Research and Development Director

1 day ago


Reston, Virginia, United States Alpha Executive Search Full time

Job Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior R&D Manager to lead our North America Seasoning Product Category innovation efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the NA Marketing Seasoning Product Category leader to develop and execute a strategic plan for innovation, identifying research opportunities with broad customer and market application.
  • Manage the R&D process, optimizing the innovation portfolio across product categories, customer segments, and geographies.
  • Make go/no-go decisions to prioritize and deprioritize projects, providing project updates to Marketing and regional stakeholders.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to assess market, consumer, and customer needs, capitalizing on technical capability advantages and addressing capability gaps.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in food science or a related field.
  • Minimum 8-10 years of experience in food product development/research and applications.
  • Seasonings experience.
  • 2-3 years of people management experience.
  • Strong analytical skills, including knowledge of ingredient functionality across a range of food products.
  • Proven ability to develop and commercialize new technologies/process improvements.


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