Vice President of Manufacturing

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.


Location Description

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.


Responsibilities

At Post Consumer Brands, we believe in big company opportunity and small company attitude. As Vice President of Manufacturing, you will lead performance across a group of plants and help shape a safe, high-quality, efficient, and future-ready manufacturing network.

This executive role combines strategic vision with hands-on operational leadership. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, you will partner with leaders across supply chain, operations, and commercial teams to strengthen plant performance, advance business priorities, and develop the next generation of manufacturing talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing operations across a group of plants, driving performance in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity.
• Translate business priorities into manufacturing strategies and executable plans that support growth and operational excellence.
• Own and manage the business unit manufacturing budget, strengthening financial performance and cost discipline.
• Develop and implement strategies that improve efficiency, productivity, and overall manufacturing performance.
• Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and strong leadership pipelines.
• Champion continuous improvement and lean methodologies across the manufacturing network.
• Collaborate across supply chain, operations, and commercial teams to align manufacturing performance with broader business goals.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Make a visible impact across a large and complex manufacturing footprint.
• Shape the future of the organization by developing talent and strengthening leadership capability.
• Influence enterprise priorities through close partnership with senior and cross-functional leaders.
• Lead meaningful work that supports our purpose of making delicious food accessible for all.
• Bring big ideas to a collaborative, people-focused culture where your leadership can make a lasting difference.

Location & Travel Requirements

• This role is based in Lakeville, Minnesota, and requires regular travel to manufacturing facilities to build relationships, drive alignment, and support operational performance across the network.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field is required.

Required Qualifications

• 15 years of progressive leadership experience in a complex manufacturing environment, including executive leadership and corporate strategic planning experience.
• Demonstrated financial acumen, including experience managing budgets and delivering against performance targets.
• Proven success developing talent, building high-performing teams, and achieving results through others.
• Manufacturing leadership experience with a strong understanding of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Ability to connect manufacturing strategy to broader business objectives and lead through organizational complexity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration.
• Manufacturing leadership experience within consumer packaged goods or a related industry.
• Technical degree or equivalent technical experience.

Success in This Role

• Balances enterprise-level strategy with visible, hands-on operational leadership.
• Communicates clearly and influences effectively across functions and leadership levels.
• Builds trusted relationships and creates alignment across a distributed manufacturing network.
• Uses sound judgment, financial discipline, and continuous improvement thinking to deliver sustainable results.
• Develops people and teams while fostering accountability, collaboration, and a strong performance culture.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are a strategic manufacturing leader who thrives on improving performance, developing people, and leading through complexity, we invite you to bring your experience to Post Consumer Brands and help shape the future of our manufacturing network.

The pay range for this position is $179,599 - $308,910 per year.