Sr. Portfolio Manager

About the Opportunity

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Department

Marketing

Reports To

Sr. Director, Portfolio & Innovation

Travel Required

Up to 25%

Work Type

On site

Why Join Community Coffee?

At Community Coffee, every cup tells a story. As America’s #1 family-owned and operated retail coffee brand, we blend cherished traditions with innovative thinking to create a dynamic, fast-paced environment that’s as energizing as our coffee. Here, you’ll thrive in a setting that challenges you to grow professionally while making a meaningful impact every day. Join our family and transform your passion for coffee into a rewarding career where every day is an opportunity to craft exceptional experiences and build lasting connections.

Position Overview

The Senior Portfolio Manager is responsible for leading the strategic direction, portfolio planning, and financial performance architecture of Community Coffee’s Coffee Service Division (CSD). This role is accountable for developing long-term portfolio and channel strategies that drive profitable growth across Coffee Service customers and routes to market.

This role owns portfolio strategy, innovation prioritization, lifecycle discipline, and financial planning for the division, ensuring alignment between product strategy, channel opportunity, and operational execution. Working closely with Sales, Finance, and Operations, this role establishes the strategic framework that guides portfolio investment, pricing architecture, and innovation priorities across the Coffee Service business.

Success in this role requires strong financial acumen, structured strategic thinking, and the ability to translate complex market dynamics into clear, actionable portfolio strategies that enable sustainable growth and margin expansion.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio Strategy & Business Planning
• Financial Performance & Forecasting
• Innovation Pipeline & Lifecycle Management
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Strategic Analytics & Market Insight
• Leadership & Organizational Impact

Position Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, or related field required; MBA preferred. 8+ years of experience in portfolio management, commercial strategy, finance, or senior CPG/foodservice roles. Demonstrated ownership of full P&L performance within complex or high-revenue channels. Advanced financial acumen with expertise in multi-year planning, margin governance, pricing architecture, and RGM strategy. Proven ability to manage margin volatility and make decisive, data-backed portfolio rationalization decisions. Experience leading cross-functional alignment across Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, and Equipment teams. Strong executive presence with ability to present to ELT and influence high-stakes commercial decisions. Demonstrated ability to operate independently in highly visible, performance-driven environments. Internal Only: Experience with Community Coffee, even if unrelated, may fulfill this requirement at the discretion of the hiring manager with approval from Human Resources.

Required Capabilities

• Ability to manage margin volatility without reactive decision making
• Confidence to push back on Sales while preserving partnership
• Strong cross functional leadership in environments with competing priorities
• Ownership mindset for forecast accuracy and financial outcomes
• Decisiveness in SKU rationalization and portfolio tradeoffs
• Long range strategic thinking paired with operational discipline
• Executive presence and comfort operating with ELT visibility

Foundational Competencies

• Builds Trust
• Continuous Learner
• Customer Centric
• Effective Communication
• Integrity
• Results Oriented

Additional Competencies

• Accountability
• Courage
• Interpersonal Agility
• Resourcefulness
• Takes Action

Physical Demands/Work Environment

Required

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to do the following:

• Frequently required to sit
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

Our Values

• Champion People
• Inspire Creativity
• Wow Our Customers
• Serve Our Communities
• Win Together

Benefits

Community Coffee Company offers a competitive salary and benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), short- and long-term disability, paid time off and employee assistance program.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Community Coffee Company and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender, genetic information, uniformed service, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Community Coffee Company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or otherwise reference your race, religion, age, sex, genetic, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by federal or state law. Community Coffee Company will also provide reasonable accommodations to allow an employee to perform the essential functions of a position, as required by applicable law. This application is considered current for sixty (60) days only. At the end of this period, if you are still interested in employment, it will be necessary for you to reapply by completing a new application.