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EVP, Brand

Location: Portland, OR

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Daniela Whittle - Principal

Come join the Tillamook Team, one of the fastest-growing dairy brands in the US, where we Play to Win to create over 200 dairy products in 7 different categories: cheese, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, butter, cream cheese and frozen meals. Our Uncompromising Quality has led us to become the #1 Cheddar, #2 Cream Cheese and #3 Family Size Ice Cream brand, but we’re not stopping there. We’re loading up for our best years to come and want you to join us.

As a farmer-owned cooperative since 1909, we know that being Good Stewards for our stakeholders and doing a little extra always pays off. We’re looking for team members with a One Team and Genuine Care mindset who are inspired to share the delight of the Tillamook brand with each other and others every day.

What you will do:

As Executive Vice President, Brand, you will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, leading the evolution of the Tillamook brand as a driver of growth, consumer trust, reputation, and long-term value. You will shape enterprise brand strategy, champion consumer and retail experiences, and ensure Tillamook's cooperative heritage, sustainability commitments, and values remain central to how the brand grows and competes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Enterprise Brand and Reputation Leadership

  • Consumer, Retail, and Experience Strategy

  • Strategic Integration and Enterprise Influence

  • Executive Leadership, Governance, and Organizational Capability

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Retail Management, or a related field.

  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in brand-led, consumer-facing, retail, CPG, food and beverage, hospitality, or purpose-driven organizations, including significant experience shaping brand strategy, consumer engagement, and enterprise-level marketing or brand-building priorities.

  • Executive-level experience leading across multiple functions, senior stakeholder groups, complex investments, and reputation-sensitive work with sound judgment.

  • Demonstrated success building, protecting, and growing a highly visible consumer brand, including brand strategy, creative, consumer experience, retail, marketing, or related commercial functions.

  • Strong financial acumen and ability to connect brand, retail, marketing, and impact investments to measurable business outcomes.

  • Demonstrated ability to anticipate consumer, market, cultural, retail, media, and stakeholder trends and translate insights into enterprise strategy and brand-building choices.

  • Exceptional communication skills and proven ability to lead, develop, and retain high-performing teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA or advanced degree in business, marketing, sustainability, social impact, or related discipline.

  • Experience representing a premium or iconic consumer brand with strong public visibility and regional or national community relevance.

  • Experience overseeing or partnering closely with sustainability, environmental impact, social impact, philanthropy, or community engagement functions

Industry leading benefit and reward programs:

We offer outstanding benefits to our employees. For more information, please visit the careers page: www.tillamook.com/careers.

We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion where all employees are heard, valued and feel a sense of belonging. We rely on different perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures to inform our work, to help us be better as a brand and as an employer and to fuel our success. We are seeking talent from a wide range of diversity, perspectives, and backgrounds to join our exceptional organization and help us build our future.

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Drug-Free Workplace. EEO

TCCA prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability status (including those related to pregnancy and childbirth), protected veteran status, membership/non-membership in a labor organization, or any other characteristic protected by law.