Strategic Employment Partners (SEP)

General Manager - CPG

Strategic Employment Partners (SEP)  •  Rowland Heights, CA (Hybrid)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

General Manager, U.S. (CPG)

A growing, international CPG brand is hiring a U.S. General Manager to own and scale its North American business. This is a true P&L role, reporting directly to the CEO, with broad autonomy and a mandate to grow revenue, strengthen distributor partnerships, and build out a high-performing commercial team.

This is not an operations or plant GM role. The focus is commercial leadership: sales strategy, distributors, retail partnerships, trade spend, forecasting, and execution in a lean environment.

If this sounds like your next career move, apply now!

Compensation: Up to $200k base + bonus + full benefits
Location: Greater LA / OC (flexible hybrid; office currently in East LA County with potential move toward the LAX/Westside area

Qualifications:

  • 8+ years in CPG/FMCG, ideally with strong beverage exposure
  • Proven experience owning a full P&L in the U.S. market
  • Deep experience managing distributor-led models and national or regional retail accounts
  • Track record of retail expansion, trade spend optimization, and profitable growth
  • Experience working within a global or international organization preferred
  • Mandarin fluency is a strong plus, but not required

What You’ll Own

  • Full U.S. P&L ownership (revenue, gross margin, trade spend, A&P, opex)
  • Distributor-led go-to-market strategy across grocery, mass, club, specialty, and other key channels
  • Direct ownership of key retail relationships, JBPs, pricing, and promotional calendars
  • Forecasting and demand planning discipline to support growth and supply continuity
  • Hands-on leadership of a small but growing U.S. team, with responsibility to attract and develop talent
  • Close alignment with global HQ while maintaining strong local decision-making

Why This Role

  • High-impact, high-visibility leadership role with direct access to executive decision-makers
  • Real autonomy to shape U.S. strategy and build a team
  • Flexible working model focused on outcomes, not face time
  • Backing of an established international brand with significant growth runway

**US Citizens and Permanent Residents are welcome to apply. Unable to provide sponsorship at this time.**

Strategic Employment Partners (SEP)

About Strategic Employment Partners (SEP)

Take Advantage of SEP’s Vast Network of Contacts

SEP bridges connections between companies and people, and helps to develop forward-thinking organizations.

SEP connects the world’s top talent—that’s you!—with the world’s best companies. Our team of talented recruitment specialists invest time in understanding your career aspirations so that we can help you find a role suited to your goals that brings out your full potential.

Solutions for Today and Beyond

Strategic Employment Partners (SEP) is a premier Full Service Advisory and Recruiting firm with offices from coast to coast.

We go beyond the traditional staffing model in order to bring you customized solutions that work in today’s economy.

We have offices in Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Denver, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and New York.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Year Founded
2006
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