Associate Manager, Food Innovation Technology (FIT)

Major Job Functions

• Lead commercialization for innovation windows at regional calendar - develop product guides, add ingredients information, lead calls with markets for rollout, support training and OPS with training materials
• Lead test kitchen management - support buying and receiving ingredients, cleaning material and managing test kitchen cook. Manage along with Marcela all services that must be done in the kitchen
• Manage Caribbean innovation process - supporting markets to finalize their calendars and technical projects (core products/win on taste)
• Lead cross functionally Pipeline meeting - tracking all regional innovation and supporting RSCS and Calendar to run smoothly and lead approval of all local innovation requests
• Support on developing new concepts for testing (gathering ideas from global, suppliers or food trends/social, developing concepts description and testing with MDI)
• Innovation Hub - add all LA&C products in the system and get global ideas to be tested
• Support consolidating all nutritional information data from markets to send global
• Co-lead annual Planning Meeting product showing execution for Franchisees
• Project Manage local innovations, validating samples from local innovation products, sharing feedback if necessary to franchisees or suppliers

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Food Science or related subject. Master degree preferred
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in food related industry
• Ability to communicate effectively, work with a wide range of people, and influence teams
• Strong leadership and coaching skills
• Demonstrated experience and success in product development/roll-outs
• Ability to prioritize and successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously within aggressive timetables
• Fluent in English and Spanish preferred

Pay

Salary Range: $99,200 to $146,360 annually + bonus eligibility.