Culinary Robotics & Menu Innovation Manager

Wonder Group, INC; United States; On-site; USD 128,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k)

Medical, dental & vision

Job summary

Wonder seeks a Culinary Commercialization Manager, Robotics to drive menu optimization and recipe adaptation on automated platforms. You will lead ingredient sourcing, supplier relationships, and hands-on culinary testing, coordinating with engineering for validation on robotic systems and supporting enterprise B2B clients.

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Culinary Platform Strategy, you will craft SOPs and prep guides, manage high-volume kitchen operations, and ensure quality and scalability

Qualifications

• 7+ years in restaurant/kitchen management or similar.
• Experience setting up vendors and managing ingredient sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Lead vendor relations and procurement for ingredients and cost tracking.
• Oversee ingredient analysis, tastings, and r&d for scalable recipes.
• Test and validate ingredients on robotic systems with engineering teams.
• Serve as culinary SME for enterprise clients and translate menus to hardware.
• Develop SOPs, prep guides and food safety protocols (HACCP/FSMA).
• Support pilots, launches, training and client go-lives for B2B customers.
• Collaborate with CE team to adapt ingredients for automation and provide feedback.

Skills

Culinary R&D

Vendor management

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Automation systems

Tools

Excel

Job description

Wonder seeks a Culinary Commercialization Manager, Robotics to drive menu optimization and recipe adaptation on automated platforms. You will lead ingredient sourcing, supplier relationships, and hands-on culinary testing, coordinating with engineering for validation on robotic systems and supporting enterprise B2B clients.

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Culinary Platform Strategy, you will craft SOPs and prep guides, manage high-volume kitchen operations, and ensure quality and scalability