Beverage Commercialization Lead: Product Launch & Trials

INSTITUTIONAL FOODS PACKING CO; Glenview (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Finlays Solutions in the United States is seeking a Commercialization Specialist to drive new product launches from development to full production. You will manage plant trials, coordinate cross-functional teams, maintain timelines, and prepare documentation for customer approvals across multiple plants.

You will partner with R&D, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain and Quality to ensure launch readiness, monitor risks, and deliver clear project updates to customers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Food Science, Operations, or related field.
• Proven experience in commercialization, product development, or manufacturing operations is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with ability to coordinate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Guide commercialization efforts for new products and packaging, ensuring launch readiness and excellence.
• Manage day-to-day execution of assigned commercialization projects, ensuring alignment with timelines, deliverables, and customer expectations.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication across R&D, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, and Technical Services.
• Organize project documents, checklists, timelines, and shared folders in approved platforms.
• Lead meetings and required working sessions for product development and commercialization activities.
• Coordinate and support execution of plant trials or pilot runs at manufacturing facilities.
• Partner with sales teams to support customer communication and accurate project updates.
• Complete and submit commercial reports on time.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

MS Office

SharePoint

Teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Food Science, Operations, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Finlays Solutions in the United States is seeking a Commercialization Specialist to drive new product launches from development to full production. You will manage plant trials, coordinate cross-functional teams, maintain timelines, and prepare documentation for customer approvals across multiple plants.

You will partner with R&D, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain and Quality to ensure launch readiness, monitor risks, and deliver clear project updates to customers and internal teams.