Manager, Product Development

Overview

Manages new product development process and package initiatives to meet GSF and customer product objectives.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 

Manages new product development initiatives to meet growth and expansion objectives within the target market and product categories. (30%)

 

Manages assigned staff, including recruiting and selecting employees, assigning work, providing training and development, evaluating performance, and building a motivated, effective team to ensure that organizational goals for diversity, career development, productivity, performance management and employee involvement are met. (20%)

 

Integrates and leverages development objectives for continuous product and technology improvements, communicating routinely with internal and external customers. (20%)

 

Assists with new product requirements, expectations, and opportunities that reflect GSF sales and customer initiatives. (15%)

 

Manages the new product development process, including idea conception, ingredients, process implementation, and packaging to meet GSF and customer product development standards.  (15%)

 

Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Education and experience equivalent to:

 

Education/Certification:

Bachelor’s degree in food science or food service management from an accredited college or university

 

Experience:

7 or more years of relevant work experience with formulated products

 

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

 

Knowledge of (B/basic; J/journey; E/expert):

• Food formulation (E)
• Food design (E)
• Regulatory agencies (E)
• GMP (J)
• Safety concepts and techniques (J)
• Food processing concepts and techniques (J)
• Sensory process (J)
• Package design and handling (B)
• PC word processing/spreadsheet software (B)

 

 Skill and ability to:

• Manage and motivate employees in a team-based environment
• Analyze and resolve complex problems
• Interpret development problems and anomalies and identify appropriate solutions
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with employees, internal, and external customers verbally and in writing
• Read and process written information with a high degree of accuracy
• Work effectively in a general business environment, with a focus on high levels of quality and customer service
• Travel via airplane and drive an automobile
• Act in accordance with GSF’s Values and Creed

 

 

LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

 

Manages up to 5 employees.

 

 

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

 

• Productivity/quality standards:  new products and packages
• Productivity/quality standards:  documentation of process
• Productivity/quality standards:  efficiency and reliability
• Budget
• Cost containment
• Teamwork within the department and across departments
• Project/assignment standards
• Customer satisfaction
• Safety standards and procedures:  employees
• Safety standards and procedures:  facility and warehouse equipment