Christopher Olson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

General manager and marketing leader with P&L, equity, and innovation responsibility

Springdale, AR, US

• P&L ownership of a $700MM portfolio with a team of three direct reports
• Led Jimmy Dean Refrigerated Business (Breakfast Sausage, Breakfast Snacking), driving record top-line and bottom-line growth while leading through pandemic supply disruptions and numerous pricing actions
• Identified a key consumer insight, developed clear agency brief, and launched a new, highly effective “Egg Hijack” campaign to address a core consumer barrier. Campaign awarded an Effie Silver and Adweek Media Plan of.
• Spearheaded the growth strategy for the Frozen Breakfast Sausage category including opportunity assessment, consumer positioning, innovation development, and capacity expansion
• Drove brand expansion in the emerging Breakfast Snacking category by commercializing numerous breakthrough innovation platforms (Jimmy Dean Omelet Minis, Jimmy Dean Loaded Sausage Bites), launching a new.

Springdale, AR, US

• P&L ownership of a $300MM business with two direct reports
• Led Tyson Any’tizers business (Meat Snacks), developed & managed brand strategy, flawlessly executed key drive period for a seasonal business, and drove top-line growth via innovation, club/DVD expansion, and optimized.
• Drove growth during key season by enacting new merchandising plans, shifting media targeting mix, and aligned new partnerships (Pandora- voice activation, ESPN- March Madness sponsorship) with target consumer

Springdale, AR, US

• P&L ownership of a $15MM business, including innovation strategy and execution, managing one direct report
• Created the newly established Deli Sandwiches and Snacking team by developing pricing & product strategy, including the creation of a robust innovation pipeline and effectively onboarding new team members
• Spearheaded entry of Hillshire Snacking into the shareable snacking category by completing commercialization from prior role in innovation, coordinating positioning & design with the brand team, and creating launch.

Springdale, AR, US

• Responsible for long-term innovation for Ball Park, Hillshire Snacking, and Golden Island with one direct report
• Delivered multi-year pipeline from vision to shelf for the new Hillshire Snacking brand, including developing numerous consumer-ready concepts, identifying capability and capacity needs, aligning the organization on a.

Springdale, AR, US

• P&L ownership of a $240MM portfolio with one direct report
• Led Dessert Bakery business including Chef Pierre & Sara Lee brands and private label lines of business across all channels including commercial (broadline, large chains) and non-commercial (C-store, etc.)
• Launched holistic re-stage of Chef Pierre brand including new graphic architecture, full-line renovation, and new campaign, driving distribution at key customers (Sysco, US Foods) and defending against competitive.

North Chicago, Illinois, US

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Build strategy for delivering product enhancements for HUMIRA across multiple countries, merging commercial and operations objectives with assessments of the local regulatory environments.
• Defined the packaging, manufacturing, and quality information required to register HUMIRA based on the needs of local authorities. Developed and executed registration proposals, resulting in the launch of HUMIRA in new.
• Managed cross-functional team to introduce new, best-in-class product packaging for HUMIRA in numerous countries.
• Led project team and drove communication proposals to allow the usage of an external manufacturing facility to produce HUMIRA.
• Partnered with local sales offices to develop and execute registration proposals of a line extension, the HUMIRA auto-injector.

Abbott Park, Illinois, US

• Directed ten-person cross-functional team and external consultants to design and launch a new IT solution to solve an information gap between the supply chain, quality, and regulatory functions
• Managed relationships with commercial affiliates in global markets, including obtaining buy-in for strategy plans, driving project schedules, and elevating local challenges with potential worldwide impact

Abbott Park, Illinois, US

• Led eight-person cross-functional team to update the branded packaging of a drug product for US and Canadian markets. Multiple SKUs were seamlessly converted with no impact to consumers

Abbott Park, Illinois, US

Member of the Abbott Operations Professional Development Program. A two-year rotational program designed to provide a broad foundation of work experience and business knowledge while promoting leadership, skill development, and professional growth through on-the-job training throughout four diverse position assignments.

Abbott Park, Illinois, US

• Managed team of 35 direct reports, created team-based incentive programs, and developed production schedules for a medical device product. Over delivered target for backorder avoidance of 99.7% (target 98%)

Abbott Park, Illinois, US

• Coordinated multiple functions to achieve on-time submissions of Clinical Trial Applications to local authorities

Abbott Park, Illinois, US

• Collaborated with manufacturing and R&D groups to start-up a new drug manufacturing facility on-schedule

Mba Candidate, Marketing Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance

B.S, Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Business