible for managing and growing the Ace Hardware account, driving sales growth, optimizing product assortment, and leading merchandising strategies in collaboration with marketing and supply chain teams.

The Senior Account Manager is responsible for managing customer portfolios, driving growth, developing account strategies, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver solutions.

The Sales Manager is responsible for prospecting and closing partnerships with restaurants while promoting Chowbus' POS system and achieving assigned KPIs.

Execute regional revenue, pricing, and promotional strategy across a seven-state territory. Create and review price change requests, align regional recommendations with national strategy, perform revenue and price-ROI analyses, communicate with field sales, and run weekly pricing checkpoints to optimize financial performance.

Manage and grow relationships with retail and hospitality chain buyers and distributor partners across the Midwest. Build and execute annual sales plans, promotional calendars, pricing and assortment strategies, and retail programs. Use syndicated sales data to identify opportunities, prepare presentations and scorecards, manage scanbacks/billbacks, conduct market visits and audits, forecast and budget with Sales leadership, and collaborate with internal teams to drive distribution and promotional performance.

Manage restaurant sales by creating and executing parties, special events, and promotions. Maintain event calendar (Tripleseat), conduct outreach to local partners, run social media and email newsletters, update marketing materials, coordinate with corporate graphics, respond to reviews, oversee staff, and attend offsite networking. Availability for nights and occasional weekends required.

Manage complex capital projects for PET preform and rigid container manufacturing from concept to qualification. Oversee feasibility, budgets, schedules, BOMs, plant layouts, equipment evaluations, standards, and cross-site communications. Drive productivity, cost reduction, and resolve technical and budgetary issues. Frequent travel to multiple sites (~60%).

Maintain accurate financial records, process accounts payable/receivable and in-kind food donations, run biweekly payroll, reconcile transactions, and support Finance Committee meetings (including recording minutes). Provide timely, organized financial documentation and assist Operations as needed.