Innovation Management Analyst

Gallo•Modesto, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join our Innovation Management team and help bring bold liquid to life across one of the world's leading beverage companies. As an Innovation Analyst 2, you will support Liquid Brand Innovation initiatives that span product development, line extensions, and vintage changes. You will help advance innovation from concept through launch, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that support business growth and strengthen our portfolio. In this role, you will collaborate with teams across New Product Development, Beverage Making, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain to help drive projects forward, coordinate key activities, and ensure alignment with business objectives, milestones, and timelines. Your work will contribute to the successful execution of liquid innovation initiatives while providing visibility into project performance and progress. You will also help support and improve innovation management processes, reporting tools, and ways of working. Through data analysis, project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement efforts, you will play an important role in helping teams evaluate opportunities, manage priorities, and bring innovative ideas to market. We're looking for a collaborative and curious professional who enjoys solving complex problems, working across diverse teams, and contributing to initiatives that shape the future of our brands. This is an exciting opportunity to gain broad exposure to the liquid innovation lifecycle while making a meaningful impact across the organization!

Requirements

Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of experience in project management, Winemaking, business management, business analytics, and/or operations reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
Skilled in effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers, vendors, and customers.
Skilled in the use of MS Word, and MS PowerPoint at an intermediate level.
Skilled in MS Excel at an intermediate level.
Required to travel up to 5% of the time for onboarding, training, meetings, and events.
Required to be 18 years or older.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience in project management, Winemaking, Beverage Making, New Product Development, Business Management, Brand Management, or business analytics experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Agile business experience.
Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences and stakeholder groups, including senior leaders.
Skilled in writing reports and business correspondence.
Skilled in defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions.
Skilled in the use of MS Word, and MS PowerPoint at an intermediate level.
Skilled in MS Excel at an advanced level.
Experience working on special projects that impact business operations.
Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.
Experience working well under pressure, meeting multiple and sometimes competing deadlines.
Experience demonstrating positive and cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors.
Experience with managing multiple assignments.
Experience completing assignments that are broad in nature, requiring originality and ingenuity having appreciable latitude for un-reviewed action or decision.

Responsibilities

Support Liquid Brand Innovation initiatives that span product development, line extensions, and vintage changes.
Advance innovation from concept through launch, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that support business growth and strengthen our portfolio.
Collaborate with teams across New Product Development, Beverage Making, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain to help drive projects forward, coordinate key activities, and ensure alignment with business objectives, milestones, and timelines.
Contribute to the successful execution of liquid innovation initiatives while providing visibility into project performance and progress.
Support and improve innovation management processes, reporting tools, and ways of working.
Play an important role in helping teams evaluate opportunities, manage priorities, and bring innovative ideas to market through data analysis, project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement efforts.