Bakery R&D Product Manager - Innovation & Launch

Cerelia Bakery Canada LP; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

3 Weeks Paid Vacation

RRSP match

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Cerelia Bakery Canada LP is seeking an experienced R&D Product Manager to join our Mississauga Innovation Centre. You will leverage food science, ingredients knowledge, and consumer insights to develop new bakery products and formulas, driving scale-up from lab prototypes to full commercialization.

You will conduct shelf life, sensory, and quality testing, preparing production specs and final recipes for P&L and trials, while collaborating with sales, QA, and production teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field.
• 6–8 years of experience in a similar R&D role.
• Experience in New Product Development,Commercial food processing, project management, technical report writing, and ingredient sourcing.
• Hands-on lab experience with food processing equipment and instruments.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage new product ideas from lab to plant trials and full commercialization.
• Assist development of new cookie products from concept to launch and post-launch review.
• Manage technical relationships with customers and act as project leader for complex initiatives.
• Conduct shelf life, sensory, and product performance testing as part of development.

Skills

Teamwork

Project management

Technical report writing

Ingredient sourcing

Lab equipment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science

Tools

Genesis

Word

Excel

Job description

Cerelia Bakery Canada LP is seeking an experienced R&D Product Manager to join our Mississauga Innovation Centre. You will leverage food science, ingredients knowledge, and consumer insights to develop new bakery products and formulas, driving scale-up from lab prototypes to full commercialization.

You will conduct shelf life, sensory, and quality testing, preparing production specs and final recipes for P&L and trials, while collaborating with sales, QA, and production teams.