Manager Renovation Strategy

Tyson Foods • Springdale, AR

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of Renovation Strategy supports consumer-driven product renovation and product performance strategies across Tyson's retail portfolio. The role translates consumer, sensory, and product insights into actionable recommendations to strengthen brand performance, improve consumer preference, and identify growth opportunities. It may also support sensory research for small brands or portions of a brand.

The position is part of the Tyson Sensory team and reports to the Associate Director of Product Renovation Strategy. It partners with R&D, Sensory, Nutrition, Marketing, Analytics, Consumer Insights, and Business Unit teams to execute renovation priorities and improve product competitiveness. The position is onsite in Springdale, Arkansas, in Greater Northwest Arkansas. Relocation support may be provided to candidates who qualify under Tyson's Relocation Policy. Travel is up to 25%, and the role has no direct reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Marketing, Psychology, Marketing Research, Sensory/Consumer Science, or a related field.
• Relevant experience of 6 or more years with a bachelor's degree, 4 or more years with a master's degree, or 2 or more years with a Ph.D.
• Willingness and ability to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• For individual contributors, ability to integrate approved AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, critically evaluate outputs, and apply professional judgment.

Nice To Haves

• M.S., MBA, Ph.D., or relevant professional certification.
• Experience with frozen, refrigerated, or shelf-stable food products.
• Experience with consumer need states, claims research, drivers of liking, IHUTs, competitive intelligence, consumer benchmarking, and integrated quantitative and qualitative research.
• Experience managing projects and mentoring junior team members.
• For people leaders, ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for AI-supported outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support consumer-led renovation strategy and flagship product performance tracking across brands and categories.
• Build integrated product performance assessments by connecting consumer benchmarking, online ratings and reviews, social listening, health app data, consumer complaints, competitive intelligence, and product performance analytics.
• Identify and prioritize renovation opportunities that improve consumer preference, product quality, and market position for presentations to cross-functional teams.
• Partner with Product Development, Nutrition, Marketing, Consumer Insights, Analytics, Culinary, Packaging, Quality, and Sensory to advance renovation initiatives from opportunity identification through validation.
• Plan and interpret targeted sensory and consumer research when needed to validate product improvements and competitive performance.
• Stay current on consumer trends, competitive activity, and emerging research approaches, and apply new methods through a test-and-learn approach.
• Use approved AI tools responsibly, safeguard sensitive information, follow company policies, validate AI-generated outputs, and apply professional judgment to AI-supported work.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401(k) plans
• Affordable health, life, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits
• Relocation assistance may be available for candidates who qualify under the Tyson Relocation Policy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager