Sr Mgr Product Development

Schwan's Company•Gahanna, OH

8h•$86,091 - $142,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Schwan’s Shared Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Schwan’s Company, seeks a Senior Manager – Asian Food Product Development at our facility in Gahanna, Ohio. This role is responsible for managing the Asian food product development process and new food product execution to support existing and future business objectives, achieve long-range solutions/opportunities, and increase speed to market. The position directs and manages the development of new chicken-based Asian food products, improved products, cost improvements, and product maintenance that support existing and future business plans. It also involves providing and managing food science solutions to manufacturing, food safety & quality, purchasing, and packaging to resolve food science issues relating to ingredients, processes, and product specifications. The role requires working with managers to prioritize and allocate resources and ensure that assigned members to the cross-functional team have the required competence for various new food development projects. Additionally, the Senior Manager directs, manages, and measures the performance of staff in areas such as providing food science support or solutions to internal and external customers, product knowledge, food knowledge, product training, menu development, competitor products, product capabilities and requirements, and sales support to promote Schwan's food products or services that meet or exceed customer expectations and standards. The role directs the identification and presentation of new chicken-based Asian food product platforms, new product opportunities, product improvements, or cost reduction to business units that support their existing and future business strategies. The Senior Manager develops, communicates, implements, and manages the department budget, department goals, and policies and programs to improve staff or department efficiencies, speed of response, and focus of staff activities and department operations according to business units and department strategies. This position provides leadership and food science technical guidance to staff for the development of new food technology or applications and enhancement of existing food technologies. As needed, the role directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget. It also involves evaluating and documenting completed projects for total cost, quality, process compliance, timeliness, specification compliance, and recommendations for continued food product development improvement. The Senior Manager prepares various project reports for business unit and department management and analyzes project team reports to determine team effectiveness and budget status against plan. The role also includes managing, training, and developing subordinates. Other duties, as assigned. Must have proof of legal authority to work in the U.S.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Food Science, Biological Sciences, Food Science and Technology or a closely related field OR a Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Food Science, Biological Sciences, Food Science and Technology or closely related field.
For candidates with the qualifying bachelor’s degree, at least ten years of experience as an R&D Scientist, Senior R&D Scientist, Food Scientist, Dough Scientist, Food Sr. Researcher or similar position developing chicken-based Asian food products at a food manufacturer and distributor.
For candidates with the qualifying master’s degree, at least eight years of experience as an R&D Scientist, Senior R&D Scientist, Food Scientist, Dough Scientist, Food Sr. Researcher or similar position developing chicken-based Asian food products at a food manufacturer and distributor.
Must have proof of legal authority to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Managing the Asian food product development process and new food product execution to support existing and future business objectives, to achieve long-range solutions/opportunities, and to increase speed to market.
Directing and managing the development of new chicken-based Asian food products, improved products, cost improvements, and product maintenance that support existing and future business plans.
Providing and managing food science solutions to manufacturing, food safety & quality, purchasing, and packaging to resolve food science issues relating to ingredients, processes, and product specifications.
Working with managers to prioritize and allocate resources and to ensure that assigned members to the cross-functional team have the required competence for various new food development projects.
Directing, managing, and measuring the performance of staff in the areas of providing food science support or solutions to internal and external customers in the areas of product knowledge, food knowledge, product training, menu development, competitor products, product capabilities and requirements as well as sales support to promote Schwan's food products or services that meet or exceed customer expectations and standards.
Directing the identification and presentation of new chicken-based Asian food product platforms, new product opportunities, product improvements, or cost reduction to business units that support their existing and future business strategies.
Developing, communicating, implementing and managing the department budget, department goals and policies and programs to improve staff or department efficiencies, speed of response, and focus of staff activities and department operations according to business units and department strategies.
Providing leadership and food science technical guidance to staff for the development of new food technology or applications and enhancement of existing food technologies.
As needed, directing and coordinating activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget.
Evaluating and documenting completed projects as specified for total cost, quality, process compliance, timeliness, specification compliance and recommendations for continued food product development improvement.
Preparing various project reports for business unit and department management and analyzing project team reports as specified to determine team effectiveness and budget status against plan.
Managing, training and developing subordinates.
Other duties, as assigned.