Program Manager

About Us

Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of premium coffees and powdered beverages, proudly headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin. With a legacy rooted in quality, innovation, and service, Trilliant delivers branded and private label solutions across retail, food service, and e-commerce channels.

Horseshoe Beverage Company, based in Neenah, WI, is a leading ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer dedicated to delivering an exceptional beverage experience. By combining industry-leading talent, cutting-edge equipment, and a vertically integrated supply chain, we drive innovation and consistently deliver the highest quality products to our customers-first and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allen's, Dutch Bros beverages and Nurri, our better-for-you protein beverage line. We are passionate about beverages — and about building a team that s just as energized. We invite you to explore opportunities at Trilliant or Horseshoe, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Program Manager to oversee the end-to-end coordination of brand initiatives, ensuring alignment with our overarching brand vision and business goals. In this role, you will act as the central hub between cross-functional teams — creative, marketing, R&D, and external partners — to drive the successful execution of brand programs that elevate brand equity and consistency across all touchpoints.

• Technical Program Leadership: Drive the planning, execution, and delivery of brand programs that involve product development, innovation pipelines, and commercialization processes.
• Cross-functional Leadership: Partner with internal stakeholders — primarily including creative, marketing, R&D, internal and external operation sites — to ensure cohesive execution and consistency of brand roadmap.
• Roadmap Development: Build and maintain a strategic project roadmap that prioritizes initiatives based on impact, feasibility, and alignment with long-term brand objectives.
• Milestone Tracking & Reporting: Monitor timelines, budgets, and KPIs, ensuring projects stay on track and meet established goals. Regularly report on progress, risks, and outcomes to leadership.
• Operational Efficiency: Develop and optimize processes, tools, and workflows that enable efficient program execution and cross-team collaboration.
• Vendor & Agency Coordination: Manage relationships with external partners and agencies, ensuring deliverables align with brand standards and timelines.

• 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, business or operations, preferably in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of brand strategy, brand development, and marketing workflows.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, etc.) and collaborative platforms (e.g., Microsoft 365).
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically, connecting high-level brand vision with detailed execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Packaging, Business, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.
• PMP Certification is a plus.
• Experience working within or with Operations and Research and Development teams.
• Background in consumer-packaged goods, product launches, or technical commercialization.
• Familiarity with regulatory, packaging, and quality considerations in product development.

We offer a competitive base pay rate and comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees. This role works standard business hours Monday - Friday at our Little Chute, WI manufacturing facility.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines and lift and/move up to 50 pounds.
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