Ingredient Partnerships Manager: Fast-Track Innovation

HelloFresh; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 88,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Box Discounts

Health & Wellness benefits

RRSP Matching

Vacation & PTO

Parental leave top-up

L&D fund

Equity program

Job summary

HelloFresh Canada in Toronto is seeking a Manager, Ingredient Partnerships to own the commercial and operational journey of bringing new ingredients to HelloFresh. You will identify suppliers, negotiate terms, onboard new ingredients, and drive SKUs through internal approvals while coordinating with FSQA, Procurement, Operations, Planning, and Marketing.

You will own end-to-end onboarding, from supplier outreach to SKU launch and post-launch review, ensuring speed without compromising quality.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in ingredient sourcing, procurement, or food innovation.
• Commercial acumen across pricing, contracts, volume structures, exclusivity, partnerships.
• End-to-end process ownership across FSQA, Procurement, Operations, Planning, and Marketing.
• FSQA familiarity with SQF, HACCP, supplier audits or equivalent.
• Cross-functional collaboration without owning every decision.

Responsibilities

• Identify and reach out to potential new ingredient suppliers; manage onboarding.
• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, volume commitments, and supplier agreements.
• Own the full onboarding process from brief to SKU onboarding; coordinate multi-team timeline.
• Steer SKU approvals across Procurement, Operations, and FSQA; avoid bottlenecks.
• Track post-launch performance and take corrective actions as needed.

Skills

Deal-Maker

Owner

Connector

Navigator

Cross-Functional Fluency

Education

4-year degree in Business/Supply Chain/Food Science

Job description

HelloFresh Canada in Toronto is seeking a Manager, Ingredient Partnerships to own the commercial and operational journey of bringing new ingredients to HelloFresh. You will identify suppliers, negotiate terms, onboard new ingredients, and drive SKUs through internal approvals while coordinating with FSQA, Procurement, Operations, Planning, and Marketing.

You will own end-to-end onboarding, from supplier outreach to SKU launch and post-launch review, ensuring speed without compromising quality.