Zone General Manager – Consumer Brands (SW Region)

*** preference for candidates living in the California area ***

 

At CJ Schwan’s, we don’t just make food — we help create moments that matter. From kids devouring pizza after soccer practice, to students laughing over dumplings in a cafeteria, to families enjoying pie during the holidays, our team members play an important role in bringing those everyday moments to life. Our portfolio includes iconic pizzas, global flavors, and timeless desserts from brands like Red Baron®, bibigo®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Freschetta®, Pagoda®, Edwards® and Mrs. Smith’s®. Enjoyed in homes, schools, restaurants and just about everywhere people shop and eat, our products reflect a commitment to quality, innovation, and the power of food to bring people together.

 

We’re seeking a results-driven leader to drive success in our Southwest Region. As the Zone General Manager, you will lead high-performing teams, grow sales, and optimize operations while fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration. This role requires strategic thinking, strong business acumen, proven leadership experience in sales or operations, and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include driving performance, ensuring safety and quality, and working closely with leadership to implement key initiatives. If you’re ready to make an impact, apply today!

 

What You Will Do:

• Foster a culture focused on safety, service, people, quality, and cost to foster sustainable growth.
• Set and uphold safety standards, coach leaders and teams to promote safe behaviors, and lead accident investigations when necessary.
• Establish sales targets for your region, develop action plans, and adjust strategies with the management team to achieve goals.
• Lead change initiatives with strong communication skills, ensuring active participation and follow-through on execution.
• Monitor and maintain a best-in-class customer service experience, working with teams to resolve service gaps.
• Prioritize talent selection and development across all roles, ensuring the right people are in the right positions.
• Create an engaging work environment where employees feel valued
• Identify and address gaps in processes, compliance, and performance, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Proactively raise issues and collaborate cross-functionally to develop effective solutions.
• Travel within the region is 50% – 65%

 

What We Look For:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent professional experience).
• 7+ years in Sales Leadership and/or Service Management role within the CPG industry.
• Experience developing and leading high-performing teams, revenue growth and operations optimization.
• Route based operations experience preferred.

 

What We Offer:

The base salary range for this position is $107,000 – $178,000 annually, car allowance and eligibility for a 30% annual incentive bonus, that is based on organizational performance. The salary range represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to education, skills, work experience, certifications, geography etc. As such, starting pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

 

Beyond base salary, we offer a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a strong foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support programs.

The employing subsidiaries of Schwan's Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, veteran status, national origin, or other protected class.

 

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Years of Related Experience: 7-10 years of sales management, service, route based business or related experience(Customer Service); Route background is preferred; 10+ years of people or resource leadership

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: #Experience leading & developing teams based across a dispersed geography in multiplefacilities; Ability to inspire, coach and develop others through a shared vision and purpose; Ability to select highquality/caliber talent; Proven track record driving & executing best in