Associate Beer Innovation Manager

Job Description

Company Summary

If you have taken a moment to unwind with a bottle of beer, toast with glass of wine, or celebrate with a cocktail, chances are that you have shared that moment with Constellation Brands.  We are passionate producers of iconic beer, wine and spirits brands that consumers love.  From Corona Extra to Robert Mondavi Wines, to SVEKDA Vodka, we produce over 100 premium brands with sales in nearly 100 countries, making us the number one multi-category beverage alcohol company in the U.S.

General Summary

Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, at Constellation Brands we embrace innovation and bold ideas to help shape a future that we truly believe is worth reaching for. We question norms, listen carefully, and anticipate trends. This is just one reason why Constellation Brands is the fastest-growing, large consumer product goods company in the U.S. at retail.

Our Growth & Innovation Team exists to create bold ideas in and outside of our premium portfolio of iconic brands, including Corona Extra, Modelo Especial, Kim Crawford, Meiomi, The Prisoner, SVEDKA Vodka and High West Whiskey.  Our innovation team is on a mission to deliver new, culturally relevant perspectives and ideas to CBI. You will work with some of the greatest minds in marketing and beverage alcohol at large, and you will change culture in this role.

Position Summary

We are seeking an Associate Beer Innovation Manager for Innovation who can act as a cross-functional team leader for bold product innovation across alcohol beverage categories, with a focus on working with our iconic flagship brands – Corona, Modelo, and Pacifico, and supporting the team in finding the next great idea, liquid or brand.  The Associate Beer Innovation Manager is responsible for the development and flawless execution of disruptive product innovations from ideation through launch, leveraging our strategic process and acting as a key lead with partners and stakeholders along the way.

Leveraging market and consumer insights, this individual develops and manages an innovation pipeline of breakthrough projects that both support brand strategies and pursue opportunities for new brands and platforms to meet consumer demands. This role will also provide ample experience in innovation as you will support a range of projects to help in the concept vision creation, problem-solving, and capabilities building needed for successful innovation launches.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and manage new product innovation from concept ideation through commercialization on an iconic portfolio across our brands working with partners on everything from concept testing, liquid development, packaging design, etc.

• Lead cross functional teams in support of new product development projects and leverage resources as needed to facilitate process.

• Lead and participate in ideation/brainstorming sessions and concept/proposition development.  

• Leverage the power of storytelling to bring to life innovation concepts and inspire support internally and externally

• Utilize advanced consumer insights to identify opportunities and further validate and optimize concepts that will drive growth and meet objectives

• Partner with Brand Teams to develop products that will support brand strategies

• Participate in market visits and assist in retail planning and review meetings.

• Utilize competitive, category, consumer, shopper, and retailer insights to further validate and optimize concepts that will drive growth volume and meet objectives.

• Prepare material for executive updates, internal and external sales and retailer meetings, Stage Gate meetings, etc. as required.

• Assist Beer Innovation Manager in the development of broader innovation platform strategy development that guides long term pipeline strategy

• Assist Beer Innovation Manager in driving process improvements that bring agility to the team to help us compete faster and stronger in the evolving consumer marketplace

Job Requirements

• We’re excited to chat with folks who can’t help but notice new products and trends in the world around them, have a passion for innovation and seeing the creative development process unfold<