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