Director, Revenue Growth Management

Simple Mills

Director of Revenue Growth Management leading pricing and trade strategy at Simple Mills. Responsible for analytics-driven growth and cross-functional collaboration to enhance portfolio performance.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $145,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Revenue Growth Management, Pricing Strategy, and Trade Management, with a strong focus on financial modeling, pricing elasticity, and trade ROI evaluation. Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and influence stakeholders to drive profitable business outcomes.

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Revenue Growth ManagementPricing StrategyTrade ManagementFinancial ModelingTPM Platform Optimization

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Hard Skills

Pricing ModelingElasticity AnalysisGross-To-Net P&L MechanicsTrade ROI EvaluationTopline ForecastingAccruals ManagementFinancial AnalysisData AnalysisCommercial FinancePerformance-Based Trade Design

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationJudgmentProblem-SolvingAgile LeadershipInfluencing Without Authority

Tools & Technologies

TPM ToolsExcelSyndicated DataConfidoExceedraUpClearBlacksmith

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in FinanceMBA or Advanced Analytics Credential

Industry Keywords

CPGFood & BeverageTrade StrategyPrice-Pack ArchitecturePricing CommitteeKPI FrameworksCommercial Organization

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the multi-year pricing agenda, including list price increases, universal price list harmonization, and price-pack architecture across customers and channels.
Design and stand up a performance-based trade structure that ties investment to measurable customer outcomes.
Build and maintain pricing scenario models, including elasticity, gross-to-net waterfalls, and forecast impact, to inform pricing actions and approvals.
Monitor pricing realization and surface risks and opportunities across the portfolio.
Evaluate pricing strategies and quantify financial impact, margin implications, and expected return prior to execution.
Lead the evolution of sales planning and trade management, sharpening process, governance, and the team's ability to plan, execute, and evaluate trade.
Optimize use of the TPM tool to drive event-based planning, accruals, and ROI evaluation, ensuring it becomes the operating backbone for trade.
Build promo ROI frameworks, spend guardrails, and post-event reporting that drive sharper trade decisions.
Facilitate the full trade lifecycle in partnership with cross-functional teams: Strategy (how trade is built and prioritized), Sales (how trade is funded and deployed at the customer), and Accounting / AR / AP (how trade is accrued, cleared, and paid).
Lead promo event performance reporting and post-event evaluation, surfacing insights that shape future trade plans and spend prioritization.
Develop revenue growth recommendations grounded in pricing, elasticity, assortment, mix, and promotional performance analysis.
Partner with Sales and Sales Strategy on customer tracking, monitoring, and promo calendar design.
Lead customer-, channel-, and SKU-level profitability analysis to inform mix and investment decisions.
Quantify the financial impact of commercial opportunities and present trade-offs clearly to senior stakeholders.
Translate analysis into clear recommendations that guide prioritization, trade-offs, and improved business outcomes.
Lead integrated RGM thinking across the brands within the portfolio, identifying where to harmonize approach and where to differentiate.
Partner with FP&A on topline forecast scenarios, AOP/LRP planning, and trade-to-forecast translation.
Partner with Marketing and Innovation Finance on innovation commercialization, price-pack decisions, and launch economics.
Stay connected to broader FLO enterprise RGM direction, ensuring portfolio execution aligns with enterprise capability and governance standards.
Build repeatable processes, decision tools, and reporting the team can manage and execute against.
Establish KPI frameworks and governance routines (pricing committee, trade investment review) that shift the business toward profit, ROI, and contribution margin as primary success measures.
Coach Sales and Finance partners on RGM principles and elevate analytical rigor across commercial conversations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field required; MBA or advanced analytics credential a plus.
8–12 years of progressive experience in Revenue Growth Management, Commercial Finance, Pricing Strategy, or Trade Strategy within CPG (food & beverage strongly preferred).
Direct experience leading a list price increase, price harmonization, and/or performance-based trade redesign at a customer and channel level.
Experience implementing or optimizing a TPM platform (Confido, Exceedra, UpClear, Blacksmith, or similar) and building the surrounding process discipline.
Strong command of pricing and elasticity modeling, gross-to-net P&L mechanics, and trade ROI evaluation.
Working knowledge of trade accounting mechanics, including accruals (event-based preferred), deductions, AR/AP flow, and reconciliation.
Advanced Excel and financial modeling, with proficiency in syndicated data (Nielsen / Circana / SPINS) and TPM tools.
Familiarity with topline forecasting at account/event level and trade-to-forecast translation.
Demonstrated track record building RGM capability (frameworks, tools, or processes) within a growing or transforming commercial organization.
Executive presence with the ability to influence, challenge, and align cross-functional stakeholders while building credibility across functions and leadership levels.
Agile and adaptable leader comfortable operating through ambiguity, shifting priorities, and increasing organizational complexity.
Strong communication, judgment, and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to balance speed, pragmatism, and analytical rigor.
People leadership experience preferred, with comfort influencing senior leaders without direct authority.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Compensation: This role offers a salary range of $145,000 to $170,000
Annual Bonus Opportunity: Eligible for an annual bonus as part of our commitment to recognizing team contributions and company success.
Holistic Benefits: A variety of health, financial, and wellness programs to help you feel your best and plan for the future.
Time to Recharge: We believe your best work comes when you have space to rest, refocus, and show up fully—our time off approach is built with that in mind.
Everyday Well-Being: From lifestyle perks to innovation shipments, we find meaningful ways to support you in living simply and feeling well.